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Intraspecific Variation in Nectar Chemistry and Its Implications for Insect Visitors: The Case of the Medicinal Plant, Polemonium Caeruleum L.

Plants, 2020
Floral nectar, being a primary reward for insect visitors, is a key factor in shaping plant–pollinator interactions. However, little is known about the variability in nectar traits, which could potentially affect pollinators and the reproduction of the ...
Justyna Ryniewicz, Mateusz Skłodowski, Magdalena Chmur, Andrzej Bajguz, Katarzyna Roguz, Agata Roguz, Marcin Zych   +6 more
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Longitudinal Videofluorographic Dysphagia Measures in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Dysphagia can lead to fatal aspiration pneumonia in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Little is known about the longitudinal progression of dysphagia or whether it differs across PSP clinical variants. Objectives To characterize longitudinal changes in dysphagia across PSP variants and determine relationships with disease ...
Anna Chiara Cattani, Jerusha G. Bhaskaran, Farwa Ali, Julie Stierwalt, Federica Agosta, Massimo Filippi, Keith A. Josephs, Heather M. Clark, Jennifer L. Whitwell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floral nectar production in Helleborus foetidus: an ultrastructural study

Botany, 2012
The floral nectaries of Helleborus foetidus L. were studied using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, as well as light microscopy. Nectaries are tubular and consist of an external epidermis, a photosynthesizing parenchyma, large branches of vascular tissue, a nectar-producing parenchyma, and an internal epidermis.
Vesprini J., Pacini E., Nepi M.
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Area‐restricted search under realistic constraints

Oikos, EarlyView.
Abstract Area‐restricted search (ARS) is one of the most influential and widely used concepts in foraging theory, capturing a simple rule by which animals intensify local search following a resource encounter. Because ARS performs well in many spatially structured environments, it serves as a basic model for interpreting movement patterns across taxa ...
Inon Scharf, Arik Dorfman
wiley   +1 more source

Pollination and nectar production of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) in central Veracruz, Mexico

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2010
We assessed nectar production patterns, the breeding system, and overall pollinator dependence of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Schlecht. & Cham.) G.Don (Loranthaceae), a mistletoe species that blooms in the late summer of the eastern cloud forests of ...
María Magdalena Ramírez, Juan Francisco Ornelas   +1 more
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A plant–pollinator invasional meltdown: the Japanese pagoda tree Styphnolobium japonicum facilitates the invasion of the giant resin bee Megachile sculpturalis

Oikos, EarlyView.
An invasional meltdown can occur when a non‐native species facilitates the spread of another non‐native species in the invaded area, increasing its likelihood of survival or its ecological impact. Plant–pollinator systems pose an exceptional study system to test this concept, which remains poorly known.
Daniel Echeandía, Jordi Margalef‐Marrasé, Marc Riera, Jordina Belmonte, Julia Lanner, Sonja Mader, David Navarro, Ricardo Caliari Oliveira, Rut Puigdemunt, Carlos Hernández‐ Castellano   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure of floral nectaries, nectar production and sugar composition in nectar of 7 species of Vicia L. Fabaceae

Acta Agrobotanica, 2013
Nectaries of investigated species of <em>Vicia</em> were ranked into 3 morphological types: automorphic (<em>V. sepium</em> L.), transitoric (<em>V. angustifolia</em> L., <em>V. sativa</em> L., <em>V. villosa</em> Roth, <em>V.
Małgorzata Stpiczyńska, Jacek Pielecki
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Demonstrating limitations of area‐restricted search as a foraging mechanism

Oikos, EarlyView.
Foragers often rely on simple behavioral rules that translate local environmental cues into movement decisions. One of the most widespread rules is area‐restricted search (ARS), in which movement becomes less directional following resource encounters. ARS is generally considered effective for exploiting clustered resources, yet recent conceptual work ...
Inon Scharf
wiley   +1 more source

The potential effect of megafaunal extinctions on modern conservation of horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Many plant species worldwide are struggling to regenerate due to the ongoing effects of climate change. These effects appear to be further exacerbated by the loss of keystone megafauna, which were important seed dispersers. By identifying the traits commonly seen in seeds spread by modern elephants, it is possible to predict which species likely ...
Andrew J. Tighe
wiley   +1 more source

Nectar in Plant Species Fragaria vesca L.

Plants
Fragaria vesca L. is a common plant species in Slovenia. It flowers from May to July. Our study was conducted throughout the 2024 season in two locations at which we sampled nectar in F. vesca flowers. To take the nectar samples, we used microcapillaries.
Katja Malovrh, Jože Bavcon, Mitja Križman, Blanka Ravnjak   +3 more
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