Cultural macroevolution and the transmission of traits

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 52-64

  Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique ^a,b   Nunn, Charles L ^c   Towner, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Graduate Group in Ecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33646704525     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20088     Document Type: Article

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