SCAVENGING AND HUMAN-EVOLUTION

被引：58

作者：

BLUMENSCHINE, RJ

CAVALLO, JA

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来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 1992年 / 267卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican1092-90

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Should we identify with the lion or the hyena? The skills of hunting, so the theory runs, were a major factor in our evolution into hand-using, toolmaking lords of creation. The authors argue that the same course could have resulted from competing with hyenas and other scavengers for carcasses left by predators such as lions.

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页码：90 / 96

页数：7