The development of tag-based cooperation via a socially acquired trait

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 230-235

  Cohen, Emma ^a,b,c,d   Haun, Daniel ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WADHAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accent; Brazil; Child development; Cross cultural; Self similarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876308910     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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