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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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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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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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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Dynamics of nest occupation and homing of solitary bees in painted trap nests
Ecological Entomology, Volume 46, Issue 2, Page 496-499, April 2021., 2021 The females of Centris analis preferred to nest in painted nests compared to unpainted nests. Bees improved their homing behaviour with time; however, nest colour did not seem to have an effect. The duration of foraging trips decreased along the day. 1.
Samuel Boff, Anna Friedel
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Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2008 Byrsonima chrysophylla, conhecida popularmente como murici pitanga, é uma espécie arbustiva que ocorre em restinga. Dentre seus visitantes, além de abelhas da tribo Centridini, também se encontram com freqüência abelhas Xylocopini.
Éville Karina Maciel Delgado Ribeiro +2 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2014 Oil-collecting bees are the natural pollinators of oil-flower plants, but little is known about the pollination process and the effectiveness of their pollination service to the reproductive success of their host plants.
MORGANA S. SAZAN +2 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020 In this paper the primary types of Centris bees described by the British entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell deposited in the Natural History Museum (London) and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Oxford) in the United Kingdom, as ...
Felipe Vivallo
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