Beetles, ants, wasps, or flies? An ethnobiological study of edible insects among the Awajún Amerindians in Amazonas, Peru

Beetles, ants, wasps, or flies? An ethnobiological study of edible insects among the Awajún Amerindians in Amazonas, Peru

Abstract Background Insects are known to be able to provide valuable nutrients to indigenous populations across the Amazon. However, studies on traditional insect use in the Peruvian Amazon are scarce. This study documents edible insect diversity and characterizes their food and collection patterns...

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Main Authors: Rubén Casas Reátegui, Lukas Pawera, Pablo Pedro Villegas Panduro, Zbynek Polesny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Entomophagy
Ethnoentomology
Food
Insect
Peruvian Amazon
Traditional knowledge
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0252-5

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