Rapid evolution of social learning

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1914-1922

  Franz, M ^a   Nunn, C L ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Human Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene culture co evolution; Rapid evolution; Rogers' paradox; Social learning

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; CULTURAL TRADITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOMINID; LEARNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVOLUTION; LEARNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; LEARNING; MODELS, GENETIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 69249161775     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01804.x     Document Type: Article

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