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Author : Raymond Maurice Gilmore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Fauna and Ethnozoology of South America written by Raymond Maurice Gilmore and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dorothy Edwards Shuttlesworth
Publisher : Hastings House Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780803880696
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Wildlife of South America written by Dorothy Edwards Shuttlesworth and published by Hastings House Book Publishers. This book was released on 1974 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the wildlife in South America from prehistoric times to the present. Discusses recent attempts to keep certain varieties of animal, bird, and reptile life from extinction.
Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America written by Elizabeth P. Benson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth P. Benson provides an engaging overview of the depiction of animals in the pre-Columbian art of Latin America.
Author : Michael A. Mares
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806123431
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Latin American Mammalogy written by Michael A. Mares and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume thirty-six scientists from Latin American and the United States contribute substantially to our knowledge of Latin American mammals. Part 1 provides a history of the pioneers in collection-based mammalogy, which began only about two centuries ago. Chapters in Part 2 demonstrate the search for theories and methodologies that will help us understand how the fauna of this region came to be. Part 3 addresses conservation policy and management in light of recent enormous changes in the natural habitats of Latin America. Part 4 explores the need for conservation-education programs in Latin America as a critical step in the development of a sound land-use ethic. The preface of Latin American Mammalogy, overviews of the four sections, and summaries of the twenty-three chapters are given in Spanish as well as English.
Author : Romulo Romeu Nobrega Alves
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128099143
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Ethnozoology written by Romulo Romeu Nobrega Alves and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnozoology: Animals In Our Lives represents the first book about this discipline, providing a discussion on key themes on human-animal interactions and their implications, along with recent major advances in research. Humans share the world with a bewildering variety of other animals, and have interacted with them in different ways. This variety of interactions (both past and present) is investigated through ethnozoology, which is a hybrid discipline structured with elements from both the natural and social sciences, as it seeks to understand how humans have perceived and interacted with faunal resources throughout history. In a broader context, ethnozoology, and its companion discipline, ethnobotany, form part of the larger body of the science of ethnobiology. In recent years, the importance of ethnozoological/ethnobiological studies has increasingly been recognized, unsurprisingly given the strong human influence on biodiversity. From the perspective of ethnozoology, the book addresses all aspects of human connection, animals and health, from its use in traditional medicine, to bioprospecting derivatives of fauna for pharmaceuticals, with expert contributions from leading researchers in the field. Draws on editors’ and contributors’ extensive research, experience and studies covering ethnozoology and ethnobiology Covers all aspects of human-animal interaction through the lens of this emerging discipline, with coverage of both domestic and wild animal topics Presents topics of great interest to a variety of researchers including those in wildlife/conservation (biologists, ecologists, conservationists) and domestic-related disciplines (psychologists, sociologists)
Author : Julian Haynes Steward
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Handbook of South American Indians written by Julian Haynes Steward and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Julian Haynes Steward
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
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Download or read book Handbook of South American Indians: Physical anthropology, linguistics and cultural geography of South American Indians written by Julian Haynes Steward and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. N. Anderson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111801586X
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Ethnobiology written by E. N. Anderson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The single comprehensive treatment of the field, from the leading members of the Society of Ethnobiology The field of ethnobiology—the study of relationships between particular ethnic groups and their native plants and animals—has grown very rapidly in recent years, spawning numerous subfields. Ethnobiological research has produced a wide range of medicines, natural products, and new crops, as well as striking insights into human cognition, language, and environmental management behavior from prehistory to the present. This is the single authoritative source on ethnobiology, covering all aspects of the field as it is currently defined. Featuring contributions from experienced scholars and sanctioned by the Society of Ethnobiology, this concise, readable volume provides extensive coverage of ethical issues and practices as well as archaeological, ethnological, and linguistic approaches. Emphasizing basic principles and methodology, this unique textbook offers a balanced treatment of all the major subfields within ethnobiology, allowing students to begin guided research in any related area—from archaeoethnozoology to ethnomycology to agroecology. Each chapter includes a basic introduction to each topic, is written by a leading specialist in the specific area addressed, and comes with a full bibliography citing major works in the area. All chapters cover recent research, and many are new in approach; most chapters present unpublished or very recently published new research. Featured are clear, distinctive treatments of areas such as ethnozoology, linguistic ethnobiology, traditional education, ethnoecology, and indigenous perspectives. Methodology and ethical action are also covered up to current practice. Ethnobiology is a specialized textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students; it is suitable for advanced-level ethnobotany, ethnobiology, cultural and political ecology, and archaeologically related courses. Research institutes will also find this work valuable, as will any reader with an interest in ethnobiological fields.
Author : Charles Leonard Hogue
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520078499
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (784 download)
Download or read book Latin American Insects and Entomology written by Charles Leonard Hogue and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 00 This is the first comprehensive guide to insect life in a part of the world known for its abundant, and endangered, life forms. Charles Hogue's scholarship embraces vast geographical territory--Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Color photographs and first-rate drawings illustrate the clearly written text. This is the first comprehensive guide to insect life in a part of the world known for its abundant, and endangered, life forms. Charles Hogue's scholarship embraces vast geographical territory--Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Color photographs and first-rate drawings illustrate the clearly written text.
