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Biting the hand that feeds you: wedge-billed hummingbird is a nectar robber of a sicklebill-adapted Andean bellflower [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2018 I report on nectar robbing behavior of the wedge-billed hummingbird, Schistes geoffroyi (Trochilidae) on the Andean bellflower, Centropogon granulosus (Campanulaceae). Many species of Centropogon are characterized by an abruptly curved corolla tube which
Mannfred M.A. BOEHM
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Measures of cross-pollination and yield production of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) in response to heat stress and insect pollination treatments [PDF]
, 2017 Datasets relating to two experiments measuring cross-pollination and yield production of faba bean (Vicia faba L, cultivar Wizard) in response to heat stress and insect pollination treatments.
Bishop, Jacob
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Geographic variation in resistance to nectar robbing and consequences for pollination [PDF]
American Journal of Botany, 2016 PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Floral evolution is frequently ascribed to selection by pollinators, but may also be shaped by antagonists. However, remarkably few studies have examined geographic mosaics in resistance to floral antagonists or the consequences for other floral interactions.METHODS:Gelsemium sempervirens experiences frequent nectar robbing in ...
Lynn S, Adler +2 more
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Social Learning: Nectar Robbing Spreads Socially in Bumble Bees [PDF]
Current Biology, 2008 Social transmission of learned behaviour is well documented in vertebrates but much less so among invertebrates. New research shows that nectar robbing can spread socially among bumble bees, even in the absence of nectar-robbing models.
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Ecosphere, 2022 Abiotic factors are generally assumed to determine whether species can exist at the extreme ends of environmental gradients, for example, at high elevations, whereas the role of biotic interactions is less clear. On temperate mountains, insect‐pollinated
Patrick L. Kohl +1 more
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Basic and Applied Ecology, 2022 Wildlife-friendly management practices promote pollinators and pollination services in agricultural landscapes. Wild bee densities are driven by landscape composition, as they benefit from an increased availability of nesting and foraging resources at ...
Nicole Beyer +2 more
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Gloss, colour and grip: multifunctional epidermal cell shapes in bee- and bird-pollinated flowers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Flowers bear the function of filters supporting the attraction of pollinators as well as the deterrence of floral antagonists. The effect of epidermal cell shape on the visual display and tactile properties of flowers has been evaluated only recently. In
Sarah Papiorek +2 more
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Social learning drives handedness in nectar-robbing bumblebees
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2013 Bumblebees have been found to observe and copy the behaviour of others with regard to floral choices, particularly when investigating novel flower types. They can also learn to make nectar-robbing holes in flowers as a result of encountering them. Here, we investigate handedness in nectar-robbing bumblebees feeding on Rhinanthus minor, a flower that ...
Goulson, Dave +4 more
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Ecosphere, 2023 Nectar robbers and thieves are common antagonists in plant–pollinator communities, where they deplete nectar without pollinating flowers, substantially affecting plant reproduction.
Sailee P. Sakhalkar +5 more
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THE EFFECTS OF NECTAR ROBBING ON PLANTEPRODUCTION AND EVOLUTION [PDF]
Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 2006 The relationship between plant and pollinator is considered as a mutualism because plant benefits from the pollinator's transport of male gametes. Nectar robbers are frequently described as cheaters in the plant-pollinator mutualism, because it is assumed that they obtain a reward (nectar) without providing a service (pollination).
ZHANG Yan_Wen, WANG Yong, GUO You_Hao
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