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| Title |
The importance of chemosensory clues in Aguaruna tree classification and identification
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| Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, May 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-4-12 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kevin A Jernigan |
| Abstract |
The ethnobotanical literature still contains few detailed descriptions of the sensory criteria people use for judging membership in taxonomic categories. Olfactory criteria in particular have been explored very little. This paper will describe the importance of odor for woody plant taxonomy and identification among the Aguaruna Jívaro of the northern Peruvian Amazon, focusing on the Aguaruna category númi (trees excluding palms). Aguaruna informants almost always place trees that they consider to have a similar odor together as kumpají - 'companions,' a metaphor they use to describe trees that they consider to be related. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 24 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 19% |
| Researcher | 5 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 15% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 42% |
| Linguistics | 2 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 8% |
| Psychology | 1 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 6 | 23% |
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