Beyond Pollination: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) as Zootherapy Keystone Species
The keystone species concept is a useful ecological concept to explain how some species exert a strong force on their community structure; this paper strives to expand the definition to include species that are used in zootherapy, i.e., the use of animals for medicinal purposes. Honey bees (Apis mel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00161/full |