Questions tagged [ethnobiology]
The people-biota-environment interface: organisms used by humans, and the ways humans conceive of those organisms. This can include wild, managed or domesticated organisms used for food, medicine, and other purposes, as well as "folk" understandings of taxonomy, botany, zoology, conservation, and the environment.
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Why are there so many medicinal plants?
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Quite a few plant species can be used for medicinal purposes wiki. As an example, Filipendula ulmaria is rich in acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
An allele that produces a substance which is ...
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How are oranges in the US or anywhere made seedless?
How are oranges in the US or anywhere made seedless? Please explain the broad principles and not the technicalities.
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What are the evolutionary niches differentiating an apple from a pear?
So, as far as I understand (basic) evolutionary theories, diversity is generated by "niching." That is, if there is an environmental factor that hasn't been fully used by any species to "profit" off, ...
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Is Schoons Hard Shell muskmelon a hybrid?
Would Schoon's Hard Shell muskmelon be considered a hybrid as I have read it was a cross between a Bender's Surprise and a Honey Rock.