How producer biases can favor the evolution of communication: An analysis of evolutionary dynamics

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-52

  Mirolli, Marco ^a   Parisi, Domenico ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution of communication; Evolutionary dynamics; Producer bias; Receiver bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349019822     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: 17412633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059712307087597     Document Type: Article

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