Loan and Inheritance Patterns in Hunter-Gatherer Ethnobiological Systems
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ethnobiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0278-0771,2162-4496
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-34.2.195