Composition of tubers used by hadza foragers of tanzania

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-25

  Schoeninger, Margaret J ^a   Bunn, Henry T ^a   Murray, Shawn S ^a   Marlett, Judith A ^b  

^a Department of Anthropology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

East Africa; Eminia entennulifa; Hunter gatherers; Ipomoea transvaalensis; Vigna frutescens; Wild plant foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035742335     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.2000.0961     Document Type: Article

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