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Linking household wealth and resource use : a case study in the Agincourt rural district of South Africa [PDF]
, 2008 The importance and value of natural resources to rural livelihoods have been well documented. However, most studies quantify mean consumption and direct use values across households, overlooking the significant differences that occur within and between
Ndengejeho, Henry Michael
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Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.Survival of Gryllus bimaculatus nymphs was highest on protein‐biased diets (P:C = 3.86:1), whereas growth and body mass were maximized on slightly carbohydrate‐biased diets (P:C = 1:1.47). Maximum body protein and lipid contents were attained at P:C ratios of 1.14:1 and 1:5.56, respectively. When given a food choice, G. bimaculatus nymphs self‐selected
Woomin Kwon, Kwang Pum Lee
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Edible insects and research needs
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2017 The recent research interest is illustrated by the many refereed articles that appeared during the last years. Only in 2016, there were 47 articles listed in Web of Science (consulted 15 February 2017) when using ‘edible insects’ compared to only 25 during the entire five-year period 2006-2010.
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Teilhard de Chardin on Insects in "The Phenomenon of Man" [PDF]
, 2014 The year 2009 saw the publication of a curious work bearing the title The Secret Life of Insects: An Entomological Alphabet (New Brunswick and London: Transaction Publishers). The author, Peter Milward (b. 1925), excels in having combined together humour
Scerri, Hector
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Taxonomic Analysis of Some Edible Insects From the State of Michoacán, Mexico [PDF]
, 2021 José Manuel Pino Moreno +1 more
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
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Explorando el potencial alimenticio y nutricional de tres artrópodos amazónicos comestibles [PDF]
, 2017 Ensuring food supply and availability, and consequently food safety, on a global scale represents one of the most important challenges of this century. The exploitation of local resources such as invertebrates has been extremely relevant to contribute to
Garcia, Jesús Eribert Bravo +4 more
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Encountering coasts: The contested geographies of young people's coastal citizenship[s]
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.Short Abstract This paper examines the contested geographies of young people's citizenship practices and performances in marine and coastal environments. This is important in developing original knowledge of how encounters with new and different coastal places, practices, people, morals and ethics can affect how young people relate meaningfully with[in]
Mark Holton
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The reproduction of cultural aspects in dictionaries in French and the Gabonese languages [PDF]
, 2009 The reproduction of culture in dictionaries constitutes one of the fundamental prob-lems of lexicographers today. What is the nature of cultural data in dictionaries? To what extent should cultural aspects be transferred from one language to another? How
Mavoungou, Paul Achille +2 more
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