Bumblebees gain fitness through learning [PDF]
, 2007 Despite the widespread assumption that the learning abilities of animals are adapted to the particular environments in which they operate, the quantitative effects of learning performance on fitness remain virtually unknown. Here we evaluate the learning
Lars Chittka, Nigel E. Raine
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Local and landscape effects of field margins on aerially dispersing beneficial insects and spiders [PDF]
, 2011 Field margins were implemented in UK agri-environment schemes with the aim to increase farmland biodiversity. Recently aerially dispersing aphid enemies have been shown to provide the majority of aphid control in winter wheat fields but there is a lack ...
Oaten, Heather, Oaten, Heather
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Antioxidant activity and phenolic profile of selected organic and conventional honeys from Poland [PDF]
, 2020 Honey is a natural food product hypothesized to have significant health-beneficial value. The results of recent studies indicate that the biological activity of honey can also be ascribed to phenolic compounds and their antioxidant activity.
Groth, Sabrina +4 more
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Floral resource diversity drives spatiotemporal variation in plant–pollinator network structure
Oikos, EarlyView.Mechanisms underlying community assembly, including those related to species interactions, vary across space and time. Plant–pollinator networks exemplify these dynamics, where link rewiring and turnover mediate adaptations to environmental changes. Bees rely on diverse floral resources (e.g.
Caio S. Ballarin +3 more
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From Flower to Honey Bouquet: Possible Markers for the Botanical Origin of Robinia Honey
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Flowers are complex structures devoted to pollinator attraction, through visual as well as chemical signals. As bees collect nectar on flowers to produce honey, some aspects of floral chemistry are transferred to honey, making chemical markers an ...
Giovanna Aronne +3 more
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Fluorescent nectar in non-flying mammal-pollinated plants – observations and considerations in some Asparagaceae [PDF]
Plant Ecology and EvolutionBackground and aims – Fluorescence is the emission of light by a fluorophore that has absorbed light of shorter wavelengths. While the role of fluorescence in visual communication has been documented in some animals (budgerigars, gelatinous zooplankton),
Petra Wester, Patricia Brühn
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Berberis microphylla: A species with phenotypic plasticity in different climatic conditions [PDF]
, 2018 Berberis microphylla G. Forst., commonly called as "calafate" produces small fruits with high content of carbohydrates, phenols and antioxidants. The objective of this work was to characterize the vegetative and reproductive cycle of Berberis microphylla
Alonso, Marta +2 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.Droughts, increasingly frequent under human‐driven climate change, are expected to intensify globally. Both pulsed and prolonged droughts can strongly affect organismal survival and population dynamics, potentially altering terrestrial communities and ecosystems.
Mattheau S. Comerford +14 more
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Pollination patterns in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Plant Science at Massey University [PDF]
, 1981 The influence of environmental conditions on safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) floret characters and insects were studied in relation to pollination in this species.
Woods, Peter William
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Self-pollination by sliding pollen in Caulokaempferia coenobialis (Zingiberaceae) [PDF]
, 2005 Caulokaempferia coenobialis (Zingiberaceae) forms dense populations on steep cliffs in shady, humid monsoon forests in south China. It produces few consecutively opening bright yellow flowers that are 3 cm long and oriented parallel to the ground.
Chen, Zhongyi +3 more
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