Doctoral Dissertation Research: Community characteristics and food-sharing among the Huaorani of Ecuador

博士论文研究：厄瓜多尔瓦奥拉尼人的群落特征和食物共享

• 批准号: 0129826
• 负责人: Monique Borgerhoff Mulder
• 金额: $ 1.16万
• 依托单位: University of California-Davis
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-02-15 至 2003-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0129826&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Community; characteristics

Based on the theoretical framework of human behavioral ecology, this research will examine the importance of community-level variation in food sharing patterns, and the relationship between intra-community sharing and extra-community trading of meat resources. The importance of household-level factors in food sharing patterns has been investigated previously, but little attention has been given to differences among communities. Therefore, this research focuses on the contextual variation across two different Huaorani communities located within the same region of the Ecuadorian Amazon, and the role that this community-level variation has in predicting food sharing patterns. The PI, a graduate student in anthropology from the University of California at Davis, will investigate the hypotheses that 1) contextual differences between the two communities influence the extent of intra-community food sharing observed, and 2) the degree of intra-community sharing and the degree of extra-community trading are inversely related. Contextual factors to be considered include community layout, relatedness of households, and potential reproductive opportunities. Data will be collected through direct observation and structured interviews. In addition to providing doctoral training for a promising woman scientist, the research will contribute to understanding the potential impact of indigenous people's participation in market economies on local wildlife conservation.

基于人类行为生态学的理论框架，本研究将探讨食物共享模式中社区水平差异的重要性，以及肉类资源的社区内共享与社区外交易之间的关系。家庭一级的因素在食物分享模式的重要性以前已经调查过，但很少注意到社区之间的差异。因此，本研究的重点是跨两个不同的华欧拉尼社区位于同一地区的厄瓜多尔亚马逊的上下文变化，以及这种社区层面的变化在预测食物共享模式的作用。PI是加州大学戴维斯分校的人类学研究生，他将研究以下假设：1）两个社区之间的背景差异影响观察到的社区内食物共享的程度，2）社区内共享的程度和社区外交易的程度呈负相关。要考虑的背景因素包括社区布局、家庭的相关性和潜在的生殖机会。将通过直接观察和结构化访谈收集数据。除了为一名有前途的女科学家提供博士培训外，这项研究将有助于了解土著人民参与市场经济对当地野生动物保护的潜在影响。