The faunal drugstore: Animal-based remedies used in traditional medicines in Latin America

RRN Alves, HN Alves - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2011 - Springer
Zootherapy is the treatment of human ailments with remedies made from animals and their
products. Despite its prevalence in traditional medical practices worldwide, research on this …

Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectives

RRN Alves, WMS Souto - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2011 - Springer
Ancient connections between animals and human are seen in cultures throughout the world
in multiple forms of interaction with the local fauna that form the core of Ethnozoology …

Ethnozoology: a brief introduction

RRN Alves, WMS Souto - Ethnobiology and conservation, 2015 - ethnobioconservation.com
Connections between animals and humans date back thousands of years, and cultures all
over the world have developed characteristic ways of interacting with the regional fauna …

The current status of ethnobiological research in Latin America: gaps and perspectives

UP Albuquerque, JS Silva, JLA Campos… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2013 - Springer
Background Recent reviews have demonstrated an increase in the number of papers on
ethnobiology in Latin America. Among factors that have influenced this increase are the …

Animals for the gods: magical and religious faunal use and trade in Brazil

RRN Alves, IL Rosa, NA Léo Neto, R Voeks - Human Ecology, 2012 - Springer
Religious beliefs and practices have long influenced human perceptions and uses of nature.
Animals in particular play a prominent role in magico-religious practices and given the …

[PDF][PDF] Relationships between fauna and people and the role of ethnozoology in animal conservation

RRN Alves - Ethnobiology and conservation, 2012 - researchgate.net
Faunal resources have played a wide range of roles in human life from the earliest days of
recorded history. In addition to their utilitarian importance, animals have been recognized in …

An ethnobiological study in Kala Chitta hills of Pothwar region, Pakistan: multinomial logit specification

M Arshad, M Ahmad, E Ahmed, A Saboor… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2014 - Springer
Background This paper constitutes an important ethnobiological survey in the context of
utilizing biological resources by residents of Kala Chitta hills of Pothwar region, Pakistan …

Understanding human–wildlife conflicts and their implications

DF Torres, ES Oliveira, RRN Alves - Ethnozoology, 2018 - Elsevier
Conflicts between people and wild animals occur when the action of one has a negative
effect on the other. Such conflicts have been recorded throughout the world in terrestrial …

Medicine from the wild: an overview of the use and trade of animal products in traditional medicines

RRN Alves, IL Rosa, UP Albuquerque… - Animals in traditional …, 2013 - Springer
The use of animals, plants, and fungi as a major source of local medicine for people's well-
being in rural areas has been documented in different parts of the world, and has also been …

Caça, uso e conservação de vertebrados no semiárido Brasileiro

RRN Alves, MBR Gonçalves… - Tropical Conservation …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
A caça eo uso da fauna são práticas antigas e que desempenham um importante papel
socioeconômico no semiárido nordestino. De uma perspectiva conservacionista, essas …