What evolves in the evolution of social learning?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 4-11

  Leadbeater, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Social information use; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LEARNING; NATURAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84921728415     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12197     Document Type: Article

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