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High adult mortality among Hiwi hunter-gatherers

Implications for human evolution

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ID5895142
AuthorsK Hill (0000-0003-0655-0014), Kyrsten C Hill (0000-0002-4300-0508, University of New Mexico, corresponding author), A Hurtado (0000-0001-7089-9670, University of New Mexico), Robert Walker (0000-0002-7763-3784, University of New Mexico)
Year2007
Volume52
Issue4
Pages443-454
Publication date2007-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Evolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2484 • E-ISSN: 1095-8606
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.11.003
PMID17289113
OpenAlexW2102904945
LanguageEN
Citations received85
References cited36

Archaeology · Biological evolution · Biology · Demographics · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Geography · Hominidae · Human evolution · Hunter-gatherer · Mortality rate · Demography · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology

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