Fat, fishing patterns, and health among the Bardi people of North Western Australia

Lipids

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-405

  Rouja, Philippe Max ^a   Dewailly, Éric ^a   Blanchet, Carole ^b  

^a Bermuda Biol Stn for Res Inc   (Bermuda)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; HEALTH; OILS AND FATS; PHYSIOLOGY;

WARMER-WATER FISHERIES;

LIPIDS;

ABORIGINE; ANIMAL HUNTING; AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUGONG; ETHNIC GROUP; FAT CONTENT; FAT INTAKE; FISHING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; OYSTER; SPAWNING; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; OSTREIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0038308723     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-003-1075-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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