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Foraging plasticity and physiological adaptations enable hummingbirds to subsist on dilute nectars
Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 1475-1490, May 2026.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Hummingbirds frequently feed on small volumes (<30 μL) of sucrose‐rich nectars. Climate change is expected to affect both the abundance and the concentrations of accumulated nectar.
Rosalee L. Elting +5 more
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Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 5, May 2026.Increasing local floral richness can support pollination success of specialised plants in dense urban landscapes. However, a floral enrichment strategy alone is less effective for generalist plants, which are typically more abundant in plant communities.
Merin Reji Chacko +4 more
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2012 Floral visitor species are often assumed to act either mutualistically towards plants (as pollinators) or to exploit them (as nectar-robbers or as nectar or pollen thieves).
Leif Richardson, Judith L. Bronstein
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Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Lonicera japonica is a plant native to Asia that has been widely used in landscaping as an ornamental plant, but has escaped cultivation and become invasive in several countries. This study examined the reproductive phenology, pollinator attraction, and potential dispersal mechanisms of L.
Ângela Pelissari Silva +2 more
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Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 3, Page 321-332, April 2026.ABSTRACT Ant‐flower interactions are prevalent in many ecosystems, yet their ecological significance remains poorly understood, particularly in isolated systems like the Galapagos Islands, where unique biotic assemblages create distinct interaction networks.
Alejandro Mieles +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.We reveal that the downward floral orientation in Polygonatum cyrtonema functions as a key floral trait, increasing visitation by effective bumble bees and reducing interference from inefficient insects, while also shielding reproductive tissues from rain and solar radiation.
Ju Tang +4 more
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Plant Species Biology, Volume 41, Issue 2, March 2026.A 4‐year survey of Cremastra appendiculata var. variabilis pollinators was conducted using a commercially available sensor camera throughout the flowering period. Additionally, sensor cameras and interval photography were used simultaneously to compare the number of videos capturing bumblebees.
Masahiko Shimada +2 more
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Mechanical defenses of plant extrafloral nectaries against herbivory
Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2016 Extrafloral nectaries play an important role in plant defense against herbivores by providing nectar rewards that attract ants and other carnivorous insects.
Moshe Gish +2 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016 Nectar robbery is common in flowering plants with tubular corollas and can affect plant reproductive success. Our study characterized the interaction between potential pollinators and nectar robbers, and assessed the effects on flower abortion in a ...
Irene Gelvez-Zúñiga +7 more
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Large Carpenter Bees as Agricultural Pollinators
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2010 Large carpenter bees (genus Xylocopa) are wood-nesting generalist pollinators of broad geographical distribution that exhibit varying levels of sociality.
Tamar Keasar
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