THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE IN MODELS OF SOCIAL LEARNING, CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND NICHE CONSTRUCTION

Laurel Fogarty (), Luke Rendell () and Kevin N. Laland ()
Additional contact information
Laurel Fogarty: School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Bute Building, Westburn Lane, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, United Kingdom
Luke Rendell: School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Bute Building, Westburn Lane, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, United Kingdom
Kevin N. Laland: School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Bute Building, Westburn Lane, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, United Kingdom

Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2012, vol. 15, issue 01n02, 1-17

Abstract: This article focusses on the importance of space in mathematical models of cultural evolution, cooperation, niche construction and social learning. We discuss the benefits of including spacial effects in these evolutionary models and illustrate how the inclusion of space has changed accepted and long-standing results. We also briefly discuss the spatial dynamics of these systems and suggest future directions for research investigating spatial evolution.

Keywords: Spatial structure; culture; cooperation; niche construction; social learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219525911003311
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wsi:acsxxx:v:15:y:2012:i:01n02:n:s0219525911003311

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from

DOI: 10.1142/S0219525911003311

Access Statistics for this article

Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) is currently edited by Frank Schweitzer

More articles in Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Tai Tone Lim ().