Evolutionary Ethnobiology

Herausgegeben:Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino; De Medeiros, Patrícia Muniz; Casas, Alejandro

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ethnobiology is a fascinating science. To understand this vocation it needs to be studied under an evolutionary point of view that is very strong and significant, although this aspect is often poorly approached in the literature. This is the first book to compile and discuss information about evolutionary ethnobiology in English.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-37258-7
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 332g
• ISBN-13: 9783319372587
• ISBN-10: 3319372580
• Artikelnr.: 48938481

Autorenporträt

Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque Laboratory of Applied and Theoretical Ethnobiology Department of Biology Federal Rural University of Pernambuco Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Inhaltsangabe

Evolutionary Ethnobiology.- Ecological-evolutionary Approaches to the Human-environment Relationship: History and Concepts.- Evolution of Humans and by Humans.- Evolutionary Ecology and Ethnobiology.- Evolutionary Approaches to Ethnobiology.- Niche Construction Theory and Ethnobiology.- Knowledge Transmission: The Social Origin of Information and Cultural Evolution.- Resilience and Adaptation in Social-ecological Systems.- Utilitarian Redundancy: Conceptualization and Potential Applications in Ethnobiological Research.- The Influence of the Environment on Natural Resource Use: Evidence of Apparency.- Local Criteria for Medicinal Plant Selection.- Use Patterns of Medicinal Plants by Local Populations.- Biological and Cultural Bases of the Use of Medicinal and Food Plants.- An Evolutionary Perspective on the Use of Hallucinogens.