In recent years, the phenomenon of cumulative cultural evolution (CCE) has become the
focus of major research interest in biology, psychology and anthropology. Some researchers …

Domestic chickens are members of an order, Aves, which has been the focus of a revolution
in our understanding of neuroanatomical, cognitive, and social complexity. At least some …

" A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology,
economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more"(Frank Bruni, The New York Times), Blueprint …

Fish are one of the most highly utilised vertebrate taxa by humans; they are harvested from
wild stocks as part of global fishing industries, grown under intensive aquaculture …

Social network analysis methods have made it possible to test whether novel behaviors in
animals spread through individual or social learning. To date, however, social network …

The last two decades have seen an explosion in research analysing cultural change as a
Darwinian evolutionary process. Here I provide an overview of the theory of cultural …

Culture presents a second inheritance system by which innovations can be transmitted
between generations and among individuals. Some vocal behaviours present compelling …

Psychology 2e Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Psychology 2e SENIOR CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
ROSE M. SPIELMAN, FORMERLY OF QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY WILLIAM J. JENKINS …

Cumulative culture underpins humanity's enormous success as a species. Claims that other
animals are incapable of cultural ratcheting are prevalent, but are founded on just a handful …

Domestic cows (Bos taurus) are consumed worldwide as beef and veal, kept as dairy
product producers, employed as draft animals in labor, and are used for a long list of other …