Effects of memory on spatial heterogeneity in neutrally transmitted culture

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 257-263

  Bentley, R Alexander ^a   Caiado, Camila C S ^b   Ormerod, Paul ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Volterra Partners LLP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture transmission; Frequency dependent copying; Memory; Neutral model; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901843088     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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