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The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The shift from solitary to social behavior is one of the major evolutionary transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution of highly eusocial insect societies.
Amdam, Gro V., Antonio, David S. Marco, Aqrawi, Peshtewani K., Asher, Claire, Barribeau, Seth M., Beckers, Matthew, Bennett, Anna K., Beye, Martin, Biewer, Matthias, Bitondi, Márcia M. G., Blankenburg, Kerstin P., Blaxter, Mark L., Bloch, Guy, Blommaert, Julie, Bornberg-Bauer, Erich, Bourke, Andrew F. G., Brown, Mark J. F., Buechel, Severine D., Cameron, Rossanah, Cappelle, Kaat, Carolan, James C., Chipman, Ariel D., Chittka, Lars, Christiaens, Olivier, Ciborowski, Kate L., Clarke, David F., Colgan, Thomas J., Collins, David H., Coyle, Marcus, Cridge, Andrew G., Câmara, Francisco, Dalmay, Tamas, de Graaf, Dirk C., Dearden, Peter, Debyser, Griet, Devreese, Bart, Dreier, Stephanie, du Plessis, Louis, Duncan, Elizabeth, Elsik, Christine G., Erler, Silvio, Evans, Jay, Falcon, Tiago, Flores, Kevin, Fouks, Bertrand, Francisco, Liezl, Freitas, Flávia C. P., Fuchikawa, Taro, Gadau, Jürgen, Gempe, Tanja, Gibbs, Richard A., Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis J. P., Guigó, Roderic, Hartfelder, Klaus, Hasselmann, Martin, Hauser, Frank, Helbing, Sophie, Hernandez, Alvaro G., Hoff, Katharina, Holder, Michael, Hudson, Matthew E., Humann, Fernanda C., Irvine, Frano, Jackson, Laronda, Jayaseelan, Joy, Jermiin, Lars S., Johnson, Claire E., Johnson, Reed M., Jones, Andrew K., Joshi, Vandita, Kadowaki, Tatsuhiko, Kidner, Jonathan H., Klasberg, Steffen, Koch, Vasco, Kovar, Christie, Kraus, F Bernhard, Köhler, Arian, Lattorff, H. Michael G., Leask, Megan, Lee, Sandra L., Liu, Jisheng, Lockett, Gabrielle A., Lozier, Jeffrey D., Mallon, Eamonn B., Mariotti, Marco, Marxer, Monika, Mata, Robert, Mathew, Tittu, Meeus, Ivan, Moritz, Robin F. A., Munoz-Torres, Monica, Murphy, Terence, Muzny, Donna M., Nair, Ajay, Newsham, Irene F., Ngo, Robin, Nissen, Inga, Niu, Jinzhi, Nunes, Francis M. F., Näpflin, Kathrin, O'Neill, Meaghan P., Oakeshott, John G., Okwuonu, Geoffrey, Osborne, Amy, Otte, Marianne, Pham, Christopher, Pinheiro, Daniel G., Pu, Ling-Ling, Puiu, Daniela, Qu, Jiaxin, Richards, Stephen, Robertson, Hugh M., Robinson, Gene E., Rossié, Nina, Rueppell, Olav, Saada, Nehad, Sadd, Ben M., Salzberg, Steven L., Santesmasses, Didac, Santibanez, Jireh, Santos, Carolina G., Scherer, Steven E., Schmid-Hempel, Paul, Schmid-Hempel, Regula, Schmitt, Björn D., Schulte, Christina, Simmons, Denard, Simões, Zilá Lp, Smagghe, Guy, Soares, Michelle P. M., Stolle, Eckart, Sumner, Seirian, Swevers, Luc, Thornton, Rebecca, van Vaerenbergh, Matthias, Venkat, Aarti, Walden, Kimberly K. O., Waterhouse, Robert M., Winnebeck, Eva C., Wolschin, Florian, Worley, Kim C., Wu, Yuan-Qing, Yu, Na, Zdobnov, Evgeny M.   +143 more
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Toward a Functional Trait Approach to Bee Ecology. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Functional traits are increasingly being used as a tractable framework for understanding bee community ecology and responses to environmental change. Here, we outline best practices for trait measurement and standardization in line with open science principles, to facilitate large‐scale trait data sharing to advance bee functional ecology.
Ostwald MM, Gonzalez VH, Chang C, Vitale N, Lucia M, Seltmann KC.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Brain and behavioral lateralization in invertebrates [PDF]

, 2013
Traditionally, only humans were thought to exhibit brain and behavioral asymmetries, but several studies have revealed that most vertebrates are also lateralized.
Frasnelli, Elisa
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Orchid bees in riparian and terra-firme forest fragments in an urban matrix in southwestern Brazilian Amazonia

Acta Amazonica, 2021
Riparian forests are important ecosystems that support an enormous biodiversity in Brazil. Despite being protected under Brazilian legislation, these forests suffer great impact from the fragmentation of habitats.
Maria Eliene Maia Braga CÂNDIDO, Patrícia Nakayama MIRANDA, Elder Ferreira MORATO   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can scalable design of wings for flapping wing micro air vehicle be inspired by natural flyers? [PDF]

, 2018
Lift production is constantly a great challenge for flapping wing micro air vehicles (MAVs). Designing a workable wing, therefore, plays an essential role. Dimensional analysis is an effective and valuable tool in studying the biomechanics of flyers.
Chen, Yi, Feng, Zhenyu, McGlinchey, Don, Nan, Yanghai, Peng, Bei   +4 more
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Species Distribution of Euglossini Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) at an Altitudinal Gradient in Northern Santa Catarina

Sociobiology, 2019
Euglossini bees are found from southern USA to Central Argentina and southern Brazil. Variations in latitude and altitude can influence the distribution of these bees.
Enderlei Dec, Isabela Alves dos Santos
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of forest cover and sex on wing size and shape of a spider‐hunting wasp in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 165-176, February 2026.
Forest cover significantly influences the wing shape of female Trypoxylon lactitarse. Females exhibit longer and narrower wings, linked to greater flight efficiency and dispersal. Sexual dimorphism indicates that females respond differently to ecological pressures, underscoring the role of forest cover in species persistence.
Alexsandra de Lima Klates, Jean Pablo Alves de Deus, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Maria Luisa Tunes Buschini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floral Resources Used by Euglossini Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Coastal Ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
In spite of playing an important ecological role as pollinators of tropical ecosystems, orchid bees are still poorly known regarding their floral resources.
L. C. Rocha-Filho, C. Krug, C. I. Silva, C. A. Garófalo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Continuous Micro-Environments Associated Orchid Bees Benefit from an Atlantic Forest Remnant, Paraná State, Brazil

Sociobiology, 2019
The fragmentation and habitat loss are the main causes of pollinators decline worldwide, however very little is known about the composition and distribution of neotropical pollinators along continuous micro-environments.
Ana Isabel Sobreiro, Lucas Lopes da Silveira Peres, Samuel Boff, Jessica Amaral Henrique, Valter Vieira Alves Junior   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Air pollution and its multifaceted effects on insect pollinators: A review

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 1-17, February 2026.
Air pollution disrupts plant‐pollinator interactions by impairing floral signal transmission, altering foraging behaviour, and reducing pollinator fitness, flight efficiency, reproduction and survival, posing serious threats to ecological stability.
Hilke Hollens‐Kuhr, Anika K. Gathof, Anita J. Grossmann, Sascha Buchholz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source