Age-dependency in hunting ability among the Ache of eastern Paraguay

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 639-657

  Walker, Robert ^a   Hill, Kim ^a   Kaplan, Hillard ^a   McMillan, Garnett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ache hunters; Human life history evolution; Strength and skill

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; HUNTING;

PARAGUAY;

VERTEBRATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAGUAY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PREDATION; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CHILD; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAGUAY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035983960     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2001.0541     Document Type: Article

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