Nature and culture in the wild: Biological foundations of behavioural traditions in non-human primates

Huffman, Michael A and Sinha, Anindya (2011) Nature and culture in the wild: Biological foundations of behavioural traditions in non-human primates. In: Nature and Culture. History of Science, Philosophy and Cultural in Indian Civilization / ed. by D P Chattopadhyaya, XIV Part I . PHISPC and CSC, New Delhi, pp. 367-389. ISBN 81-87586-49-4

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Abstract: A variety of mechanisms for socially facilitated learning allow animals to acquire information from the behaviour of others, and through their own modified behaviour such information can subsequently be transmitted between individuals within and across generations. Variation in such socially acquired and transmitted behaviours is unlikely to be under direct genetic control since individuals who are closely related genetically can have and pass on very different behaviours; this is also true for cultural traditions that such behaviours may have generated.
Item Type: Book Chapter
Additional Information: Copyright belongs to Centre for Studies in Civilizations
Subjects: School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Behaviour
Divisions: Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering
Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2011 11:23
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2011 11:31
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    Projects: Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture; Sub-project: Consciousness, Science, Society, Value and Yoga
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    URI: http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/265

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