This repository contains the code to generate, using bookdown, the first complete draft of the book:
Individual-based models of cultural evolution. A step-by-step guide using R
by
Alberto Acerbi, Alex Mesoudi, and Marco Smolla
The published version on the book is currently hosted at https://acerbialberto.com/IBM-cultevo/
Please notice this is a “living” book. It will be updated over time.
If you would like to cite this book, you can use this reference:
Acerbi Alberto, Mesoudi Alex, and Smolla Marco (2020) Individual-based models of cultural evolution. A step-by-step guide using R. doi:110.31219/osf.io/32v6a
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Introduction
Basics
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Unbiased transmission
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Unbiased and biased mutation
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Biased transmission: direct bias
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Biased transmission: frequency-dependent indirect bias
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Biased transmission: demonstrator-based indirect bias
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Vertical and horizontal tranmission
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Multiple traits models
Advanced topics - The evolution of cultural evolution
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Rogers’ Paradox
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Rogers’ Paradox: A Solution
Advanced topics - Cultural inheritance
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Reproduction and transformation
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Social learning of social learning rules
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Traits inter-dependence
Advanced topics - Culture and populations
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Demography
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Social network structure
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Group structured populations and migration
References