The Evolution of Culture: New Perspectives and Evidence

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-60

  Janson, Charles H ^a   Smith, Eric A ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Evolution; Imitation; Social transmission

Indexed keywords

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0037724228     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.10114     Document Type: Article

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