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Local knowledge of traditional fishermen on economically important crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) in the city of Conde, Bahia State, Northeastern Brazil. [PDF]

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2012
Background This article records the traditional knowledge of crab gatherers in the city of Conde, in the North Coast Region of Bahia State, Northeastern Brazil.
de Magalhães HF, Costa Neto EM, Schiavetti A.   +2 more
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Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectives. [PDF]

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2011
Ancient connections between animals and human are seen in cultures throughout the world in multiple forms of interaction with the local fauna that form the core of Ethnozoology. Historically, ethnozoological publications grew out of studies undertaken in
Alves RR, Souto WM.
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Biodiversity across boundary: Ethnoentomology among the Jakun of Kampung Peta, Mersing and the Malay, Chinese and Indian of Kahang, Kluang, Johor

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2019
Abstract An ethnoentomological survey was carried out on the usage of insects in the culture of several ethnics: Orang Asli Jakun in Kampung. Peta, Mersing; the Malay, Chinese and Indian in Kahang, Kluang. Responses from these four communities were compared to understand the uses of insects in their life as well as gauged their views on ...
Jai Kemalok, Maryati Mohamed, Aqilah Awg Abdul Rahman, Nurul Ashikin Ismail   +3 more
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Nest Architecture, Immature Stages, and Ethnoentomology of a New Species of Trigonisca from Northern Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

American Museum Novitates, 2019
Stingless bees (Apinae: Corbiculata: Meliponini) are biologically and culturally important pollinators within the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. However, limited information is available for the majority of the species. Biological and systematic data are presented for a new species of Trigonisca Moure, from the arid region of La Guajira ...
Michael S. Engel, Jerome G. Rozen, Paula A. Sepúlveda-Cano, Corey Shepard Smith, Jennifer C. Thomas, Rodulfo Ospina-Tórres, Víctor H. González   +6 more
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Defoliator Pest to Caboclos and Gourmet Food to the Suruí Indians: Contrasting Amazonian Perspectives of Lusura sp. Caterpillars [PDF]

Ethnobiology Letters, 2012
The use of a Lusura sp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) caterpillar as food by the Suruí Indians from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon is reported in the context of family collecting excursions during arboreal infestations observed in July-August 1983. This
Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr.
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Farmers’ knowledge and perceptions of potato pests and their management in Uganda [PDF]

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2016
As we initiate entomological research on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Uganda, there is need to understand farmers’ knowledge of existing insect pest problems and their management practices.
Joshua Sikhu Okonya, Jürgen Kroschel
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Ethnoentomology: socio-cultural aspects of the acceptability of insects as food by the urban population of Brazzaville city in Republic of the Congo [PDF]

African Journal of Tropical Entomology Research
The present article addresses an aspect of entomophagy for the current urban population of Brazzaville city, capital of the Republic of the Congo. It recalls, firstly, the interest in entomophagy, which was emphasised by the FAO in 2013. Concerning the Brazzaville city, cultural and religious practices of the current inhabitants attract attention and ...
Laboratoire de Nutrition et d’Alimentation Humaines, FST, Université Marien Ngouabi, Congo Brazzaville, G. Mabossy-Mobouna, Unité de Recherche Nutrition, Santé et Motricité Humaine, Institut Supérieur d’Education Physique et Sportive, Université Marien Ngouabi, Congo Brazzaville, Equipe d’Entomophagie, Laboratoire d’Entomologie Appliquée et Fonctionnelle, Institut Facultaire des sciences Agronomiques de Yangambi, BP-1232 Kisangani, D.R. Congo, Louis Looli Boyombe, Equipe d’Entomophagie, Laboratoire d’Entomologie Appliquée et Fonctionnelle, Institut Facultaire des sciences Agronomiques de Yangambi, BP-1232 Kisangani, D.R. Congo, Justin OMBENI, Equipe d’Entomophagie, Laboratoire d’Entomologie Appliquée et Fonctionnelle, Institut Facultaire des sciences Agronomiques de Yangambi, BP-1232 Kisangani, D.R. Congo, Théodore Munyuli, Paul Latham, Retired Officer of the Salvation Army, U.K, François Malaisse, Meise Botanical Garden, Belgium   +12 more
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Ethnoentomological studies in the state of Bahia: an homanage to the 50 [PDF]

Biotemas, 2004
This paper discusses the importance of research in ethnoentomology by examining the works which have been carried out in different social and cultural contexts within Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. Such works range from studies in ethnotaxonomy to the
Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto
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Ethnoentomology in a rural community from Piauí state cerrado. [PDF]

, 2016
Os insetos apresentam extrema importância para a natureza, porém são muitas vezes percebidos de forma negativa. Tendo isso em vista, objetivou-se avaliar a percepção e o uso deles pela população da comunidade Sussuapara, em Nazaré do Piauí, no estado do ...
Brunna Laryelle Silva Bomfim, Irineu Campêlo da Fonseca Filho, Janaína Coêlho Farias, Solange Maria de França, R. F. M. de Barros, P. R. R. Silva   +5 more
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Nonaka, K.: Ethnoentomology: Insect Eating and Human-Insect Relationship

Geographical Review of Japan, 2007
T. Oguchi
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