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Bioecological representations and social characteristics of students influence their attitudes toward wild vertebrates [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023
Background The origin of different human emotions directed towards animals (whether in the utilitarian, affective, conflictual, or cosmological context) is strongly influenced by sociocultural factors, although our genetic predispositions also play an ...
Amanda Rozendo da Silva, Franciany Braga-Pereira, Anna Karolina Martins Borges, José Valberto de Oliveira, Moacyr Xavier Gomes da Silva, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves   +5 more
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Mapping seahorses in a Brazilian estuary: mangrove structures as key predictors for distribution and habitat preference [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Planning for effective conservation demands an accurate understanding of the ecological aspects of species, particularly their distribution and habitat preferences.
Anna Karolina Martins Borges, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira   +2 more
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Keeping reptiles as pets in Brazil: keepers’ motivations and husbandry practices [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023
Background Reptiles are considered one of the most popular pets in the world and are often associated with an incorrect belief that they are simple, highly adaptable, and easy to keep animals when compared with other pets, such as dogs and cats. However,
María Fernanda De la Fuente, Bruna Monielly Carvalho de Araújo, Iamara da Silva Policarpo, Heliene Mota Pereira, Anna Karolina Martins Borges, Washington Luiz Silva Vieira, Gentil Alves Pereira Filho, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves   +7 more
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Effects of socioeconomic and human-modified landscape variables on medicinal species richness at a macroscale: the case of the Caatinga, Brazil [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Ethnobiological studies at local scales have shown that knowledge of medicinal species tends to decrease as socioeconomic status and the extent of human-modified landscapes increase.
Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque   +2 more
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Can family structure and contact with natural resources influence young people’s knowledge about medicinal plants? An approach in the Northeast of Brazil [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Individuals develop crucial survival knowledge in the juvenile phase, including understanding medicinal plants. The family context or contact with resources can influence this dynamic knowledge.
Paula Thayanne Mata, Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Risoneide Henriques da Silva, Taline Cristina da Silva   +4 more
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Local knowledge, use, and conservation of wild birds in the semi-arid region of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018
Background The use of wild birds, for several purposes, is directly associated with cultural, ecological, and conservation issues. This study aimed to inventory the wild birds known and used in three communities in Paraíba state, northeast Brazil, and to
Vanessa Moura dos Santos Soares, Hyago Keslley de Lucena Soares, Suellen da Silva Santos, Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena   +3 more
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Local and scientific knowledge in the school context: characterization and content of published works [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2020
Background Bridging the gap between local and scientific knowledge can have useful implications in the teaching-learning process because it can create environments conducive to the valorization of sociocultural diversity in schools.
Maria Carolina Sotero, Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves, Janaina Kelli Gomes Arandas, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros   +3 more
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Léxico y categorização etnobiológica en grupos indígenas del Gran Chaco.

Liames, 2011
O livro, compilado por Cristina Messineo, Gustavo F. Scarpa e Florencia Tola, é resultado do último ano de pesquisa do projeto interdisciplinar “Clasificación nominal y categorización etnobiológica en grupos indígenas del Gran Chaco”, financiado pela ...
Flávia de Freitas Berto, Angel Corbera Mori   +1 more
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Sustentabilidade Ambiental no Ensino de Ciências com Comunidades Tradicionais: Interface entre Etnobiologia, Etnoecologia e Cognição situada

Praxis & Saber
Considerando o papel desempenhado pelas comunidades tradicionais como crucial no manejo sustentável; o fato de que algumas dessas comunidades estão perdendo seus interesses pelos conhecimentos e práticas tradicionais; e dada a importância da educação ...
Geilsa Costa Santos Baptista, Jairo Robles-Piñeros   +1 more
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MATERNIDADE NA ETNOBIOLOGIA: DESAFIOS ENCONTRADOS POR PESQUISADORAS QUE SÃO OU BUSCAM SER MÃES [PDF]

Ethnoscientia - Brazilian Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology, 2021
Entre as inúmeras desvantagens que as mulheres encontram na carreira científica em relação aos homens, a maternidade tem sido apontada como um fator limitante para o acesso e permanência das mulheres na ciência. No campo específico da etnobiologia, há evidências de que as mulheres brasileiras sofrem preconceito no meio acadêmico por serem mães ...
Flávia Rosa Santoro, Bárbara Arias Toledo, Juliana Loureiro Almeida Campos, Andrêsa Suana Argemiro Alves, Letícia Zenóbia de Oliveira Campos   +4 more
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