Conservation by native peoples - Prey choice in a depleted habitat

Human Nature

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 127-154

  Alvard, Michael S ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Conservation; Foraging theory; Peru; Prey choice; Subsistence hunting

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344493014     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: 19364776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02692158     Document Type: Article

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