TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural differentiation does not entail group-level structure
T2 - the case for geographically explicit analysis
AU - Ross, Robert Malcolm
AU - Atkinson, Quentin Douglas
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Richerson et al. argue that relatively large cultural F[ST] values provide evidence for group structure and therefore scope for group selection. However recent research on spatial patterns of cultural variation demonstrates that as in the genetic case apparent group structure can be a consequence of geographic clines not group barriers. Such a pattern limits the scope for cultural group selection.
AB - Richerson et al. argue that relatively large cultural F[ST] values provide evidence for group structure and therefore scope for group selection. However recent research on spatial patterns of cultural variation demonstrates that as in the genetic case apparent group structure can be a consequence of geographic clines not group barriers. Such a pattern limits the scope for cultural group selection.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84969674092&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X15000217
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X15000217
M3 - Comment/opinion
C2 - 27562351
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 39
SP - 37
EP - 38
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
M1 - e49
ER -