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On the concept of animal innovation and the challenge of studying innovation in the wild

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2007

Grant Ramsey ,
Meredith L. Bastian  and
Carel van Schaik
Grant Ramsey
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-4619grant.ramsey@nd.eduhttp://philosophy.nd.edu/people/all/profiles/ramsey-grant/index.shtml
Meredith L. Bastian
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0383mlb22@duke.eduhttp://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/BAA/grad/mlb22
Carel van Schaik
Affiliation:
Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland. vschaik@aim.unizh.chhttp://www.aim.unizh.ch/Members/vanschaik.html
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Abstract

The commentaries have both drawn out the implications of, and challenged, our definition and operationalization of innovation. In this response, we reply to these concerns, discuss the differences between our operationalization and the preexisting operationalization if innovation, and make suggestions for the advancement of the challenging and exciting field of animal innovation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , August 2007 , pp. 425 - 432
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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