Necrophiliac behaviour in the recently described species Scinax tsachila (Anura: Hylidae), with a review of necrophilia in amphibians [PDF]
Necrophilia in amphibians is a poorly known behaviour despite its potential as a beneficial adaptation for improving reproductive success. Here, we describe the observation of a multiple amplexus involving necrophilia in the recently described Tsachila ...
Pol Pintanel, Andres Merino-Viteri
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Redes chamánicas desde el punto de vista Tsachila
This paper is based upon historical documentation and ethnographical data gathered during a ten years’ research fieldwork within Tsachila Indigenous communities (Ecuador).
Montserrat Ventura i Oller
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En el cruce de caminos. Identidad, cosmovisión y chamanismo Tsachila de Montserrat Ventura i Oller
Reseña de En el cruce de caminos.
Liliam Fiallo Monedero
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Ventura i Oller Montserrat, Identité, cosmologie et chamanisme des Tsachila de l’Équateur [PDF]
Dans cet excellent livre, Montserrat Ventura i Oller entame une recherche sur une societe a la croisee de deux mondes qui fascinent les ethnologues americanistes depuis longtemps : les civilisations andines et les societes « sauvages » des Basses Terres.
István Praet
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Genetic ancestry and ethnic identity in Ecuador [PDF]
Summary: We investigated the ancestral origins of four Ecuadorian ethnic groups—Afro-Ecuadorian, Mestizo, Montubio, and the Indigenous Tsáchila—in an effort to gain insight on the relationship between ancestry, culture, and the formation of ethnic ...
Shashwat Deepali Nagar +8 more
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Uniparental Lineages from the Oldest Indigenous Population of Ecuador: The Tsachilas. [PDF]
Together with Cayapas, the Tsachilas constitute the oldest population in the country of Ecuador and, according to some historians, they are the last descendants of the ancient Yumbos. Several anthropological issues underlie the interest towards this peculiar population: the uncertainty of their origin, their belonging to the Barbacoan linguistic family,
Di Corcia T +6 more
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Shamanism, Leadership and Indigenous Power: the Tsachila Case [PDF]
El presente artículo recorre brevemente el pasado preinca y colonial y repasa la mitología para delinear el sistema político tradicional del grupo indígena tsachila de la costa ecuatoriana, donde habrían existido dos figuras de poder, el líder político y
Ventura i Oller, Montserrat; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Advertisement calls and DNA sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador. [PDF]
Scinax is a speciose genus of Neotropical hylid frogs. We describe a new species from western Ecuador (elevations between 0 and 1207 m) using morphology, vocalizations, and DNA sequences.
Santiago R Ron +3 more
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Bipoonops tsachila Bolzern 2014, new species
Bipoonops tsachila, new species Figures 490–504 TYPE: Male holotype collected by hand from a forest litter sample at an elevation of 721 m at Tinalandia, 0.29888°S, 79.05250°W, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador (Dec. 6, 2009, N.
Bolzern, Angelo
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The objective of this work was to evaluate acoustic comfort for the prevention of occupational risks in block 2 of the Tsachila Higher Technological Institute, a mixed qualitative and quantitative method was applied, first, designing a subjective survey ...
Baldeón Quishpe , Paul Enrique +4 more
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