The role of E. maritimum (L.) in the dune pollination network of the Balearic Islands. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Eryngium maritimum (L.) plays a key role in the dune pollination network of the Balearic islands. It behaves as an opportunistic species and is visited by more than 80 different species. Its conservation is vital to maintain the complex ecological network of this coastal habitat. Abstract Eryngium maritimum L.
Cortés-Fernández I +4 more
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A Naturally Active Spy Transposon Discovered from the Insect Genome of Colletes gigas as a Promising Novel Gene Transfer Tool. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)This study explores the discovery of novel active DNA transposons, specifically Spy transposons within the PHIS superfamily, showing recent activity across various animal species. cgSpy and cvSpy transposons from Colletes gigas and Crassostrea virginica exhibit significant transposition efficiency, with cgSpy demonstrating promising potential for ...
Diaby M +10 more
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Evolution of five environmentally responsive gene families in a pine-feeding sawfly, Neodiprion lecontei (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae). [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 We examine the predictability of gene family size changes in the pine tree specialist Neodiprion lecontei. Overall, our results are consistent with predictable gene family expansions and contractions in response to novel selection pressures. Abstract A central goal in evolutionary biology is to determine the predictability of adaptive genetic changes ...
Vertacnik KL +7 more
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Pollinator activity and flowering in agricultural weeds in Sweden. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe usefulness of weeds to pollinators depends partly on the temporal pattern of flowering and flight activity. We compiled citizen science data on observation of bees and hoverflies typical of agricultural areas in southern Sweden, as well as flowering of weed species classified as pollinator‐friendly.
Milberg P +4 more
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Reproductive aspects and pollination biology in endoparasitic Pilostyles thurberi (Apodanthaceae)
Plant Species Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 40-53, March 2023., 2023 We studied pollination and reproductive strategies of the endoparasitic plant Pilostyles thurberi. The reproductive strategy, floral rewards, pollination system, and variation of their sexual flower arrangement were recorded. This endoparasite presents differences in reproductive success between different sites. Abstract Biotic pollination is typically
Pactli F. Ortega‐González +4 more
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Ecosystem services provided by aculeate wasps
Biological Reviews, Volume 96, Issue 4, Page 1645-1675, August 2021., 2021 ABSTRACT The aculeate wasps are one of the most diverse and speciose insect taxa; they are omnipresent across ecosystems and exhibit diverse co‐evolutionary and exploitative associations with other organisms. There is widespread conjecture that aculeate wasps are likely to perform essential ecological and economic services of importance to the health ...
Ryan E. Brock +2 more
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Seed Production and Pollinator Dependence in Native Wildflowers: Guiding Species Selection for Conservation Plantings. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated the pollination biology of eight native wildflower species in the southeastern U.S. to assess their dependence on insect pollinators and potential for self‐pollination. Most species showed significantly higher seed production and weight when open‐pollinated, indicating strong pollinator dependence, though some could reproduce without ...
Abbate AP +4 more
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Evaluating buprestid preference and sampling efficiency of the digger wasp, Cerceris fumipennis, using morphometric predictors [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2014 Hellman WE, Fierke MK.
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Especies nuevas de avispas de las Antillas (Hymenoptera: Trigonalidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae)
Novitates Caribaea, 2017 Se describen los siguientes táxones antillanos nuevos para la ciencia: Taeniogonalos estebani (Trigonalidae, hembra y macho, Hispaniola); Cerceris ayti (macho, Hispaniola), C.
Julio A. Genaro
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First record of Spilomena mocsaryi Kohl, 1898 (Hymenoptera) from Malta with a check-list of Maltese Crabronidae [PDF]
, 2016 Until now the Crabronidae fauna of the Maltese Islands comprised 45 species in 5 subfamilies. Recently, one of us (EX) while studying insect visitors on flowers of Capparis orientalis found a new crabronid species from Malta, Spilomena mocsaryi Kohl ...
Dandria, David +2 more
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