Cognitive Constraints on the Structure and Dynamics of Social Networks

Group Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-16

  Dunbar, R I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive constraints; individual differences; social networks; social relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949162333     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.12.1.7     Document Type: Article

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