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The reach of gene-culture coevolution in animals
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dc.contributor.author | Whitehead, Hal | |
dc.contributor.author | Laland, Kevin N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rendell, Luke | |
dc.contributor.author | Thorogood, Rose | |
dc.contributor.author | Whiten, Andrew | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-06T10:30:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-06T10:30:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-06-03 | |
dc.identifier | 259062548 | |
dc.identifier | 5d457c10-8358-45c4-b24d-f0918f860c8e | |
dc.identifier | 85066633648 | |
dc.identifier | 000469909500007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Whitehead , H , Laland , K N , Rendell , L , Thorogood , R & Whiten , A 2019 , ' The reach of gene-culture coevolution in animals ' , Nature Communications , vol. 10 , 2405 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10293-y | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2041-1723 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/17835 | |
dc.description.abstract | Culture (behaviour based on socially transmitted information) is present in diverse animal species, yet how it interacts with genetic evolution remains largely unexplored. Here, we review the evidence for gene–culture coevolution in animals, especially birds, cetaceans and primates. We describe how culture can relax or intensify selection under different circumstances, create new selection pressures by changing ecology or behaviour, and favour adaptations, including in other species. Finally, we illustrate how, through culturally mediated migration and assortative mating, culture can shape population genetic structure and diversity. This evidence suggests strongly that animal culture plays an important evolutionary role, and we encourage explicit analyses of gene–culture coevolution in nature. | |
dc.format.extent | 10 | |
dc.format.extent | 4232951 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Nature Communications | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject | QH426 Genetics | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH426 | en |
dc.title | The reach of gene-culture coevolution in animals | en |
dc.type | Journal item | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10293-y | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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