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The use of animals as remedies in fishing communities in NE Brazil

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ID14738520
AuthorsRomulo Romeu Da Nóbrega Alves (0000-0001-6824-0797, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, corresponding author), Ierecê L Rosa (Universidade Federal da Paraíba)
Year2006
Volume107
Issue2
Pages259-276
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ethnopharmacology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0378-8741 • E-ISSN: 1872-7573
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.007
PMID16621379
OpenAlexW2088058169
LanguageEN
Citations received69
References cited40

Biology · Endangered species · Fauna · Fishery · Fishing · Habitat · Seahorse · Threatened species · Turtle (robot · Zoology · Aquaculture disease management and microbiota · Aquatic life and conservation · Turtle Biology and Conservation · Ecology

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