Patch choice decisions among ifaluk fishers

American Anthropologist

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 583-598

  Sosis, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Human Behavioral Ecology; Micronesia; Patch Choice Decisions

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244433390     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2002.104.2.583     Document Type: Article

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