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Ethnozoological Survey of the Orang Asli of Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia
2021The forest-dependent, indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia are known as the Orang Asli. Few studies on animal resource utilisation among the Orang Asli have been done, and this study aims to characterise the animals utilised by them. A survey was conducted in Kampung Sungai Berua, Kenyir, during a seven-month period using the qualitative approach ...
Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew +3 more
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Chato Murciano pig breed: genetic and ethnozoological characterization
Animal Genetic Resources Information, 2006SummaryThe Chato Murciano is the only surviving breed of pig of those historically farmed in the region of Murcia for their quality meat. At present, it is on the verge of extinction, having a population of only 260 reproductive animals. This paper describes the genetic studies made in the conservation and recovery programme of this breed of pig.
B. Peinado +6 more
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Ethnozoology and the future of sociology
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2003Three questions are explored regarding ethnozoology’s place in sociology. First, why has sociology been slow to explore this subject or to give it much credibility? Resistance by sociologists to ethnozoology is strikingly ironic, given the discipline’s willingness in recent years to consider the plight of virtually every human minority.
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The First Congress of Ethnozoological Nomenclature
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 2006Folk names for fundamental ethnobiological categories have been shown to be governed by regular nomenclatural principles. Two principles at work in ethnozoological nomenclature – onomatopoeia and metaphorical description of some observable property of the organism – are fairly well established as the basis for naming many folk genera.
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ON THE ETHNOZOOLOGY OF THE GUINEA PIG
Ñawpa Pacha, 1972(1972). ON THE ETHNOZOOLOGY OF THE GUINEA PIG. Nawpa Pacha: Vol. 10, Combined Volume 10-12 (1972-1974), pp. 129-134.
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Emotional Meaning and the Cognitive Organization of Ethnozoological Domains
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 2001This article shows that the cognitive structure of semantic ethnozoological domains is influenced by the culturally constituted affective values of these domains. Data were collected from American undergraduates who free listed the generic constituents of four ethnozoological life‐forms: birds, fish, snakes, and wugs.
Justin M. Nolan, Michael C. Robbins
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Shameless Creatures: An Ethnozoology of the Amazon River Dolphin
Ethnology, 1999The rural population of Brazilian Amazonia of mixed African, European, and indigenous ancestry possesses a rich corpus of beliefs and practices concerning the Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis). Some of these dolphins are believed capable of transforming into human beings at night and causing harm to humans on land.
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Ethnozoology of Indonesian Cuscus (Phalangeridae): Current status and Perspective
2022The marsupial family Phalangeridae is a monophyletic group that includes ≥ 17 living species, all of which are partly or wholly arboreal omnivores or herbivores (Flannery et al., 1987). The Phalangeridae has the most extensive range of any Australasian family of marsupials and occurs in Australia, Tasmania, Papua New Guinea, and throughout island east ...
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