Entomophagy: Insects as Food [PDF]
, 2017 Due to the increasing cost of animal proteins, food and feed insecurity, population growth, and increasing need for protein-rich food in the developed and less developed countries, alternative sources of protein-rich food are highly needed.
Bernard, Tiencheu +1 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2006 Besouros (Insecta: Coleoptera) são percebidos, conhecidos e utilizados por moradores do povoado de Pedra Branca, localizado no Estado da Bahia, Brasil. O trabalho de campo foi realizado entre abril e dezembro de 2004.
Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto +1 more
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Estudos etnoentomológicos no estado da Bahia, Brasil: uma homenagem aos 50 anos do campo de pesquisa [PDF]
, 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
Costa Neto, Eraldo Medeiros
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Até quando o etnoconhecimento sobre as abelhas sem ferrão (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae) será transmitido entre gerações pelos índios Guarani M’byá da Aldeia Morro da Saudade, localizada na cidade de São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil? [PDF]
, 2006 Since 1542, Guarani Indians were ethnographed as experts of insects, including several alimentary behaviors, local medicine, and religious practices. This research deals with ethnobiological knowledge that the Guarani-m’byá have about stingless bees. The
Rodrigues, Arnaldo dos Santos
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Ethnoichthyology Of The Indigenous Truká People, Northeast Brazil [PDF]
, 2017 Historically, fishing is an important activity for riverine communities established along the São Francisco River, including indigenous communities. In the present study, we researched fishing activities in two villages of the Truká ethnic group, both ...
Nóbrea Alves R.R., Santos C.A.B.
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A revised definition for copal and its significance for palaeontological and Anthropocene biodiversity‑loss studies [PDF]
, 2020 The early fossilization steps of natural resins and associated terminology are a subject of constant debate. Copal and resin are archives of palaeontological and historical information, and their study is critical to the discovery of new and/or recently ...
Delclòs Martínez, Xavier +3 more
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A comprehensive review of entomophagy under legal, historical, safety, and nutritional profile [PDF]
In the last decade the use of insects has grown globally in relation to all sectors of the food chain. In about 100 nations around the world, insects are traditionally part of the human diet; this practice is termed entomophagy.
Boschi, Andrea +7 more
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PEST CONTROL METHODS USED BY RIVERINE FROM RIO VERMELHO COMMUNITY, SOUTH OF MATO GROSSO STATE, BRAZIL [PDF]
, 2011 Riverine communities have vast popular knowledge about plants and animals, and concomitantly, the pests that threaten their farming, mainly insects. Ethnoentomology, subarea of Ethnobiology, is responsible for studying the relationship between humans and
Pasa, Maria Corette +1 more
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Evolution and Devolution of Knowledge: A Tale of Two Biologies [PDF]
Anthropological inquiry suggests that all societies classify animals and plants in similar ways. Paradoxically, in the same cultures that have seen large advances in biological science, citizenry's practical knowledge of nature has dramatically ...
Douglas Medin, Norbert Ross, Scott Atran
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SCARAB BEETLES IN HUMAN CULTURE [PDF]
, 2006 The use of scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by primarily pre- and non-industrial peoples throughout the world is reviewed. These uses consist of (1) religion and folklore, (2) folk medicine, (3) food, and (4) regalia and body ornamentation.
Ratcliffe, Brett C.
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