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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Main Authors: August Easton-Calabria, Kristian C. Demary, Nola J. Oner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00161/full