Variation in flower size and shape of Impatiens capensis is correlated with urbanization in Montreal, Canada. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 We found that the flower shape and size of the jewelweed is correlated with urbanization. Urban populations tend to have smaller flowers and sepals with shorter spurs. These changes are partly explained by vegetation cover and by variations in pollinator communities.
Faure J, Volz V, Joly S.
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Insect immunity in the Anthropocene. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Anthropogenic activities result in global change, including climate change, landscape degradation and pollution, that can alter insect physiology and immune defences. These changes may have contributed to global insect decline and the dynamics of insect‐transmitted diseases.
Khan MK, Rolff J.
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Epigenetic Mechanisms in <i>Apis melifera</i>: From Development to Environmental Adaptation. [PDF]
Curr Issues Mol BiolEpigenetics, as an important scientific field that bridges genomic function and phenotypic plasticity, increasingly demonstrates its value in bee research.
Hu X, Xu J, Wang K.
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Pollen Exposed to Aerial Pesticide Spray Is a Major Exposure Pathway for Stingless Bees [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe conducted a molecular ecology experiment to determine foraging of stingless bees and potential exposure routes for aerially applied pesticides. We found that 27% of forager bees brought back Bti to the hive, and that this is a major route for pesticide exposure.
Hereward J +7 more
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Differential adaptive RNA editing signals between insects and plants revealed by a new measurement termed haplotype diversity. [PDF]
Biol Direct, 2023 Background C-to-U RNA editing in plants is believed to confer its evolutionary adaptiveness by reversing unfavorable DNA mutations. This “restorative hypothesis” has not yet been tested genome-wide.
Duan Y +5 more
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Africanización de la abeja melífera (Apis mellifera L.). Revisión de Literatura
Agrisost, 2020 Contexto: El proceso de hibridación (africanización) de la abeja europea con abejas de origen africanos es un problema para los apicultores del continente americano, por su alta enjambrazón y defensividad, esta última dificulta en buena medida el manejo ...
Diego Masaquiza Moposita +2 more
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ACTA Apicola Brasilica, 2020 Objetivou-se avaliar o peso das abelhas operárias e a capacidade da vesícula melífera de Apis mellifera L. africanizadas na região Sul de Santa Catarina.
Lucas Almeida da Silva +5 more
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Disponibilidad espacio-temporal de recursos melíferos en la Región Andino-Norpatagónica, Argentina
Ecología Austral, 2023 La apicultura en la Región Andino-Norpatagónica es una actividad productiva de pequeña escala, con gran potencial de desarrollo. Conocer la distribución espacio-temporal de las especies de plantas melíferas, que aportan a la nutrición de las colmenas de
Grecia S. de Groot +4 more
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Ácaro Varroa (“Varroa”), Varroa destructor Anderson y Trueman (Arácnido: Acari: Varroidae)
EDIS, 2023 Varroa destructor (Anderson y Trueman), es la plaga más devastadora de la abeja melífera occidental, Apis mellifera Linneus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Aunque el complejo Varroa incluye múltiples especies, Varroa destructor es la especie responsable de la ...
Amy T. Vu, Jonael Bosques
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Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis Composition
Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 Honey bees collect the main material of propolis from the buds, leaves, branches, and barks or other botanical sources and mixed that resinous material with beeswax produced from abdominal exocrine glands, mandibular gland secretions, and pollen to ...
Merve Keskin +4 more
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