The optimal design of hunting weapons: Maintainability or reliability

American Antiquity

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 737-747

  Bleed, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84991253179     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/280862     Document Type: Review

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