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Ecology of Food and Nutrition Volume 28, 1992 - Issue 1-2
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Energy efficiency and nutrition in societies based on human labor

M. Giampietro Istituto Nazionale della Nutrizione, Via Ardeatina, 546, Rome, 00178, Italy
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D. Pimentel Instituto Nazionale della Nutrizione, Ardeatina, Rome
Pages 11-32 | Received 07 Jan 1991, Accepted 24 Oct 1991, Published online: 31 Aug 2010

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Catherine Panter-Brick. (1996) Seasonal and sex variation in physical activity levels among agro-pastoralists in Nepal. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 100:1, pages 7-21.
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Mario Giampietro, Sandra G.F. Bukkens & David Pimentel. (1994) Models of energy analysis to assess the performance of food systems. Agricultural Systems 45:1, pages 19-41.
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Mario Giampietro, Sandra G. F. Bukkens & David Pimentel. (1993) Labor productivity: A biophysical definition and assessment. Human Ecology 21:3, pages 229-260.
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Mario Giampietro, Sandra G. F. Bukkens & David Pimentel. (1992) Limits to population size: Three scenarios of energy interaction between human society and ecosystem. Population and Environment 14:2, pages 109-131.
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Mario Giampietro & Sandra G. F. Bukkens. (1992) Sustainable development: Scientific and ethical assessments. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 5:1, pages 27-57.
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