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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USO TRADICIONAL DE TRES ESPECIES DE INSECTOS COMESTIBLES EN AGROECOSISTEMAS CAFETALEROS DEL ESTADO DE VERACRUZ [PDF]
, 2012 Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is one of the most economically, socioculturally and environmentally important crops in Veracruz. Shade-grown coffee plantations provide environmental services and play a key role in biodiversity conservation.
Escamilla Femat, Stephany +4 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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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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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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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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GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND MASS SPECTROMETRY OF THE ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF NEST MATERIAL OF MUD DAUBER WASP, SCELIPHRON CAEMENTARIUM [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine the chemical compounds present in the nests of the mud dauber wasp, Sceliphron caementarium.Methods: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the nest samples was carried out by ...
Mary, Rosaline, P, Susheela, R, Radha
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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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Practices of entomophagy and entomotherapy by members of the Nyishi and Galo tribes, two ethnic groups of the state of Arunachal Pradesh (North-East India) [PDF]
, 2011 We prepared a consolidated list of edible and therapeutic insects used in Arunachal Pradesh (N.E. India) by two tribal societies (i.e., the Nyishi of East Kameng and the Galo of West Siang). The list is based on thorough, semi-structured field-interviews
Jharna Chakravorty +2 more
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