Toward a Reality-Based Understanding of Hadza Men’s Work: A Response to Hawkes et al. (2014)

Human Nature

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 620-630

  Wood, Brian M ^a   Marlowe, Frank W ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costly signaling; Hadza; Hunter gatherers; Hunting; Provisioning; Show off hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CATERING SERVICE; COOPERATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84915779255     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: 19364776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-014-9218-z     Document Type: Article

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