How does competition affect the transmission of information?

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 89-95

  Derex, Maxime ^a   Godelle, Bernard ^a   Raymond, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Cultural transmission; Cumulative culture; Group competition; Information sharing strategies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84893783434     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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