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. 2014 Jul 15;111(28):E2829.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1408208111. Epub 2014 Jun 16.

Failure of optimal foraging theory to appeal to researchers working on the origins of agriculture worldwide

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Failure of optimal foraging theory to appeal to researchers working on the origins of agriculture worldwide

Bruce D Smith. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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