Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world
Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1851-1862, August 2026.ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
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Tongue microstructure physically constrains division of labor in bumblebee foraging. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AHuang Z +6 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.We adopted ddRAD‐seq and chloroplast genome sequencing to explore the genetic characteristics of the danxia‐endemic species Viola hybanthoides. This species exhibits extremely low within‐population genetic diversity and obvious genetic differentiation, which is mainly driven by habitat fragmentation, restricted gene flow and Quaternary climatic changes.
Sufang Chen +6 more
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Towards an attract-and-reward strategy: evaluating nectar resources and HIPVs under laboratory conditions to enhance Aphelinus mali parasitism activity, a key parasitoid of Eriosoma lanigerum. [PDF]
Pest Manag SciMontes-Bazurto LG +5 more
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Mutualism and Antagonism in a Post‐Extinction Hawaiian Bird–Lobelioid Pollination System
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.Species loss can restructure plant–pollinator interactions, but the functional consequences of altered interactions remain unclear. Using camera observations and experimental manipulations in Hawaiian lobelioids, we show that nectarivorous birds differ in whether visits result in pollen contact or nectar robbing, with robbing altering nectar dynamics ...
Samuel B. Case +9 more
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Crop: The Black Box of Mosquito Vector Fitness. [PDF]
InsectsRodriguez-Pereira A +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.Species with wind & insect pollination syndromes show distinct age structure patterns. Splitting insect pollination into different categories show constrasting age structure. Modern flowering seasons track paleotemperature signatures. ABSTRACT Across the planet, angiosperm diversification has been shaped by palaeoclimates and biotic interactions ...
Thomas Leclère +3 more
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Water availability shapes temporal patterns of extrafloral nectar secretion and ant visitation to a Neotropical legume. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)Melati B, Souza C, Nogueira A, Leal LC.
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.Rocky desertification exerts significant selective pressures on honeybee morphology. Honeybees undergo adaptive evolution in 19 genes such as glycogen biosynthesis. Genes like GBE promote organismal survival under desertification. ABSTRACT Unlike traditional desertification, rocky desertification is a distinct form of land degradation characterized by ...
Yinglong Yu +7 more
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First Measurements of Mixed Floral Traits Influencing <i>Anacardium occidentale</i> (Anacardeacae) Attractiveness to Bees in Côte d'Ivoire: Conservation and Agricultural Implications. [PDF]
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