Evolutionary Ethnobiology
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Beschreibung
This work adds an ecological and evolutionary perspective to the study of the relations between humans and natural resources. The first to cover this subject in English, this text studies the branch of ethnobiology that analyzes the evolutionary history of human behavioral patterns and human understanding about biological resources, considering the historical and contemporary aspects that influence these behaviors at both the individual and societal levels.Ethnobiology aggregates different theoretical, epistemological, and methodological perspectives. While some of these perspectives ignore the ecological and evolutionary nature of ethnobiology, the conventional ecological science insufficiently considers human aspects as topics of theoretical interest. Through exploring theories in ethnobiology, this work examines the interrelationships between people and nature, considering the forces that helped shape this inextricable link.
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.
The first comprehensive book about evolutionary ethnobiology written in English It includes a formal presentation of theories and approaches on the interface between ecology and evolution in ethnobiology It introduces the understanding of evolution and ecology as driving forces to explain human behavior regarding natural resources Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
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Cultural evolution Ecological ethnobiology Evolutionary Ecology Evolutionary ethnobiology Niche Construction Theory