Imitation or innovation? Unselective mixed strategies can provide a better solution

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 273-279

  Castro, Laureano ^a   Toro, Miguel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Imitation; Innovation; Rogers' paradox; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84872025997     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12064-012-0161-4     Document Type: Article

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