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The Bumble Bees of Florida

open access: yesThe Florida Entomologist, 1923
A. Outer surface of hind tibiae convex and hairy; face of males black Psithyrus. Abdomen of female entirely dark; that of male very variable P. variabilis. AA. Outer surface of hind tibiae of female concave and smooth; face of male usually with yellow -..-....... Bombus. a. Thorax with a distinct black band. b.
openaire   +1 more source

Review of the methods to determine the hazard and toxicity of pesticides to bumblebees

open access: yes, 2001
Methods to determine the impact of pesticides on bumblebees are described. They are classified into laboratory tests to determine the acute toxicity and the hazard to bumblebees, (semi) field tests, and brood tests.
Steen, J.J.M., van der   +3 more
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Oxidative stress in honey bees (Apis mellifera) and small carpenter bees (Ceratina calcarata) across different landscapes

open access: yesPhysiological Entomology, EarlyView.
First comparative study in oxidative stress between wild bees and managed bees. Bees collected from organic landscapes exhibited the lowest OX levels. Pesticide profiles were different among landscapes. Abstract Oxidative stress (OX) is a state of imbalance between antioxidants and reactive oxygen species, which are the byproducts of oxidative ...
Keiana Briscoe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

External‐World Skepticism and the New Ethics of Belief

open access: yesPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT External‐world skepticism challenges, among other things, the epistemic credentials of beliefs about other people. Some external‐world skeptics deny that I know my loved ones exist; some claim that my belief that my loved ones exist is epistemically impermissible. However, abandoning this belief would be highly unattractive.
James Fritz
wiley   +1 more source

Privacy as a Defense Against Premature Representation

open access: yes
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Jordan Wallace‐Wolf
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating food systems into the international climate law and policy framework

open access: yesReview of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract While responsible for nearly one‐third of global greenhouse gas emissions, food systems long remained peripheral to the legal and political architecture of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This article outlines the policy shifts that have led food systems to become increasingly central to the UNFCCC and its ...
Enrico Mezzacapo, Josephine van Zeben
wiley   +1 more source

Trust in Regulation in a Time of Revolution

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines trust in regulation as a core value and precondition of the modern liberal democratic regulatory state. It develops a concept of justified trust in regulation, grounded in regulatory trustworthiness—honesty, competence, and reliability—rather than in proxies such as partisan loyalty, blind faith, obedience, or resignation.
Cristie Ford
wiley   +1 more source

Moral Assumptions in Causal Thought: Poverty and Perversity

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Causal attributions, framings, and ideas shape moral judgments. Sociologists have long highlighted these causality‐to‐morality processes, showing how causality underpins blame and moral responsibility. The reverse process of morality‐to‐causality, where moral assumptions influence causal attributions, has been studied less.
Lukas Posselt
wiley   +1 more source

Do bumble bees play?

open access: yes, 2022
A variety of animals have been found to interact with and manipulate inanimate objects ‘just for fun’, that is, to play. Most clear examples of object play come from mammals and birds. However, whether insects interact with inanimate objects as a form of
Kowalewska, A. (Amelia)   +5 more
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