Why Modeling Cultural Evolution Is Still Such a Challenge

Biological Theory

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-22

  Sperber, Dan ^a   Claidière, Nicolas ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN NICOD   (France)

Author keywords

Biological Theory; Cultural Evolution; Cultural Inheritance; Cultural Propagation; Niche Construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349095914     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2006.1.1.20     Document Type: Article

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