Genome evolution following an ecological shift in nectar-dwelling Acinetobacter
mSphereThe bacterial genus Acinetobacter includes species found in environmental habitats like soil and water, as well as taxa adapted to be host-associated or pathogenic.
Vivianna A. Sanchez +3 more
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I've been robbed! - Can changes in floral traits discourage bee pollination?
PLoS ONE, 2019 Some floral visitors collect nectar by piercing flower external whorls, acting as nectar robbers. They leave robbery vestiges, which can cause changes in floral characteristics, including physical and chemical signals that may influence flower ...
Camila Vaz de Souza +4 more
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Fitness Effects of Food Resources on the Polyphagous Aphid Parasitoid, Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Conservation biological control involving the polyphagous aphid parasitoid, Aphidius colemani Viereck, may include provisioning resources from a variety of plant sources. The fitness of adult A.
Jennifer J Charles, Timothy D Paine
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Safe sex: ant defense does not interfere with pollination in passion flowers
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2021 Ant defense against floral enemies incurs a two-fold ant-pollinator conflict, both via pollinator deterrence and nectar or pollen collection by non-pollinating protective ants.
Tiago Valadares Ferreira +2 more
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The limitations of the methods of identifying the floral source of honeys [PDF]
, 1998 The pollen grains in honey reveal the types of plants that were around when the bees produced the honey, thus it is valid to use melissopalynology to determine the geographical origin of honeys, but there are several reasons why it is less valid for ...
Molan, Peter C.
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Assessing risks and benefits of floral supplements in conservation biological control [PDF]
, 2010 The use of flowering field margins is often proposed as a method to support biological control in agro-ecosystems. In addition to beneficial insects, many herbivores depend on floral food as well.
Lenteren, J.C., van +3 more
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2012 Floral visitor species are often assumed to act either mutualistically towards plants (as pollinators) or to exploit them (as nectar-robbers or as nectar or pollen thieves).
Leif Richardson, Judith L. Bronstein
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Sodium‐enriched nectar shapes plant–pollinator interactions in a subalpine meadow
Ecology and EvolutionMany plants have evolved nutrient rewards to attract pollinators to flowers, but most research has focused on the sugar content of floral nectar resources.
Ethan VanValkenburg +3 more
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Preliminary study on effect of agricultural activities in pollen spectrum of argentinean honey [PDF]
, 2019 Honey floral origin is determined by the harversting region, but anthropogenic factors as agriculture expansion might modify the environmental flora and consequently honey floral origin.
Fagundez, Guillermina Andrea +2 more
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EVALUATION OF FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MELON HYBRIDS (Cucumis melo L.) IN POLLINATOR ATTRACTIVENESS
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2016 Floral morphology and biology are important characteristics for plant-pollinator interactions and may influence the behavior of these agents. This study aimed to determine which floral attributes of different melon hybrids influence this interaction and,
LÚCIA HELENA PIEDADE KIILL +4 more
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