Imitation as an inheritance system

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1528, 2009, Pages 2429-2443

  Shea, Nicholas ^a  

^a SOMERVILLE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Evolution of imitation; Inheritance system; Mechanisms of imitation; Mirror system

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HERITABILITY; HOMINID; IMITATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHENOTYPE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68549099564     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0061     Document Type: Article

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