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Pollination by hoverflies in the Anthropocene [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2020 Pollinator declines, changes in land use and climate-induced shifts in phenology have the potential to seriously affect ecosystem function and food security by disrupting pollination services provided by insects. Much of the current research focuses on bees, or groups other insects together as ‘non-bee pollinators’, obscuring the relative contribution ...
Toby Doyle +5 more
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Hoverflies: the garden mimics. [PDF]
, 2008 The article offers information on hoverflies, a kind of fly that has bright colours and darting flight. Many of these brightly coloured hoverflies look like bees or wasps, and they use this to protect themselves. Batesian mimicry is where a palatable animal gains protection from resembling a noxious animal so that predators are deceived. Mimicry is far
Edmunds, Malcolm
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Hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) in a rural garden and their potential for citizen science [PDF]
Contributions to EntomologyIn a rural garden in the southwest of the Netherlands, 48 species of hoverfly were observed, belonging to 28 genera. All but one species are common in the Netherlands. Gardens are a natural habitat for many hoverflies.
Joan A. van der Velden
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Visual approach computation in feeding hoverflies [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018 ABSTRACT On warm sunny days, female hoverflies are often observed feeding from a wide range of wild and cultivated flowers. In doing so, hoverflies serve a vital role as alternative pollinators, and are suggested to be the most important pollinators after bees and bumblebees.
Thyselius, Malin +3 more
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Mimcry and the hoverflies [PDF]
, 2000 Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) vary widely in their mimetic associations, comprising wasp-mimetic, bee-mimetic and non-mimetic species. Social wasp mimics are dominated by 'imperfect mimics' which outnumber their supposed models (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) by large factors.
Azmeh, Salma
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Navigation and flight capabilities of migratory hoverflies [PDF]
, 2023 Many insects undergo spectacular long-distance migrations to profit from ephemeral resources and escape punishing winters. This project aims to elucidate the mechanisms and adaptations that permit long-distance migration and introduces hoverflies as ...
R Massy (21919826)
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Pollinators in Blackcurrant Orchards: Complementary Roles of Sown and Spontaneous Flower Strips and Limited Spillover of Small Wild Bees Within Fields. [PDF]
Ecol EvolSowing flower strips and preserving spontaneous flowers are commonly recommended to support pollinators in agricultural landscapes. In nine blackcurrant orchards, these resources played complementary roles: the abundance of small and large wild bees was positively associated with spontaneous flowers, whereas hoverfly abundance was positively associated
Lachaise M, Collard B, Anstett MC.
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Comparison of defence buzzes in hoverflies and buzz-pollinating bees [PDF]
, 2021 Bees and many flies, particularly hoverflies (Syrphidae), have evolved a diverse range of mechanisms to gather pollen from a wide variety of flowering plants.
Vallejo, G. C. +5 more
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New data about hoverflies diversity (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) on the Fruška Gora mountain, Serbia [PDF]
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke, 2002 The hoverflies fauna of the Fruška Gora Mountain is well known on account of long-term investigations conducted on the location (1956-2002). Previously, the list of hoverflies had included 203 species (Vujić and Glumac, 1994). Based on new investigations,
Vujić Ante A. +2 more
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Protected areas and prime hoverfly areas: Safe haven for hoverflies or not?
Entomological Science, 2020 AbstractThe efficiency of protected areas (PAs) has often been questioned due to global decline of biodiversity. Invertebrates, especially insects, have been historically underrepresented in conservation studies. Our study focuses on hoverflies, an important group of insect pollinators and proven to be good bioindicators. Research was focused in Serbia,
Janković Marina +3 more
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