What does it mean to be human? A comparison of primate economies

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 97-145

  Pryor, Frederic L ^a  

^a Swathmore College   (United States)

Author keywords

And monkeys; Apes; Distribution; Economic institutions; Economic systems; Foraging; Hunting and gathering

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; PRIMATES; SIMIAE;

EID: 0242306114     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025866006933     Document Type: Article

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