Central-place foraging by humans: Transport and processing

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 525-535

  Houston, Alasdair I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constraint; Cost of transport; Critical distance; Foraging radius; Processing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HUNTER-GATHERER;

EID: 79951549911     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1119-5     Document Type: Review

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