Abstract
Evolution in species with a dynamic, socially transmitted culture may be different from evolution in other species. Population geneticists have proposed the gene–culture coevolutionary approach to describe the way in which cultural change may drive a population's biological evolution.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science |
| Subtitle of host publication | Nadel/Cognitive |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780470018866 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470016190 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2006 |
Keywords
- cultural evolution
- dual inheritance theory
- mathematical models
- memes
- niche construction