Fitness and Reproductive Trade-Offs in Uncertain Environments: Explaining the Evolution of Cultural Elaboration

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-281

  Madsen, Mark ^a   Lipo, Carl ^b   Cannon, Michael ^b  

^a InterNAP Network Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0345104841     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaar.1999.0342     Document Type: Article

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