ISBN:
9783319199177
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (viii, 204 pages)
,
illustrations (some color)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Evolutionary Ethnobiology
DDC:
570.1
Keywords:
Ethnobiology
;
Evolution (Biology)
;
Anthropology
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
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. Ulysses Paulino AlbuquerqueLaboratory of Applied and Theoretical EthnobiologyDepartment of BiologyFederal Rural University of PernambucoRecife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Evolutionary Ethnobiology; References; Chapter 2: Ecological-Evolutionary Approaches to the Human-Environment Relationship: History and Concepts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Human-Environment Relationship and the Evolution of Ecological Anthropology; 2.2.1 Determinism and Environmental Possibilism; 2.2.2 The Insertion of Evolutionary Thought in the Understanding of Cultures; 2.2.3 Cultural Ecology; 2.2.4 Systems Ecology and Neofunctionalism; 2.2.5 Neo-Darwinism; 2.2.6 The Processual Approach
Description / Table of Contents:
2.2.7 The Contribution of Other Disciplines to Understanding the Human-Environment Relationship2.3 Final Considerations; References; Chapter 3: Evolution of Humans and by Humans; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Evolution of Humans; 3.3 Evolution of Management and Control of Ecosystems and Natural Resources; 3.4 Evolution by Humans; 3.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Evolutionary Ecology and Ethnobiology; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Evolution of Organisms Under Domestication; 4.2.1 Recognition of Variation; 4.2.2 Documenting Phenotypic Variation; 4.2.3 Variation of Reproductive Systems
Description / Table of Contents:
4.2.4 Genetic Variation and Domestication4.3 Human Culture and Domestication; 4.4 Evolution of Landscapes; 4.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Evolutionary Approaches to Ethnobiology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Phylogenetic Exploration of Medicinal Plant Diversity; 5.3 Comparative Phylogenetic Methods in Cross-Cultural Ethnobiology; 5.4 Challenges and Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research; 5.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Niche Construction Theory and Ethnobiology; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 What Is Niche Construction Theory?; 6.3 Key Concepts of NCT
Description / Table of Contents:
6.4 Interpretations Based on NCT and Its Ethnobiological Implications6.4.1 Plant Domestication and the Case of Amylase; 6.4.2 The Case of Lactase; 6.4.3 The Case of Malaria; 6.5 Medical Regimens and Local Adaptations; 6.6 Final Considerations; References; Chapter 7: Knowledge Transmission: The Social Origin of Information and Cultural Evolution; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Genetic Basis Information; 7.3 Individual Knowledge Production; 7.4 Information Transmission or Social Learning; 7.5 Social Transmission and Cultural Evolution; 7.5.1 "Who to Copy?" Questions; 7.5.2 "When to Copy?" Questions
Description / Table of Contents:
7.5.3 "What to Copy?" Questions7.5.4 "How to Copy?" Questions; 7.6 Knowledge Transmission in Ethnobiology Studies; 7.7 Final Considerations; References; Chapter 8: Resilience and Adaptation in Social-Ecological Systems; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Concept of Systems and Its Application to Ethnobiology; 8.3 Understanding the Classic Concepts of Resilience; 8.4 The Interpretations of Resilience in Ethnobiological Studies; 8.4.1 Structuralist Interpretation of Resilience; 8.4.2 Functionalist Interpretation of Resilience; 8.4.3 Processual Interpretation of Resilience
Description / Table of Contents:
8.5 Factors that Can Interfere with Resilience: Analysis Based on Ethnobiology
Note:
Includes index
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