Evo-devo, modularity, and evolvability: Insights for cultural evolution
2006 ◽
Vol 29
(4)
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pp. 361-362
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Keyword(s):
Evolutionary developmental biology (“evo-devo”) may provide insights and new methods for studies of cognition and cultural evolution. For example, I propose using cultural selection and individual learning to examine constraints on cultural evolution. Modularity, the idea that traits vary independently, can facilitate evolution (increase “evolvability”), because evolution can act on one trait without disrupting another. I explore links between cognitive modularity, evolutionary modularity, and cultural evolvability.
2017 ◽
2018 ◽
Vol 330
(1)
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pp. 15-22
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2014 ◽
Vol 76
(8)
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pp. 493-498
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2016 ◽
Vol 328
(1-2)
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pp. 5-40
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2017 ◽
Vol 180
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pp. 84-100
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