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The missing chapter: The interaction between behavioral and symbolic inheritance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2007

Anne S. Warlaumont  and
Rick Dale
Anne S. Warlaumont
Affiliation:
School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38105
Rick Dale
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152. anne.warlaumont@memphis.edu radale@memphis.edu http://cia.psyc.memphis.edu/rad/
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Abstract

A strength of Jablonka & Lamb's (J&L's) book lies in its accessible as well as thorough treatment of genetic and epigenetic inheritance. The authors also provide a stimulating framework integrating evolutionary research across disciplines. A weakness is its unsystematic treatment of the interaction between behavioral and symbolic inheritance, particularly in their discussion of language.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , August 2007 , pp. 377 - 378
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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