Edible insects and human evolution / Julie J. Lesnik.

By:

Lesnik, Julie J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Gainesville, University press of Florida, 2018.Description: xi, 184 pagesISBN:

9780813064314

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DDC classification:

394.1 LES

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	ATREE Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	394.1 LES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		5846

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.

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