From forest to reservation: Transitions in food-sharing behavior among the Ache of Paraguay

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-120

  Gurven, Michael ^a   Hill, Kim ^b   Kaplan, Hillard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0003199740     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.58.1.3631070     Document Type: Article

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