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Floral nectar microbial communities exhibit seasonal shifts associated with extreme heat: Potential implications for climate change and plant-pollinator interactions

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Floral nectar contains vital nutrients for pollinators, including sugars, amino acids, proteins, and secondary compounds. As pollinators forage, they inoculate nectar with bacteria and fungi.
Kaleigh A. Russell, Quinn S. McFrederick
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CMOS‐Integrated Synaptic Photoreceptor Chip Inspired by Insect Visual Processing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
CMOS‐integrated Si QDs/ReS2 synaptic photoreceptor array mimics the parallel processing and wavelength‐selective strategy of insect vision. By combining intrinsic ultraviolet‐violet sensitivity with synaptic plasticity, the chip enables frontend sensory redundancy reduction without external filters, offering a scalable pathway toward lowpower ...
Jian Chai, Xinyi Xu, Yue Wang, Xiaochen Wang, Hailiang Wang, Yunfei Xie, Xinwei Zhang, Haoyu Wang, Hao Ning, Jiangming Lin, Yongliang Xie, Qihai Jiang, Baoshi Qiao, Xiaolei Ding, Luyao Ma, Shukai Duan, Zhenyi Ni, Huan Hu, Xin He, Fei Xue, Feichi Zhou, Lingfei Li, Srikrishna Chanakya Bodepudi, Rui Yuan, Bin Yu, Yang Xu   +25 more
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Citrus aurantium honey‐mediated gut homeostasis and anti‐inflammation via Thorl/Nprl2‐TORC1 signaling: Network pharmacology and Drosophila validation

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
The study employed a four‐tiered strategy: (1) UHPLC‐FTMS profiling of Citrus aurantium honey to characterize its chemical composition; (2) network pharmacology analysis integrating target prediction, protein–protein interaction networks, and KEGG pathway enrichment to identify the Thor1/Nprl2‐TORC1 axis as a key mechanistic pathway; (3) in vitro ...
Wenqi Wan, Ruiguang Huang, Shuqiong Cao, Luxia Pan, Wenkai Zhang, Wujun Jiang, Zhiyong Liu   +6 more
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Eco-evolutionary processes shaping floral nectar sugar composition

Scientific Reports
Floral nectar sugar composition is assumed to reflect the nutritional demands and foraging behaviour of pollinators, but the relative contributions of evolutionary and abiotic factors to nectar sugar composition remain largely unknown across the ...
Yicong Liu, Susanne Dunker, Walter Durka, Christophe Dominik, Jonna M. Heuschele, Hanna Honchar, Petra Hoffmann, Martin Musche, Robert J. Paxton, Josef Settele, Oliver Schweiger   +10 more
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Variation in parrot jaw musculature

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Interspecific morphological differences in some superficial jaw muscles of parrots. Abstract Psittaciformes, the order encompassing parrots and their relatives, are highly diverse and generally known for having a strong beaks used for multiple behaviors. The muscles related to the masticatory apparatus should reflect this functional complexity; however,
Ana Carolina L. Faillace, Arin Berger, Marcelo Ismar S. Santana, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +3 more
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Sodium‐enriched nectar shapes plant–pollinator interactions in a subalpine meadow

Ecology and Evolution
Many plants have evolved nutrient rewards to attract pollinators to flowers, but most research has focused on the sugar content of floral nectar resources.
Ethan VanValkenburg, Thiago Gonçalves Souza, Nathan J. Sanders, Paul CaraDonna   +3 more
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Pollen Analysis of Bees’ Crop Nectar as an Effective Method to Determine Nectar Sources: Comparison with Traditional Approaches

Applied Biosciences
Identifying the nectar sources of stingless bees is essential for understanding plant–pollinator interactions and for promoting sustainable meliponiculture.
Nandita Das, Rajib Mondal, Ujjwal Layek, Prakash Karmakar   +3 more
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Summer grazing change fitness in a Tibetan lotus

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
It is believed that grazing has an effect on the functioning and performance of flowers, as well as their association with pollinator preferences and plant reproduction.
Ruolan Wang, Yuanxin Lou, Dongzhou Deng, Peiyue Che, Chuan Zhao, Yulian Yang, Junpeng Mu   +6 more
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Comparative and functional anatomy of masticatory muscles and bite force in opossums (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
We describe the functional anatomy of masticatory muscles in nine opossums, finding a generalized anatomical pattern with differences related to skull morphology. Variation in quantitative myological data and estimated bite force was mostly related to size, and the increase in bite force supports dietary diversification associated with size increase ...
Juann A. F. H. Abreu, Diego Astúa
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Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
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