Hadza meat sharing

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-142

  Hawkes, K ^a   O'Connell, J F ^a   Blurton Jones, N G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Hunter gatherers; Meat sharing; Men's foraging goals; Reciprocity; Showing off

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0001147211     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(00)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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