Complex Adaptive Systems, Evolutionism, and Ecology within Anthropology: Interdisciplinary Research for Understanding Cultural and Ecological Dynamics
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ecological Anthropology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1528-6509,2162-4593
DOI: 10.5038/2162-4593.2.1.1