Studying the evolutionary ecology of cognition in the wild: A review of practical and conceptual challenges

Biological Reviews

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 367-389

  Morand Ferron, Julie ^a   Cole, Ella F ^b   Quinn, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Candidate cognitive trait; Cognitive ability; Fitness; Heritability; Individual differences; Learning; Life history traits; Memory; Natural selection; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; LEARNING;

EID: 84962140784     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12174     Document Type: Article

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