The evolution of conformity-enforcing behaviour in cultural communication systems

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 561-570

  Lachlan, R F ^a,b,c   Janik, V M ^b   Slater, P J B ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COMMUNICATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONG;

ANIMALIA; PASSERI;

EID: 7944229166     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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