Insects - a mistake in God's creation? Tharu farmers' perception and knowledge of insects: A case study of Gobardiha Village Development Committee, Dang-Deukhuri, Nepal [PDF]
, 2018 Recent trends in agriculturalresearch and development emphasize the need forfarmer participation. Participation not onlymeans farmers' physical presence but also theuse of their knowledge and expertise.Understanding potentials and drawbacks of theirlocal
Gurung, Astrid
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L'utilisation des insectes dans les pratiques médicinales et rituelles d'Amazonie indigène - Insects in medicinal and ritual practices in the Indigenous Amazon [PDF]
, 2003 Social insects, and specifically ants, play a crucial part in traditional Amazonian ritual and symbolic systems. This paper examines what effective uses insects are put to by Amazonian peoples, and how these are reflected in their ideology.
Césard, Nicolas +2 more
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O “louva-a-deus-de-cobra”, Phibalosoma sp. (Insecta, Phasmida), segundo a percepção dos moradores de Pedra Branca, Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brasil [PDF]
, 2005 This paper discusses the way the dwellers from the town of Pedra Branca, located in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil, perceive and relate with the stick insects (Insect, Phasmida). Part of the data was obtained in one day in May 2004 by performing
Barreto Júnior, Paulo +3 more
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CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES OF TRIATOMINES AND CHAGAS DISEASE IN THE CITY OF MÉRIDA, MEXICO [PDF]
, 2021 Human-k triatomine insects’ interaction is a milestone in Chagas Disease (CD) prevention and control. We studied and compared ethnoecology and cultural knowledge and experiences about triatomines and Chagas of two urban social groups, and of health ...
Pinkus Rendón, Miguel Ángel +1 more
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Challenges in endangered language lexicography [PDF]
, 2013 International audienceWhen it comes to endangered minority languages, lexicography is faced with specific limits and challenges. Based on our field lexicography experience and on the writing of a Palikur (Arawakan, French Guyana) dictionary, this paper ...
Cristinoi, Antonia, Nemo, François
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Maîtres de la vie et de la mort [PDF]
, 2016 RésuméAlors que les grands prédateurs et les mammifères ont fait l’objet de nombreuses recherches dans les Amériques, les petits animaux ont été négligés.
Laugrand, Frederic, Oosten, Jarich G.
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2009 O estudo teve como objetivo conhecer as indicações de uso dos produtos das abelhas. As entrevistas foram realizadas com representantes de 14 municípios do médio Araguaia, Estado do Mato Grosso, entre os meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2007.
Anna Frida Hatsue Modro +3 more
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Insetos (Insecta Linnaeus, 1758) presentes em grafites da cidade de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil [PDF]
, 2023 Insects are organisms found in a wide variety of environments and they inhabit virtually every habitat on the planet. Even in urban art, we can find representations of them, including graffiti.
Dantas, Caique +2 more
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Etnoentomología en el municipio de San Antonio Cuaxomulco, Tlaxcala, México: un estudio de caso sobre los diferentes usos que se le dan a los “insectos” [PDF]
, 2006 The ethnoentomological information recorded in this paper was obtained by means of open-ended interviews carried out with inhabitants of San Antonio Cuaxomulco (state of Tlaxcala, Mexico) about their knowledge and traditional use of “insects”. A total of
Costa-Neto, Eraldo M. +3 more
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ANÁLISE ETNOSSEMÂNTICA DE NOMES COMUNS DE ABELHAS E VESPAS (INSECTA, HYMENOPTERA) NA TERRA INDÍGENA PANKARARÉ, BAHIA, BRASIL [PDF]
, 2013 This paper focuses on the ethnotaxonomy and significance of bees and wasps to the Pankararé Indians living in a semi-arid zone of the Northeast of the Bahia State, Brazil.
Costa Neto, Eraldo Medeiros
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