Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 1 online resource (xi, 234 p.) : ill., map.

Series statement

1. Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4

Uniform title

1. Life histories of the Dobe !Kung (Online)
2. Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4.

Alternative title

1. Life histories of the Dobe !Kung (Online)

Subject

1. !Kung (African people) > Food
2. !Kung (African people) > Nutrition
3. !Kung (African people) > Health and hygiene
4. !Kung (African people) > Anthropometry
5. Food habits > Kalahari Desert
6. Food > Caloric content > Kalahari Desert
7. Life cycle, Human
8. Hunting and gathering societies > Kalahari Desert
9. Body size > Kalahari Desert

Contents

1. Another look at the !Kung : a life history approach -- Life history stages -- Body size and growth -- Calories required -- Caloric productivity and caloric balance -- Caloric balance and residential units : waterholes, living groups, households -- Kinship relations as a support system for children -- Motives for sharing food and other prosocial behavior.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Howell, Nancy.

Title

1. Life histories of the Dobe !Kung [electronic resource] : food, fatness, and well-being over the life span / Nancy Howell.

Imprint

1. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

Series

1. Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4
2. Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2009041299