The niche construction perspective : Implications for evolution and human behaviour

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-66

  Laland, Kevin N ^a   Kendal, Jeremy R ^b   Brown, Gillian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Evolutionary psychology; Human behavioural ecology; Natural selection; Niche construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749129055     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.2007.1003     Document Type: Article

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