Costly signaling and torch fishing on Ifaluk atoll

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 223-244

  Sosis, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Costly signaling theory; Foraging decisions; Micronesia

Indexed keywords

MARTES; PISCES;

EID: 0034215501     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(00)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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