Ethnozoology: Animals in Our Lives

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 ethnobiologyCovers all aspects of human-animal interaction through the lens of this emerging discipline, with coverage of both domestic and wild animal topicsPresents topics of great interest to a variety of researchers including those in wildlife/conservation (biologists, ecologists, conservationists) and domestic-related disciplines (psychologists, sociologists)

1. Introduction: Animals in Our Lives RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND ULYSSES PAULINO ALBUQUERQUE

2. Ethnozoology: Conceptual and Historical Aspects RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES, WEDSON MEDEIROS SILVA SOUTO AND ULYSSES PAULINO ALBUQUERQUE

3. Zooarcheology: Investigating Past Interactions Between Humans and Other Animals STEVE WOLVERTON AND LISA NAGAOKA

4. Studying Ethnozoology in Historical Documents MARIA FRANCO TRINDADE MEDEIROS AND RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES

5. Imaginary Zoology: Mysterious Fauna in the Reports of Ancient Travelers and Chroniclers KLEBER DA SILVA VIEIRA, WASHINGTON LUIZ SILVA VIEIRA AND RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES

6. Ethnotaxomy as a Methodological Tool for Studies of the Ichthyofauna and Its Conservation Implications: A Review JOSÉ DA SILVA MOURÃO AND MÁRCIO LUIZ VARGAS BARBOSA FILHO

7. The Importance of Hunting in Human Societies RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES, WEDSON MEDEIROS SILVA SOUTO, HUGO FERNANDES-FERREIRA, DANDARA MONALISA MARIZ BEZERRA, RAYNNER RILKE DUARTE BARBOZA AND WASHINGTON LUIZ SILVA VIEIRA

8. People and Fishery Resources: A Multidimensional Approach MARCIA FREIRE PINTO, TACYANA PEREIRA RIBEIRO OLIVEIRA, LUIZ ALVES ROCHA AND RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES

9. Animal Domestication and Ethnozootechny ÂNGELO GIUSEPPE CHAVES ALVES, MARIA NORMA RIBEIRO, JANAINA KELLI GOMES ARANDAS AND RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES

10. Wild Fauna on the Menu RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND NATHALIE VAN VLIET

11. Insects as Human Food ARNOLD VAN HUIS   12. Current Levels, Recent Historical Trends, and Drivers of Wildmeat Trade in the Amazon Tri-Frontier Region Between Colombia, Peru, and Brazil NATHALIE VAN VLIET, JESSICA MORENO, JUANITA GOMEZ, LAURANE L’HARIDON, LINDON NEVES DE AQUINO, FRANÇOIS SANDRIN, LILIANA VANEGAS AND ROBERT NASI

13. Animals and Human Health: Where Do They Meet? RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND IAMARA DA SILVA POLICARPO

14. Use and Commercialization of Animals as Decoration RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES, ELLORI LAÍSE SILVA MOTA AND THELMA LÚCIA PEREIRA DIAS

15. The Role of Animals in Human Culture RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND RAYNNER RILKE DUARTE BARBOZA

16. Fauna at Home: Animals as Pets RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND LUIZ ALVES ROCHA

17. What About the Unusual Soldiers? Animals Used in War RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND RAYNNER RILKE DUARTE BARBOZA

18. The Ethnozoological Role of Working Animals in Traction and Transport RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES

19. Wildlife Attractions: Zoos and Aquariums RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND WALTER LECHNER

20. From Roman Arenas to Movie Screens: Animals in Entertainment and Sport RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND RAYNNER RILKE DUARTE BARBOZA

21. Animals as Ethnozooindicators of Weather and Climate RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND RAYNNER RILKE DUARTE BARBOZA

22. Understanding Human–Wildlife Conflicts and Their Implications DENISE FREITAS TORRES, EDUARDO SILVA OLIVEIRA AND RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES

23. Biological Predispositions and Individual Differences in Human Attitudes Toward Animals PAVOL PROKOP AND CHRISTOPH RANDLER

24. The Role of Ethnozoology in Animal Studies RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES AND SÉRGIO DE FARIA LOPES

25. Ethnozoology and Animal Conservation RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES, JOSIVAN SOARES SILVA, LEONARDO DA SILVA CHAVES AND ULYSSES PAULINO ALBUQUERQUE   26. The Use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Context of Participatory Wildlife Management: Examples From Indigenous Communities in Puerto Nariño, Amazonas-Colombia NATHALIE VAN VLIET, LAURANE L’HARIDON, JUANITA GOMEZ, LILIANA VANEGAS, FRANÇOIS SANDRIN AND ROBERT NASI

27. Ethnozoology: An Overview and Current Perspectives RÔMULO ROMEU NÓBREGA ALVES, JOSIVAN SOARES SILVA, LEONARDO DA SILVA CHAVES AND ULYSSES PAULINO ALBUQUERQUE