Interaction between Cymbidium aloifolium and Apis cerana: Incidence of an outlier in modular pollination network of oil flowers. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Cymbidium aloifolium is a perennial, epiphytic orchid found in the tropical regions of South Asia. Its oil‐rewarding flowers are invariably pollinated by a non‐oil bee, Apis cerana indica. The study highlights the mechanism and traits that establish floral constancy and pollination mutualism. Photo: Arjun Adit Abstract So far, oil‐rewarding flowers are
Adit A, Koul M, Choudhary AK, Tandon R.
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Plant species with the trait of continuous flowering do not hold core roles in a Neotropical lowland plant-pollinating insect network. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Plant species with longer reproductive seasons are posited to support more interactions compared to plant species with shorter reproductive seasons but this hypothesis has not been evaluated for plant species with the longest reproductive season possible at the individual plant level, the continuous reproductive phenology.
Hinton CR, Peters VE.
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Structural and Functional Co-Adaptation of Plants of the Genus <i>Lysimachia</i> L. (Primulaceae) and Pollinating Insects of the Genus <i>Macropis</i> Panzer (Hymenoptera, Melittidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe co‐adaptation of bees from the genus Macropis and Lysimachia plants has been studied in detail. Research shows that bees collect not just pure liquid oil from flower petals but tear off trichome heads filled with oil, transferring them to their nests.
Radchenko VG +4 more
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First evidence of wasp brood development inside active nests of a termite with the description of a previously unknown potter wasp species. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2020 We describe a previously unknown potter wasp species, Montezumia termitophila sp. nov. (Vespidae: Eumeninae). Also, we provide the first evidence of wasp brood development inside active nests of the termite Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Silvestri, 1901) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae).
Hugo H +3 more
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Bee Body Size and Foraging Behavior Predict the Pollination Role of Bees in a Buzz-Pollinated Plant Community. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated how bee traits influence pollination success in a buzz‐pollinated plant community. Larger body size and floral sonication strongly predicted stigma contact, a proxy for pollination efficiency, while longer handling times were associated with reduced effectiveness.
Mesquita-Neto JN, Schlindwein C.
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Pollination and plant reproduction in the Cerrado, the world's most biodiverse savanna. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT The Brazilian Cerrado is a continental‐wide biodiversity hotspot and the most species‐rich savanna ecosystem in the world. The main aspect characterising this biodiversity is that the landscape is arranged as an intricate mosaic of different plant formations, including grasslands, savannas, and forests, each harbouring distinct but ...
Cardoso JCF +6 more
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Polinizadores da aceroleira Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae) em área de cerrado no Triângulo Mineiro [PDF]
Bioscience Journal, 2007 A aceroleira (Malpighia emarginata DC, Malpighiaceae) é uma planta de importância econômica cultivada no Brasil, cujo fruto é muito consumido por seu alto teor de vitamina C.
Alice Maria Guimarães Fernandes Vilhena +1 more
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Aspectos sobre a nidificação de Centris analis (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) [PDF]
EntomoBrasilis, 2018 Resumo. A taxa de emergência de abelhas adultas, a de parasitismo e a razão sexual entre machos e fêmeas foram medidas a partir do monitoramento de abelhas Centris analis (Fabricius) em ninhos armadilha de cartolina preta por um período de 13 meses ...
David Silva Nogueira +4 more
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Adições à morfologia e à biologia da nidificação de uma espécie neotropical de Centridini, Melanocentris dorsata (Lepeletier) (Anthophila) [PDF]
, 2021 Adições à morfologia e à biologia da nidificação de uma espécie neotropicalde Centridini, Melanocentris dorsata (Lepeletier ...
Laroca e outros, Sebastião
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The species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Curt Schrottky (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 In this paper the primary types of Centris bees described by the German entomologist Curt Schrottky were studied. The type specimens of C. anisitsi, C. brethesi, C. ehrhardti, C. garleppi, C. garleppi var. unifasciata, C. pectoralis var.
Felipe Vivallo
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