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An optimal foraging-based model of hunter-gatherer population dynamics

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ID18944281
AuthorsGary E Belovsky (0000-0002-4242-697X, University of Michigan, corresponding author)
Year1988
Volume7
Issue4
Pages329-372
Publication date1988-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Anthropological Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0278-4165 • E-ISSN: 1090-2686
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/0278-4165(88)90002-5
OpenAlexW2013864871
LanguageEN
Citations received45
References cited57

Archaeology · Biology · Foraging · Geography · Hunter-gatherer · Optimal foraging theory · Overexploitation · Population · Population density · Population growth · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Ecology

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Unique citing works45
Citations per year1,25
Citation span1990 - 2026 (37)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 43

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