Does size matter? Body size, mass collecting, and their implications for understanding prehistoric foraging behavior

American Antiquity

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-89

  Ugan, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 23944440493     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/40035269     Document Type: Article

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