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Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wildlife Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wildlife Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Miguel de Asúa
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351962140
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book A New World of Animals written by Miguel de Asúa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Early Modern Europeans who during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries travelled to the New World left written or pictorial records of their encounters with a surprising fauna. The story told in this book is woven out of the threads of those texts and pictures. A New World of Animals shows how the initial wonder at the new beasts gave way to a more utilitarian approach, assessing their economic and medical potential. It elucidates how shifts in European perceptions brought the animals from the realm of the fantastic into the mainstream of early modern natural history, while at the same time changing the way in which Europeans saw their own world. Indeed, the chronicles and treatises of those who in the wake of the discovery arrived in the new lands tell as much about the particular interests and mental worlds of the writers as about the 'new animals'. This book traces the amazement of the first explorers and colonizers, the chronicles of soldiers and Indians, the 'natural histories of the New World', the place of animals in the network of economic interests driving the early expansion of Europe, the views of the missionaries and those of natural philosophers and physicians. Taking the reader from the Brazilian forests to the erudite cabinets of the Old World, from Patagonia to the centres of empire, the story of the discovery of the unexpected menagerie of the New World is also an exploration of Early Modern European imagination and learning.
Author : Julian H. Steward
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331115574
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (155 download)
Download or read book Handbook of South American Indians, Vol. 6 written by Julian H. Steward and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Handbook of South American Indians, Vol. 6: Physical Anthropology, Linguistics and Cultural Geography of South American Indians Part 4. Geography and plant and animal resources - Continued Fauna and ethnozoology of South America, by Raymond M. Gilmore - Con. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : G. W. Dimbleby
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351483420
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)
Download or read book The Domestication and Exploitation of Plants and Animals written by G. W. Dimbleby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The domestication of plants and animals was one of the greatest steps forward taken by mankind. Although it was first achieved long ago, we still need to know what led to it and how, and even when, it took place. Only when we have this understanding will we be able to appreciate fully the important social and economic consequences of this step. Even more important, an understanding of this achievement is basic to any insight into modern man's relationship to his habitat. In the last decade or two a change in methods of investigating these events has taken place, due to the mutual realization by archaeologists and natural scientists that each held part of the key and neither alone had the whole. Inevitably, perhaps, the floodgate that was opened has resulted in a spate of new knowledge, which is scattered in the form of specialist reports in diverse journals. This volume results from presentations at the Institute of Archaeology, London University, discussing the domestication and exploitation of plants and animals. Workers in the archaeological, anthropological, and biological fields attempted to bridge the gap between their respective disciplines through personal contact and discussion. Modern techniques and the result of their application to the classical problems of domestication, selection, and spread of cereals and of cattle were discussed, but so were comparable problems in plants and animals not previously considered in this context. Although there were differing opinions on taxonomic classification, the editors have standardized and simplified the usage throughout this book. In particular, they have omitted references to authorities and adopted the binomial classification for both botanical and zoological names. They followed this procedure in all cases except where sub-specific differences are discussed and also standardized orthography of sites.
Author : Joyce Lorimer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317143221
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)
Download or read book English and Irish Settlement on the River Amazon, 1550–1646 written by Joyce Lorimer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From as early as the middle of the 16th century Englishmen were interested in the possibility of exploring the fabled resources of the great river of the Amazons. During the first half of the 17th century English and Irish projectors made persistent efforts to maintain trading factories and plantation there. From at least 1612 to 1632 they inhabited settlements along the north channel of the estuary from Cabo do Norte to the Equator, making very considerable profits from tobacco, dyes and hardwoods. The profitability of their holdings was such that, when the Portuguese made the river too risky for foreign interlopers after 1630, former English and Irish planters sought to return there under licence of first the Spanish and then the Portuguese crown. The Irish may actually have been permitted to do so in the mid-1640s. Almost half a century has elapsed since J.A. Williamson and Aubrey Gwynne first published studies of these colonies. New material from English, Portuguese and Spanish archives has now made it possible to re-evaluate their significance. The Irish ventures, although begun in partnership with the English, can now be seen to have developed into a quite distinct initiative. They are probably the earliest example of independent Irish colonial projects in the New World. By the early 1620s the Irish were known for their experience of the river and their expertise in Indian languages, proving far more efficient in their approach to exploiting Amazonia than the English. The tenacity with which both groups, the English and the Irish, pursued their goal of settlement also forces us to re-assess assumptions about the seemingly 'inevitable' priority of North America for such activity in this period. The Amazon undertakings were in many ways more hopeful than contemporaneous enterprises in North America. They failed because their interests were sacrificed, at critical junctures, to the foreign policy priorities of the English crown, not because the Amazon was an unsuitable environment for northern Europeans.
Author : Iain Gordon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387094768
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)
Download or read book The Vicuña written by Iain Gordon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things have changed. In 1969 when the Convention for the Conservation of the Vicuña was drafted, in an attempt to save the vicuña from its tumbling decline towards extinction, both the science and the philosophy of wildlife conservation were radically different. It is thus a tribute to the prescience of those involved at the time that the rescue plan had, even through the harsh lens of hindsight, a d- tinctly Twenty First Century flavour. After all, it was predicated on the expectation that if vicuña could be saved, they would one day become a valued asset, generating revenue for the human communities that fostered their survival. Embodied in this aspiration are the main structures of modern biodiversity conservation – not only is it to be underpinned by science, but that science should be of both the natural and the social genres, woven into inter-disciplinarity, and thereby taking heed of e- nomics, governance, ownership and the like, alongside biology. In addition, it should include, as a major strut, the human dimension, taking account of the affected constituencies with their varied stakes in alternative outcomes. This c- temporary framework for thinking about biodiversity conservation is inseparable from such wider, and inherently political, notions as community-based conser- tion and ultimately sustainable use.
Author : Hernán Torres
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 9782880323097
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Distribución y conservación del guanaco written by Hernán Torres and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1986 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
