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Euglossine bees mediate only limited long‐distance gene flow in a tropical vine [PDF]

New Phytologist, 2016
SummaryEuglossine bees (Apidae: Euglossini) have long been hypothesized to act as long‐distance pollinators of many low‐density tropical plants. We tested this hypothesis by the analysis of gene flow and genetic structure within and among populations of the euglossine bee‐pollinated vineDalechampia scandens.Using microsatellite markers, we assessed ...
Opedal, Øystein H., Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen, Albertsen, Elena, Armbruster, Scott, Pérez-Barrales, Rocío, Stenøien, Hans K., Pélabon, Christophe   +6 more
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The Interplay Between Thematic Resolution, Forest Cover, and Heterogeneity for Explaining Euglossini Bees Community in an Agricultural Landscape

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Human activities have modified the landscape composition. The changes in the landscape structure can be evaluated by metrics, which are influenced, among other factors, by the number of cover classes used for the landscape classification (thematic ...
Lázaro da Silva Carneiro, Willian Moura de Aguiar, Camila de Fátima Priante, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Wilson Frantine-Silva, Maria Cristina Gaglianone   +5 more
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Floral Handedness in Mormodes Orchids: Revisiting Charles Darwin's Observations

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 6, November 2025.
In this study, we scrutinized floral enantiostyly in Mormodes orchids, a unique trait within Orchidaceae first observed by Charles Darwin. We hypothesize how intricate column twisting drives strategic pollinarium placement onto opposite sides of the thorax of male euglossine bees, enhancing cross‐pollination.
Arthur Domingos‐Melo, Dhenife Mirelly Silva, Paulo Milet‐Pinheiro   +2 more
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Combining Distribution Models of Plants and Their Mutualists to Map Gaps in the Knowledge of Ecological Interactions

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim The distribution of species relying on mutualistic partners for reproduction can be constrained by their partners' distribution. Nonetheless, biotic interactions are often overlooked when estimating the distributions of species (e.g., pollinators of a given plant and the proportion of them with their distribution modelled). In the Tropics,
Amanda Fricensaft Baracat, Carlos E. Pereira Nunes, Paulo Milet‐Pinheiro, João de Deus Vidal Junior   +3 more
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Pollination of Two Species of Dalechampia (Euphorbiaceae) in Mexico by Euglossine Bees

Biotropica, 1979
The large genus Dalechampia, including over 100 species of great vegetative diversity, has a basically uniform pseudanthial inflorescence. Investigation of two sympatric species in Mexico has shown considerable divergence in pollination adaptations. In D.
Armbruster, W. Scott, Webster, Grady L.
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Are there any agricultural effects on the capture rates of male euglossine bees (Apidae: Euglossini)?

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2004
During 30 days male euglossine bees were bait-sampled at 12 sites, in the central Pacific coast of Colombia (ten days and four sites at each of three adjacent habitats: farmlands, highly disturbed forest and less disturbed forest) and 487 individuals ...
Juan Carlos Sandino
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Population dynamics of Euglossinae bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in an early second-growth forest of Cajual Island, in the State of Maranhão, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2002
A study was conducted in an early second-growth forest aiming at knowing the richness, relative abundance, seasonal distribution, and hourly frequency of euglossine bees, and their association with scent baits.
SILVA F. S., REBÊLO J. M. M.
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More than fruity scents: Pollination biology, scent, and spectral reflectance of Annonaceae species

Plant Species Biology, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 403-425, September 2025.
We characterised the floral visual and olfactory cues of numerous Annonaceae species and reported their pollinators. We further assessed the olfactory space of most Annonaceae species available in the literature. Abstract The family Annonaceae possesses a broad array of floral phenotypes and pollination specializations, and are important in the plant ...
Ming‐Fai Liu, Junhao Chen, Chun‐Chiu Pang, Tanya Scharaschkin, Richard M. K. Saunders   +4 more
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Observations on fragrance collection behaviour of euglossine bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2015
AbstractMale bees of the tribe Euglossini collect volatile chemicals secreted by orchids using dense patches of hair on the front tarsi. After collecting chemicals, the bee hovers while transferring these fragrances to invaginations on the hind tibiae. The fragrance collection and hovering behaviours are repeated multiple times.
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Spiroacetals and the rise of Campanula specialists: Receptor sensitivity to host‐specific floral scents

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 7, Page 1786-1798, July 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Campanula flowers (Campanulaceae) are visited by generalist and specialist bees of different families. While generalists rely on common volatiles within the floral scent of Campanula, specialist Megachilidae mainly use unusual spiroacetals for host flower recognition ...
Katharina Brandt, Carlos Martel, Wittko Francke, Stefan Dötterl, Manfred Ayasse, Paulo Milet‐Pinheiro   +5 more
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