Perspectives in Ethology

Evolution, Culture, and Behavior

AvNicholas S. Thompson,François Tonneau

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Richerson and Boyd analyze the possible relations between climatic change in the Pleistocene and the evo lution of social learning, evaluating the boundary conditions under which social learning could increase fitness and contribute to culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-16
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:517 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Perspectives in Ethology
Antal sidor:318
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781461354475

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

1 Built for Speed: Pleistocene Climate Variation and the Origin of Human Culture.- 2 The Evolution of Life History, Intelligence and Diet Among Chimpanzees and Human Foragers.- 3 Cultures as Supraorganismal Wholes.- 4 Niche Construction And Gene-Culture Coevolution: an Evolutionary Basis for the Human Sciences.- 5 Biological and Material Cultural Evolution: are There any True Parallels?.- 6 Pitfalls of Behavioral Selectionism.- 7 Being Concrete About Culture and Cultural Evolution.- 8 Intentionality is the Mark of the Vital.- 9 Evolutionary Models of Music: from Sexual Selection to Group Selection.- 10Biology, Culture, & Religion.