Cultural transmission and stochastic network growth

American Antiquity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 459-485

  Bentley, R Alexander ^a   Shennan, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644494541     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3557104     Document Type: Article

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