Evolution of social learning does not explain the origin of human cumulative culture.

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Theoretical Biology

• Publication date

  2007-05-07

• Fields of study

  Biology, Sociology, Philosophy, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JTBI.2006.12.022PMID 17275852
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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