The mechanisms of imitation

Cybernetics and Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 195-224

  Laland, Kevin N ^a   Bateson, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6344278877     PISSN: 01969722     EISSN: 10876553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019697201300001858     Document Type: Article

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