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Power relations in the decision-making processes of forest owners in Northern Finland
In this article we examine the power relations of forest management in connection with private forest owners’ decision-making processes in Finland. Questions of power are considered through an examination of management decisions regarding even-aged and ...
Mervi Kasanen, Hannu I. Heikkinen
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The evolution of cultural diversity in Pama-Nyungan Australia
Explaining the processes that produce cultural diversity has long been a focus of anthropological study. Whilst linguistic diversity has frequently been shown to be associated with population splitting during migrations, much less is known about the ...
Duncan Learmouth +2 more
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Abstract With the development of dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA), there has been an increasing application of DMTA for dietary estimation in extant and fossil reptiles, including dinosaurs. While numerous feeding experiments exist for herbivorous mammals, knowledge remains limited for carnivorous reptiles. This study aimed to qualitatively and
K. Usami, M. O. Kubo
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Abstract Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has emerged as a valuable method for investigating the feeding ecology of vertebrates. Over the past decade, three‐dimensional topographic data from microscopic regions of tooth surfaces have been collected, and surface texture parameters have been published for both extant and fossil species.
Mugino O. Kubo +4 more
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Cultural Anthropology : Sovereignty
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Sovereignty Issue 32.3 August 2017 The August issue of Cultural Anthropology features a Retrospectives collection on “Sovereignty,” edited by J. Kēhaulani Kauanui.
Frédéric
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Abstract Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has become a well‐established method for dietary inference and reconstruction in both extant and extinct mammals and other tetrapods. As the volume of available data continues to grow, researchers could benefit from combining published data from various studies to perform meta‐analyses.
Daniela E. Winkler, Mugino O. Kubo
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The Return of Culture: Anthropology’s Temptations [PDF]
The Return of Culture: Anthropology’s TemptationsAn important turning point in African studies in the 1980s was the emergence of culture as a central concern in fields where it had been quite marginal until then. Development experts began to emphasize culture as crucial to any intervention or project. Economists came into the habit of invoking “culture”
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Abstract New data on the equine aortic valve obtained using advanced techniques is especially important given the greater availability of animal models for translational research. Here we characterized the morphological and morphometric aspects of the equine aortic valve from 60 healthy hearts collected at equine abattoirs.
Vitor Pires Pereira +3 more
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Chimpanzees engage in competitive altruism in a triadic ultimatum game
Partner choice promotes competition among individuals to be selected as a cooperative partner, a phenomenon referred to as competitive altruism. We explored whether chimpanzees engage in competitive altruism in a triadic Ultimatum Game where two ...
Alejandro Sánchez-Amaro +2 more
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Opening Access: Publics, Publication, and a Path to Inclusion
Excerpt from publication: "For many years, members of the Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA),as well as our executive board and editors, have been interested in pursuing anopen-access option for our flagship publication,Cultural Anthropology ...
Weiss, Brad
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