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Dominance of Fructose-Associated Fructobacillus in the Gut Microbiome of Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) Inhabiting Natural Forest Meadows

Insects, 2022
Bumblebees are key pollinators in agricultural landscapes. However, little is known about how gut microbial communities respond to anthropogenic changes. We used commercially produced colonies of buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) placed in three
Ronalds Krams, Dita Gudra, Sergejs Popovs, Jonathan Willow, Tatjana Krama, Maris Munkevics, Kaspars Megnis, Priit Jõers, Davids Fridmanis, Jorge Contreras Garduño, Indrikis A. Krams   +10 more
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Cuckoo male bumblebees perform slower and longer flower visits than free-living male and worker bumblebees [PDF]

, 2021
Cuckoo bumblebees are a monophyletic group within the genus Bombus and social parasites of free-living bumblebees, upon which they rely to rear their offspring.
François Massol, Bortolotti, L, Bogo, Gherardo, Laura Bortolotti, Fisogni, A, Gherardo Bogo, Marta Galloni, Fisogni, Alessandro, Bortolotti, Laura, Alessandro Fisogni, Galloni, Marta, Massol, François, Bogo, G, Galloni, M, Massol, F   +14 more
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Detection of Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae in Selected Bumblebee Species

Pathogens, 2022
Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are an essential element of the ecosystem and the global economy. They are valued pollinators in many countries around the word.
Maria Michalczyk, Rajmund Sokół
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Does bumblebee preference of continuous over interrupted strings in string-pulling tasks indicate means-end comprehension?

eLife
Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) have been shown to engage in string-pulling behavior to access rewards. The objective of this study was to elucidate whether bumblebees display means-end comprehension in a string-pulling task.
Chao Wen, Yuyi Lu, Cwyn Solvi, Shunping Dong, Cai Wang, Xiujun Wen, Haijun Xiao, Shikui Dong, Junbao Wen, Fei Peng, Lars Chittka   +10 more
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Extreme Food-Plant Specialisation in Megabombus Bumblebees as a Product of Long Tongues Combined with Short Nesting Seasons [PDF]

, 2015
© 2015 Huang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Jiandong An (178647), Huang Jiaxing, Jie Wu, Wu, J, Jiaxing Huang (178661), Jie Wu (10038), An, J, Wu Jie, Williams, PH, Paul H. Williams, An Jiandong, Jiaxing Huang, Huang, J, Paul H. Williams (178643), Jiandong An, Paul H Williams, Williams Paul H.   +16 more
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Bumblebees gain fitness through learning [PDF]

, 2007
Despite the widespread assumption that the learning abilities of animals are adapted to the particular environments in which they operate, the quantitative effects of learning performance on fitness remain virtually unknown. Here we evaluate the learning
Lars Chittka, Nigel E. Raine
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Reproductive Interference in an Introduced Bumblebee: Polyandry may Mitigate Negative Reproductive Impact

Insects, 2019
As a signature of reproductive interference (RI), we reviewed hybrid production in eusocial bumblebees in Japan, by comparing introduced Bombus terrestris with native B. ignitus in Honshu (main island of Japan) and with native B.
Koji Tsuchida, Ayumi Yamaguchi, Yuya Kanbe, Koichi Goka   +3 more
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Robotics for Crop Pollination: Recent Advances and Future Direction

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is great interest in alternative pollination strategies for crop production in the face of climate change and perennial threats to the traditional pollination mechanisms. This review explores the potential of robotic pollination as a promising solution to these challenges affecting crop fertilization, agricultural sustainability, and ...
Ranjan Sapkota, Matthew D. Whiting, Dawood Ahmed, Manoj Karkee   +3 more
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A Systematic Review of Participatory Science Approaches in K–12 Ecological Monitoring

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Participatory science has emerged as a vital educational approach for engaging K–12 learners in authentic scientific inquiry while generating data for ecological monitoring. This systematic review synthesizes 72 empirical studies published between 2006 and 2025 that involved K–12 students in ecological monitoring projects.
Ho Yeong Yu, Seongjae Lee, Jae Geun Kim
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Genes Suggest Ancestral Colour Polymorphisms Are Shared across Morphologically Cryptic Species in Arctic Bumblebees [PDF]

, 2015
email Suzanne orcd idCopyright: © 2015 Williams et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ...
Huang Jiaxing, Richardson Leif L., Byvaltsev Alexandr M., Berezin Mikhail V., Williams, ST, Cederberg Björn, Williams, PH, Paul H. Williams (178643), Odegaard, F, Williams Paul H., Rasmussen, Claus Nygaard, Leif L Richardson, Claus Rasmussen, Berezin, Mikhail V., Suzanne T Williams, Alexandr M. Byvaltsev (835449), Cederberg, Björn, Ødegaard Frode, Claus Rasmussen (492702), Sheffield, CS, Frode Ødegaard (833273), Suzanne T. Williams (835453), Jiaxing Huang, Williams Suzanne T., Rasmussen Claus, Cederberg, B, Ødegaard, Frode, Jiaxing Huang (178661), Williams, Suzanne T., Richardson, LL, Richardson, Leif L., Paul H Williams, Frode Ødegaard, Mikhail V Berezin, Berezin, MV, Williams, Paul H., Byvaltsev, Alexandr M., Byvaltsev, AM, Sheffield, Cory S., Leif L. Richardson (835451), Björn Cederberg, Cory S Sheffield, Mikhail V. Berezin (835450), Cory S. Sheffield (835452), Huang, J, Sheffield Cory S., Björn Cederberg (188962), Alexandr M Byvaltsev, Huang, Jiaxing, Rasmussen, C   +49 more
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