A necessary unity: The articulation of ecological and social explanations of behaviour

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-158

  Minnegal, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33646399068     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3034637     Document Type: Article

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