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Microbial Evolution in Allodapine Bees: Perspectives From Trophallactic, Socially Plastic Pollinators. [PDF]

Evol Appl
ABSTRACT This review seeks a deeper functional understanding of wild bee microbiomes by focusing on a tribe of bees where natural history and behavioral ecology are well known but investigations of microbiology are just beginning. Opportunities to improve our future knowledge of pathogens to insect pollinators are explored—which have broad ...
Tierney SM, Jeffries TC, Koch H.
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24 million years of pollination interaction between European linden flowers and bumble bees. [PDF]

New Phytol
Summary Pollination is the most common insect–plant mutualism, binding them in a co‐evolutionary framework. Historic evidence of this interaction can be partly inferred from time‐calibrated molecular phylogenies of plant and insect lineages or directly from fossils.
Geier C, Engel MS, Bouchal JM, Ulrich S, Schönenberger J, Uhl D, Wappler T, Wedmann S, Boudet L, Grímsson F.   +9 more
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Five decades of misunderstanding in the social Hymenoptera: a review and meta‐analysis of Michener's paradox

Biological Reviews, Volume 97, Issue 4, Page 1559-1611, August 2022., 2022
ABSTRACT In a much‐cited 1964 paper entitled “Reproductive efficiency in relation to colony size in hymenopterous societies,” Charles Michener investigated the correlation between a colony's size and its reproductive efficiency – the ability of its adult females to produce reproductives, measured as per‐capita output. Based on his analysis of published
Robert L. Jeanne, Kevin J. Loope, Andrew M. Bouwma, Erik V. Nordheim, Michael L. Smith   +4 more
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The ant abdomen: The skeletomuscular and soft tissue anatomy of Amblyopone australis workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Morphology, Volume 283, Issue 6, Page 693-770, June 2022., 2022
The ant abdomen is critically understudied, despite its functional, evolutionary, and systematic importance. Using physical dissection, scanning electron microscope, histology, and microcomputed tomography, we provide the first complete treatment of the skeletomusculature, exocrine glands, and other major organs of the abdomen.
Ziv E. Lieberman, Johan Billen, Thomas van de Kamp, Brendon E. Boudinot   +3 more
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Conservation insights from wild bee genetic studies: Geographic differences, susceptibility to inbreeding, and signs of local adaptation

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 14, Issue 6, Page 1485-1496, June 2021., 2021
Abstract Conserving bees are critical both ecologically and economically. Genetic tools are valuable for monitoring these vital pollinators since tracking these small, fast‐flying insects by traditional means is difficult. By surveying the current state of the literature, this review discusses how recent advances in landscape genetic and genomic ...
Evan P. Kelemen, Sandra M. Rehan
wiley   +1 more source

Open‐canopy ponds benefit diurnal pollinator communities in an agricultural landscape: implications for farmland pond management

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 307-324, May 2021., 2021
The species‐rich insect‐pollinated plant communities typically encountered at farmland ponds significantly increase with long‐term canopy management and following pond restoration. Pond management and restoration significantly enhanced bee and wasp communities, with insect‐pollinated plant diversity appearing as a key factor explaining these changes ...
R.E. Walton, C.D. Sayer, H. Bennion, J.C. Axmacher   +3 more
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Stingless Bee Propolis: New Insights for Anticancer Drugs

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Natural products are important sources of biomolecules possessing antitumor activity and can be used as anticancer drug prototypes. The rich biodiversity of tropical and subtropical regions of the world provides considerable bioprospecting potential, including the potential of propolis produced by stingless bee species.
Jaqueline Ferreira Campos, Helder Freitas dos Santos, Thaliny Bonamigo, Nelson Luís de Campos Domingues, Kely de Picoli Souza, Edson Lucas dos Santos, Cinzia Domenicotti   +6 more
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Pollinator size and its consequences: Robust estimates of body size in pollinating insects. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2019
Novel predictive allometric models for two dominant pollinating taxa, bees and hoverflies that consider biogeography, phylogeny, and sexual dimorphism. These models, along with existing allometric equations for pollinating insects, form the R package, "pollimetry." Abstract Body size is an integral functional trait that underlies pollination‐related ...
Kendall LK, Rader R, Gagic V, Cariveau DP, Albrecht M, Baldock KCR, Freitas BM, Hall M, Holzschuh A, Molina FP, Morten JM, Pereira JS, Portman ZM, Roberts SPM, Rodriguez J, Russo L, Sutter L, Vereecken NJ, Bartomeus I.   +18 more
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The Genome and Methylome of a Subsocial Small Carpenter Bee, Ceratina calcarata [PDF]

, 2016
Understanding the evolution of animal societies, considered to be a major transition in evolution, is a key topic in evolutionary biology. Recently, new gateways for understanding social evolution have opened up due to advances in genomics, allowing for ...
Glastad, Karl M., Hunt, Brendan G., Lawson, Sarah P., Rehan, Sandra M.   +3 more
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Community of native bees (Apidae) in a tropical rain forest mountain area in Santa Catarina [PDF]

, 2010
This study evaluated the bee community and their associated melliferous plants in the northern region of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil in order to ascertain the diversity and floral interactions of the local Apidae. Twelve samplings were conducted (
KRUG, Cristiane, MOUGA, Denise M.D.S.
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