Learning, evolvability and exploratory behaviour: Extending the evolutionary reach of learning

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 933-955

  Brown, Rachael L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Evolvability; Facilitated variation; Learning; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; PLASTICITY; RESEARCH;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 84885850684     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-013-9396-9     Document Type: Article

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