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... forests sheltered game such as elk , red deer , roe deer , wild cattle ( aurochs ) , and wild pig . But to locate these animals , new tracking skills were needed . Forest - dwelling animals would disappear from view unless the kill was ...
... forests sheltered game such as elk , red deer , roe deer , wild cattle ( aurochs ) , and wild pig . But to locate these animals , new tracking skills were needed . Forest - dwelling animals would disappear from view unless the kill was ...
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... forest regeneration . Because of leaching by heavy rains , and because of the invasion of insects and weeds , the productivity of slash - and- burn gardens drops rapidly after two or three years of use , and additional land must be ...
... forest regeneration . Because of leaching by heavy rains , and because of the invasion of insects and weeds , the productivity of slash - and- burn gardens drops rapidly after two or three years of use , and additional land must be ...
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... forest gardens . Like the Maring , they burn the forest to get these gardens started . But bananas and plantains are perennials that provide high yields per unit of labor input for many consecutive years . Since the Yanomamö live in the ...
... forest gardens . Like the Maring , they burn the forest to get these gardens started . But bananas and plantains are perennials that provide high yields per unit of labor input for many consecutive years . Since the Yanomamö live in the ...
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Population Genetics | 13 |
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