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No evidence of a decoy effect in bees: Rewardless flowers do not increase bumblebees' preference for neighbouring flowers

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Many plants retain nectarless flowers; we tested whether these act as “decoys” for bees by making neighbouring rewarding flowers seem more valuable—a cognitive bias known as the decoy effect. The presence of decoy flowers did not shift bumblebee preferences between two equally rewarding inflorescences, and bees quickly learned to avoid these nectarless
Mélissa Armand, Leonhard Herrnberger, Clara Jung, Tomer J. Czaczkes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Insight Into Pollen Release and Presentation in Actinidiaceae Plants: The Case Study of Dioecious <i>Actinidia arguta</i>. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Sun K, Yang X, Yang S, Cui R, Ji Y, Hu Y, Li R, Jin D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seasonality and plasticity in the use of native and introduced plant resources by a large forest parrot

Ibis, EarlyView.
Human‐induced environmental change is reshaping plant communities, requiring native animals to adapt their foraging behaviour to track and exploit novel food resources. Trees such as pines (Pinus spp.) introduced for plantation forestry outside of their native ranges often become naturalized.
Tirth Vaishnav, Kevin Chase Burns, Rachael C. Shaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yeast volatiles promote larceny in bumble bee behavior. [PDF]

iScience
Souto-Vilarós D, Martin VN, Dabagia N, Freshour DM, Rodriguez N, Stryker J, Gutierrez O, Rering CC, Irwin RE, Schaeffer RN.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nicotine does not reduce Nosema ceranae infection in honey bees [PDF]

, 2020
Bain, JA, Hendriksma, HP, Nguyen, N, Nieh, JC   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Floral resource strips enhance parasitoid abundance and diversity in apple orchards and promote agroecological advances in a South African biosphere reserve

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Floral resource strips within apple orchards increased parasitoid abundance and influenced community composition, enhancing local biodiversity in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve's transition zone. Ruderal and natural fynbos habitats supported higher parasitoid richness and abundance, emphasising the importance of conserving semi‐natural habitats ...
Fabrizia Ratto, Peter Steward, Steven M. Sait, Julien M. Haran, Rene Gaigher, James S. Pryke, Michael J. Samways, William Kunin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction for Ferreira and Rediers, "Draft genome sequences of 25 candidate biocontrol bacteria against <i>Phytophthora cactorum</i>". [PDF]

Microbiol Resour Announc
Ferreira J, Rediers H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Forest type influence on Heliconia‐dipteran interaction networks

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Responses to forest type depended on the developmental stage of dipterans. Bract traits and forest type influenced larval abundance, but forest type had no impact on adult alpha and beta diversity. Heliconia‐dipteran interaction networks showed a nested pattern for both forest types.
Diana M. Méndez‐Rojas, Mónica Hernández‐López, Ana Paola Martínez‐Falcón, Antonio Ricarte, J. Manuel Lobato‐García, Julieta Benítez‐Malvido   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water availability shapes temporal patterns of extrafloral nectar secretion and ant visitation to a Neotropical legume. [PDF]

Plant Biol (Stuttg)
Melati B, Souza C, Nogueira A, Leal LC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Wild bee diversity and land use: A case study in a mountain agroecosystem of the Serranía de Ronda, southern Spain

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Orchards supported the highest wild bee diversity and functional diversity, highlighting their role in maintaining bee communities in Mediterranean agroecosystems. Landscape heterogeneity positively influenced functional evenness and dispersion of wild bee communities, underscoring the importance of diverse landscapes for bee conservation. The presence
Violeta Hevia, Francisco M. Azcárate, Jorge Chicote, Federica Ravera   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source