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  2. Persistence hunting - Wikipedia

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    Persistence hunting can be done by walking, but with a 30 to 74% lower rate of success than by running or intermittent running. Furthermore, while needing 10 to 30% less energy, it takes twice as long. Walking down prey, however, might have arisen in Homo erectus, preceding endurance running. [12]

  3. Omnivore - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 November 2024. Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals This article is about the biological concept. For the record label, see Omnivore Recordings. Examples of omnivores. From left to right: humans, dogs, pigs, channel catfish, American crows, gravel ant Among birds, the hooded crow ...

  4. Hunting hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Hunting is seen as more cost effective for men than for women. [5] The division of labor allows both types of resources (animals and plants) to be utilized. [5] Individual or small group hunting requires patience and skill more than strength, so women are just as capable as men.

  5. Consumer (food chain) - Wikipedia

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    An example is the koala, because it feeds only on eucalyptus leaves. Primary consumers that feed on many kinds of plants are called generalists. Secondary consumers are small/medium-sized carnivores that prey on herbivorous animals. Omnivores, which feed on both plants and animals, can be considered as being both primary and secondary consumers.

  6. Roy model - Wikipedia

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    A famous example by James Heckman and Bo Honoré who study labor market participation using the Roy model, where the choice equation leads to the Heckman correction procedure. [3] More generally, Heckman and Vytlacil propose the Roy model as an alternative to the LATE framework proposed by Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens .

  7. Human food - Wikipedia

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    Human food is food which is fit for human consumption, and which humans willingly eat.Food is a basic necessity of life, and humans typically seek food out as an instinctual response to hunger; however, not all things that are edible constitute as human food.

  8. Behavioral economics - Wikipedia

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    A rejection and elimination of psychology from economics in the early 1900s brought on a period defined by a reliance on empiricism. [9] There was a lack of confidence in hedonic theories, which saw pursuance of maximum benefit as an essential aspect in understanding human economic behavior. [6]

  9. The Omnivore's Dilemma - Wikipedia

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    The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals is a nonfiction book written by American author Michael Pollan published in 2006. As omnivores , humans have a variety of food choices. In the book, Pollan investigates the environmental and animal welfare effects of various food choices.