The prey as patch model: Optimal handling of resources with diminishing returns

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1147-1158

  Burger, Oscar ^a   Hamilton, Marcus J ^a   Walker, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Marginal value theorem; Optimal foraging theory; Resource depression; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

EID: 20544441693     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.02.012     Document Type: Article

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