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Generalist passerine birds perform a functional role as pollinators in temperate Europe

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 7, July 2026.
Nectar‐feeding birds are effective pollinators. In temperate Europe, songbirds visit flowers but lack specialist traits, so functional pollination has been discounted. We use observations, pollen identification and experiments to demonstrate that generalist birds affect fruit‐set of flowering trees.
Sandra H. Anderson, George L. W. Perry, Rose Thorogood   +2 more
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Convergent mechanisms, divergent strategies: a comparison of nectar intake between a generalist and a specialist bat species. [PDF]

J Exp Biol
Quinche LL, Garzón-Agudelo F, Santana SE, López-Arévalo HF, Rico-Guevara A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Recurrent Visitation by Lycaenid Butterflies and Honeybees to the Same Individuals of Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae)

Plant Species Biology, Volume 41, Issue 4, July 2026.
The common perennial weed Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae) produces many flowers to attract diverse insect pollinators. The authors here found that lycaenid butterflies made long‐distance visits between individual plants, whereas honeybees were inclined to visit multiple flowers within an individual plant. These findings highlight potential agents
Yasuhiro Sato, Takayoshi Nishida
wiley   +1 more source

Tri-trophic consequences of plant-to-plant volatile signalling and its contingency on plant relatedness in wild cotton. [PDF]

Ann Bot
Díaz-Cruz S, Turlings TCJ, Solís-Rodríguez U, Interian-Aguiñaga J, Ramírez-Delgado VH, Clancy MV, Mamin M, Wendel JF, Grover CE, Arick MA, Hsu CY, Pechanova O, Thrash A, Peterson DG, Bustos-Segura C, Abdala-Roberts L.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Antioxidants in Plant‐Based Food Matrices: From Structure–Activity and Degradation Kinetics to Formulation Design

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Plant‐based antioxidants are widely incorporated into foods to retard oxidative deterioration and to deliver health‐related benefits. Yet, their in‐product and in vivo performance frequently diverges from predictions based on solution‐phase chemical assays, because matrix interactions, processing history, and host metabolism reshape both ...
Márcio Vargas‐Ramella, Carmen Silvia Favaro‐Trindade, Bárbara Miranda‐Vilela, Mariana Estefanuto‐Costa, Marina Franco‐Brito, Bibiana Alves dos Santos, Paulo Cezar Bastianello Campagnol   +6 more
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Do flowers with specialized morphologies produce more nectar and pollen? [PDF]

Am J Bot
Keasar T, Bodner L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Detection of Honey Adulteration Using Thermorheological and Spectroscopic Analyses: Independent Evaluation With Linear Latent‐Variable and Gradient Boosting Models

Journal of Food Science, Volume 91, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Honey adulteration is a prevalent economic fraud that demands robust and reliable detection methods. In this study, a proof‐of‐concept was developed on a comparative study of oscillatory thermorheology (20°C–80°C) and spectroscopic techniques, including UV‐Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, for the detection of adulteration with glucose ...
Bilge Basturk Berk, Berkay Berk, Cagri Cavdaroglu, Neslihan Bozdogan, Sebnem Tavman, Seher Kumcuoglu, Sevcan Unluturk   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anatomical and Histological Characterization of the Intestine of Artibeus lituratus

Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, Volume 55, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The order Chiroptera is highly diverse and is the second richest among mammals. Approximately 181 species are known in Brazil, with varied feeding habits that make them essential for ecological functions such as seed dispersal and plant regeneration. Despite the importance of their ecosystem services, the anatomical and histological aspects of
Mário de Oliveira Magalhães, Jhonatan Henrique Lima da Rocha, Rair de Sousa Verde, Mateus de Oliveira Aquino, Janaira Mattos Amorim, Tamyres Izarelly Barbosa da Silva, Francisco Glauco de Araújo Santos   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

<i>Rhododendron jiucaipingensis</i> (Ericaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China. [PDF]

PhytoKeys
Hu HF, Xu J, An MT, Yu JH, Lu X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluating Syrphid Fly Predation on Aphids Under Controlled and Field Conditions in High Tunnels: A Comparative Study With Lacewings

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 6, Page 693-705, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Biological control in high tunnel systems can be optimised by matching predator species to seasonal environmental conditions. We evaluated the predatory efficacy of syrphid flies (Toxomerus marginatus (Say), Eupeodes americanus (Fabricius)) and lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens), Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister)) across laboratory ...
Allison Zablah, Marlo Gunnar McCarter, Christian H. Krupke, Laura L. Ingwell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source