The importance of traditional ecological knowledge for palm-weevil cultivation in the Venezuelan Amazon

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-128

  Choo, Juanita ^a   Zent, Egleé L ^b   Simpson, Beryl B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

entomophagy; palm weevil cultivation; plant insect interactions; resource management; traditional ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

DRYOPHTHORINAE; HEXAPODA; OENOCARPUS BACABA; RHINOSTOMUS BARBIROSTRIS; RHYNCHOPHORUS PALMARUM;

EID: 77954274705     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-29.1.113     Document Type: Article

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