Comparative ethnoentomology of edible stinkbugs in southern Africa and sustainable management considerations

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Dzerefos, Catherine Maria ^a   Witkowski, Ed Tadeusz Fernando ^a   Toms, Rob ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b DITSONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Defence chemical; Edible insects; Entomophagy; Ethnomedicine; Sustainable harvesting; Traditional food

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD; HETEROPTERA; NOMENCLATURE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD; HETEROPTERA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875350423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-20     Document Type: Article

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