Evolutionary ethnobiology

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.;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.--[Source inconnue]. 1. Evolutionary Ethnobiology / Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Patrícia Muniz De Medeiros, And Alejandro Casas -- 2. Ecological-evolutionary Approaches To The Human-environment Relationship : History And Concepts / Patrícia Muniz De Medeiros, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, And Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque -- 3. Evolution Of Humans And By Humans / Alejandro Casas, Fabiola Parra, And José Blancas -- 4. Evolutionary Ecology And Ethnobiology / Alejandro Casas, Fabiola Parra, Selene Rangel, Susana Guillén, José Blancas, And Carmen J. Figueredo -- 5. Evolutionary Approaches To Ethnobiology / C. Haris Saslis-lagoudakis, Nina Rønsted, Andrew C. Clarke, And Julie A. Hawkins -- 6. Niche Construction Theory And Ethnobiology / Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Flávia Rosa Santoro, Wendy Marisol Torres-avilez, And José Ribamar Sousa Júnior --^ 7. Knowledge Transmission : The Social Origin Of Information And Cultural Evolution / Gustavo Taboada Soldati -- 8. Resilience And Adaptation In Social-ecological Systems / Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, André Luiz Borba Nascimento, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Patrícia Muniz De Medeiros, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, Flávia Rosa Santoro, Victoria Reyes-garcía, And Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque -- 9. Utilitarian Redundancy : Conceptualization And Potential Applications In Ethnobiological Research / André Luiz Borba Nascimento, Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Patrícia Muniz De Medeiros, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, Flávia Rosa Santoro, And Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque -- 10. The Influence Of The Environment On Natural Resource Use : Evidence Of Apparency / Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Joabe Gomes De Melo, Patrícia Muniz De Medeiros, André Luiz Borba Nascimento, And Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior --^ 11. Local Criteria For Medicinal Plant Selection / Patrícia Muniz De Medeiros, Ana Haydée Ladio, And Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque -- 12. Use Patterns Of Medicinal Plants By Local Populations / Patrícia Muniz De Medeiros And Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque -- 13. Biological And Cultural Bases Of The Use Of Medicinal And Food Plants / Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Letícia Zenóbia De Oliveira Campos, Andrea Pieroni, And Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque -- 14. An Evolutionary Perspective On The Use Of Hallucinogens / Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Margarita Paloma Cruz, Fábio José Vieira, And Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque. Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Patríc̕ia Muniz De Medeiros, Alejandro Casas, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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.