Whales, dolphins or fishes? The ethnotaxonomy of cetaceans in São Sebastião, Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p/> <p>The local knowledge of human populations about the natural world has been addressed through ethnobiological studies, especially concerning resources uses and their management. Several criteria, such as morphology, ecology, behavior, utility and salienc...

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Main Authors: Souza Shirley P, Begossi Alpina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/3/1/9