Manioc varietal diversity, social networks, and distribution constraints in rural Amazonia

Current Anthropology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 764-770

  Kawa, Nicholas C ^a   McCarty, Christopher ^b   Clement, Charles R ^c  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 84887835442     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673528     Document Type: Article

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