The ethnoprimatology of the Maijuna of the Peruvian Amazon and implications for primate conservation

The ethnoprimatology of the Maijuna of the Peruvian Amazon and implications for primate conservation

Abstract Background In Amazonia, primates are not only an important food source but they also hold significant cultural and symbolic value for many indigenous groups. We document the relationship between primates and community members of the Maijuna indigenous community of Sucusari in the Peruvian A...

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Main Authors: Carla Mere Roncal, Mark Bowler, Michael P Gilmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Ethnoprimatology
Maijuna
Indigenous people
Primates
Peruvian Amazon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0207-x

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