Risk and the evolution of human exchange

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1740, 2012, Pages 2930-2935

  Kaplan, Hillard S ^a,b   Schniter, Eric ^b   Smith, Vernon L ^b   Wilson, Bart J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Evolution; Exchange; Hunter gatherers; Risk

Indexed keywords

DIET; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOMINID; HUNGER; HUNTER-GATHERER; HUNTING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RECIPROCITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIALIZATION; VIOLENCE;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 84863111788     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2614     Document Type: Article

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