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The conservation of urban flower visitors Down Under

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2023
The majority of the human population now lives in urban environments and that proportion is forecast to increase dramatically by 2050. As urbanization increases, the urban environment will increasingly play a role in biodiversity conservation.
Jay M. Iwasaki, Katja Hogendoorn
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Nectar theft and floral ant-repellence : A link between nectar volume and ant-repellent traits? [PDF]

, 2012
This work was supported by Sir Harold Mitchell Scholarship Fund and University of St Andrews Russell Trust Award. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.As flower ...
Gavin Ballantyne (140036), Ballantyne, Gavin, Gavin Ballantyne, Willmer Pat, Willmer, Pat, Pat Willmer, Willmer, Patricia Gillian, Ballantyne Gavin, Ballantyne, Gavin Andrew, Pat Willmer (140040)   +9 more
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Floral attraction and flower visitors of a subcanopy, tropical rainforest tree, Fontainea picrosperma

, 2021
Flowering plants in tropical rainforests rely heavily on pollen vectors for successful reproduction. Research into pollination systems in tropical rainforests is dominated by canopy species, while subcanopy plant–pollinator interactions remain under ...
Brooks, PR, Wallace, HM, Burwell, C, Grant, EL, Reddell, PW, Ogbourne, SM   +5 more
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An exploratory study of the functional significance of the floral secretory structures in two Miconia species (Melastomataceae) [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Aiming to verify whether the diversity of secretory structures with their respective exudates are or not responsible for the attendance of floral visitors in Miconia species, the floral secretory structures of two Amazonian species of Miconia were ...
ANA CARLA FEIO, ANA CATARINA S. FURTADO, ÍTALO ANTÔNIO C. COUTINHO   +2 more
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How pollinator visits are affected by flower damage and ants presence in Ipomoea carnea subs. fistulosa (Martius and Choise) (Convolvulaceae)?

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2019
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of florivory and of the patrolling ants associated to EFNs-extrafloral nectaries, on the frequency of floral visitors, using the specie Ipomoea carnea subs. fistulosa (Martius and Choise) in Caatinga area.
J. Martins, A. Carneiro, L. Souza, J. Almeida-Cortez   +3 more
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Herbivory by a phloem-feeding insect inhibits floral volatile production [PDF]

, 2012
There is extensive knowledge on the effects of insect herbivory on volatile emission from vegetative tissue, but little is known about its impact on floral volatiles.
Webster Ben, Pareja, Martin, Mayon, Patrick, Glinwood Robert, Birkett, M., Birkett, M. A., Pareja Martin, Pickett John, Erika Qvarfordt, Patrick Mayon, Qvarfordt, E., Qvarfordt, Erika, Michael Birkett, Glinwood, Robert, Glinwood, R., Martin Pareja, Mayon Patrick, Pickett, J. A., Ben Webster, Webster, Ben, John Pickett, Pickett, John, Qvarfordt Erika, Robert Glinwood, Birkett Michael, Webster, B., Mayon, P., Birkett, Michael, Pickett, J., Pareja, M., Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Qvarfordt, Erika,, Webster, Ben,, Glinwood, Robert,   +33 more
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The effect of polyploidy and hybridization on the evolution of floral colour in Nicotiana (Solanaceae). [PDF]

, 2015
Speciation in angiosperms can be accompanied by changes in floral colour that may influence pollinator preference and reproductive isolation. This study investigates whether changes in floral colour can accompany polyploid and homoploid hybridization ...
Taylor, L, Arnold, Sarah E., Arnold, SE, Arnold, Sarah E. J., Chittka, Lars, Chittka, L, Kovařík, A, Le Comber, S., Knapp, S., Baldwin, Ian, Mhiri, C, Verity, Robert, Verity, R, Le Comber, SC, Taylor, Lin, Kelly, L., Le Comber, Steven C., Knapp, Sandra, Knapp, S, Leitch, A.R., Arnold, SEJ, Baldwin, I., Chase, M.W., Chittka, L., Leitch, AR, Leitch, Andrew R., Arnold, Sarah E.J., Mhiri, Corinne, McCarthy, E.W., Chase, Mark W., Kelly, LJ, Taylor, L., Arnold, S.E.J., Chase, M., Kovařík, Aleš, Kovařík, A., McCarthy, E., Leitch, A., Verity, R., McCarthy, Elizabeth W., Dodsworth, Steven, Kelly, L.J., Kelly, Laura J., Dodsworth, S., Mhiri, C., Dodsworth, S, Chase, MW, Arnold, S., Baldwin, I.T., Baldwin, Ian T., Le Comber, S.C., Baldwin, IT, McCarthy, EW   +52 more
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Floral visitors of Ananas comosus in Ghana: A preliminary assessment

Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2010
Ananas comosus var comosus (L.) Merr. is the third most important tropical fruit in the world production and the leading foreign exchange earner among fresh fruits exported from Ghana.
Peter Kwapong, Andreas Kudom
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Identification of Aspergillus Nomius in Floral Visitors of Brazil Nuts [PDF]

Proceedings of the XII Latin American Congress on Food Microbiology and Hygiene, 2014
Fernanda Massi, Rafael Penha, Marcelo Casimiro, Helena Viaro, Josue Silva, Larissa Ferranti, Maria Helena Fungaro.Identification of Aspergillus Nomius in Floral Visitors of Brazil Nuts. In: Anais do 12o Congresso Latinoamericano de Microbiologia e Higiene de Alimentos MICROAL 2014 [= Blucher Food Science Proceedings, num.1, vol.1].
Fernanda Massi, Rafael Penha, Marcelo Casimiro, Helena Viaro, Josué Silva, Larissa Ferranti, Maria Helena Fungaro   +6 more
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Survey dataset on mutualistic interactions among Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) and floral and frugivorous visitors considering influence of neighborhood plant density and availability of resources

Data in Brief, 2018
The data are supporting the research article “Effects of neighborhood on pollination and seed dispersal of a threatened palm” (Santos et al., 2018). We recorded through focal observation mutualistic interactions with floral and frugivorous visitors and ...
Jaqueline dos Santos, Isabela Galarda Varassin, Valéria Cunha Muschner   +2 more
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