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Edible Insects and Human Evolution investigates insects in the human diet from an evolutionary perspective. This book argues that insects were just as important as meat in the past and that today they offer a sustainable alternative to meat.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lesnik, Julie J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Human evolution.
Food habits.
Entomophagy.
Edible insects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
Homme > Évolution.
Habitudes alimentaires.
Insectes comestibles.
Entomophagie.
Feeding Behavior
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to entomophagy anthropology
  • Understanding the ick factor
  • Ethnographic examples of insect foraging
  • Nutrition and reproductive ecology
  • Insect eating in nonhuman primates
  • Reconstructing the role of insects in diets of early hominins
  • Edible insects and the genus homo
  • The potential for future discover: testing hypotheses of edible insects
  • Going forward: getting over our obsession with meat.

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