When bigger is not better: The economics of hunting megafauna and its implications for Plio-Pleistocene hunter-gatherers
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- 作者：Karen D. Lupoa ; klupo@smu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Dave N. Schmittb
- 关键词：Big game hunting ; Prey-rank ; Hunting technology ; Foraging theory ; Hunters and gatherers ; Megafauna ; Social niches
- 刊名：Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：44
- 期：part_PB
- 页码：185-197
- 全文大小：784 K
文摘
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Analyses of empirical data show that body size does not predict prey profitability.
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High pursuit costs and failure rates make some large-sized prey very costly.
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Social benefits enhance the value of costly prey but are not available to all.
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Social niches can emerge with some high cost hunting opportunities.