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Floral Nectar Chemistry in Orchids: A Short Review and Meta-Analysis
Plants, 2021 Nectar is one of the most important flower traits, shaping plant–pollinator interactions and reproductive success. Despite Orchidaceae including numerous nectariferous species, nectar chemistry in this family has been infrequently studied. Therefore, the
Emilia Brzosko, Paweł Mirski
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Garden varieties: how attractive are recommended garden plants to butterflies? [PDF]
, 2015 One way the public can engage in insect conservation is through wildlife gardening, including the growing of insect-friendly flowers as sources of nectar. However, plant varieties differ in the types of insects they attract.
A Burls +32 more
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The Use of an Anthrone Reagent to Detect Sugar Meals and Their Persistence in the Mosquito \u3ci\u3eAedes Triseriatus\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Adults of Aedes triseriatus were fed water, blood, and 10% pure and mixed solutions of glucose, fructose and sucrose. Adults were tested for fructose by the cold-anthrone test 0, 1, 4, 12, and 24 h after feeding. Water-fed males and females and blood-fed
Kurtz, Richard M, Smith, Stephen M
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International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2006 Intensity of bee visitation (honeybees and wild bees), foraging behaviour of honeybees and nectar parameters (nectar production, sugar concentration, sugar content in nectars) were inspected at 18 apple cultivars for three consecutive years.
P. Benedek, K. Finta
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Ecological Monographs, 2018 Floral chemistry mediates plant interactions with pollinators, pathogens, and herbivores, with major consequences for fitness of both plants and flower visitors.
E. Palmer-Young +7 more
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Patterns of Nectar Production in Asclepias curassavica (Apocynaceae))
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2019 Milkweeds are important nectar resources for insects in the New World. In addition, nectar is the germination medium for milkweed pollen. This study is the first controlled, greenhouse examination of patterns of nectar production in a milkweed species ...
Steven Broyles
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Do honeybees shape the bacterial community composition in floral nectar? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Floral nectar is considered the most important reward animal-pollinated plants offer to attract pollinators. Here we explore whether honeybees, which act as pollinators, affect the composition of bacterial communities in the nectar.
Yana Aizenberg-Gershtein +2 more
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Optimal concentrations in nectar feeding [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011 Nectar drinkers must feed quickly and efficiently due to the threat of predation. While the sweetest nectar offers the greatest energetic rewards, the sharp increase of viscosity with sugar concentration makes it the most difficult to transport. We here demonstrate that the sugar concentration that optimizes energy transport depends exclusively on the ...
Kim, Wonjung +2 more
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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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Nature, 1922 THE device of Mirafra Assamica to reach the nectar in the flowers of Castanospermum (noted in NATURE of April 15, p. 489) has its parallel among British birds. The blooms of several Asiatic species of rhododendron contain much honey, and many of these are defaced at this season by the great tit (Parus major), the blue tit (P.
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