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Accumulation of independent cultural traits

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  • Strimling, Pontus
  • Sjöstrand, Jonas
  • Enquist, Magnus
  • Eriksson, Kimmo

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In a species capable of (imperfect) social learning, how much culture can a population of a given size carry? And what is the relationship between the individual and the population? In the first study of these novel questions, here we develop a mathematical model of the accumulation of independent cultural traits in a finite population with overlapping generations.

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  • Strimling, Pontus & Sjöstrand, Jonas & Enquist, Magnus & Eriksson, Kimmo, 2009. "Accumulation of independent cultural traits," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 76(2), pages 77-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:thpobi:v:76:y:2009:i:2:p:77-83
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2009.04.006
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    1. Enquist, M. & Ghirlanda, S. & Jarrick, A. & Wachtmeister, C.-A., 2008. "Why does human culture increase exponentially?," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 74(1), pages 46-55.
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