Evidence of traditional knowledge loss among a contemporary indigenous society

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 249-257

  Reyes García, Victoria ^a   Guèze, Maximilien ^a   Luz, Ana C ^a   Paneque Gálvez, Jaime ^a   Macía, Manuel J ^b   Orta Martínez, Martí ^a   Pino, Joan ^c   Rubio Campillo, Xavier ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Bolivian Amazon; Cultural change; Folk knowledge; Tsimane'

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879158786     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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