Cultural evolution develops its own rules: The rise of conservatism and persuasion

Current Anthropology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1027-1034

  Ghirlanda, Stefano ^a   Enquist, Magnus ^b   Nakamaru, Mayuko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Wallenberglaboratoriet   (Sweden)

^c SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33751526517     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508696     Document Type: Article

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