Bet-hedging strategies, agricultural change, and unpredictable environments: Historical development of dryland agriculture in Kona, Hawaii

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 196-224

  Allen, Melinda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Bet hedging; Hawaiian Islands; Kona field system; Neo Darwinian theory; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942687798     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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