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Social bees can enhance the persistence of plant–bee interactions during seasonal changes in seasonally dry tropical forests

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Social bees, especially Meliponini, formed a persistent core that maintained plant–bee interactions across both dry and green seasons in the Caatinga. Persistence was not linked to broader diets; social bees used fewer plant species, despite availability, indicating selective tracking of temporally concentrated floral resources.
Ana Letícia S. Lima, Cândida M. L. Aguiar, Celso F. Martins, Emanuelle L. S. Brito   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fungal Community Composition Varies Across Floral and Extrafloral Nectaries. [PDF]

J Basic Microbiol
Reis JBAD, Schirmer SC, Vale HMMD.
europepmc   +1 more source

Honeybees directly outcompete other flower visitors through interference competition on shared resource

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
The outcomes of encounters between honeybees and other flower visitors were observed on two plant species. Pollinators either win, lose or share a resource. Competitive interactions led to greater than expected ‘wins’ for honeybees. The honeybee displaced or gave chase when interacting with another pollinator in at least 20% of winning outcomes ...
Victoria A. Buckle, Peter M. J. Brown, Toby Carter, Thomas C. Ings   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Warming and Drought Stress Modify Scent and Rewards in Flowers of Highbush Blueberry Affecting Pollinator Preferences. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
González-Teuber M, Torres Calisto F, Gálvez C, Agüero-Hidalgo F, Gangas MV, Bergmann J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Canopy position and tree size structure the distribution of honeydew‐producing scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in a temperate hardwood forest

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Scale insect abundance peaked in the upper canopy of sugar maples. Parthenolecanium peaked on older internodes; Lepidosaphes on the current leader. Internodes longer than the previous carried more scales; wider ones fewer. Abstract Forest canopies are vertically stratified habitats in which microclimate and host tissue quality vary with height.
Susan M. Frye, Sandy M. Smith, Sean C. Thomas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Draft genome sequence of <i>Acinetobacter</i> sp. from the nectar of the endemic Maga flower (<i>Thespesia grandiflora</i>) of Puerto Rico. [PDF]

Microbiol Resour Announc
Irizarry I, Sambolín-Pérez CA, Rivera-Vicéns RE, Roque Cruz KJ, Meléndez-Rivera AS, Rosado-Maldonado BE.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seasonality and plasticity in the use of native and introduced plant resources by a large forest parrot

Ibis, EarlyView.
Human‐induced environmental change is reshaping plant communities, requiring native animals to adapt their foraging behaviour to track and exploit novel food resources. Trees such as pines (Pinus spp.) introduced for plantation forestry outside of their native ranges often become naturalized.
Tirth Vaishnav, Kevin Chase Burns, Rachael C. Shaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Non-Floral Sugar Sources and Feeding Protocols on the Longevity, Reproduction, and Parasitism of <i>Mastrus ridens</i> (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). [PDF]

Insects
Galdames MM, Zaviezo T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Time‐stressed Bar‐tailed Godwits exploit novel prey during migratory fuelling

Ibis, EarlyView.
Long‐distance migratory birds breeding in the Arctic face challenges as earlier snowmelt shifts the timing of vital resources. To keep up with these advancements, birds will need to modify their migration. Higher fuelling rates during stopover have been identified as a critical mechanism for accelerating migration, but this requires adequate food ...
Hailley Danielson‐Owczynsky, Allert I. Bijleveld, Ran Nathan, Sivan Toledo, Roeland A. Bom   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floral Traits and Breeding Systems in <i>Sincoraea</i> (Bromeliaceae), an Endemic Genus of Brazilian Rupestrian Grasslands. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Fagundes ACA, Costa JSD, Bezerra-Silva A, Gomes MTD, Rossi ML, Machado ICS, Souza EH, Funch LS, Siqueira Filho JA.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source