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Great Diversity of Insect Floral Associates May Partially Explain Ecological Success of Poison Ivy (\u3ci\u3eToxicodendron Radicans\u3c/i\u3e Subsp. \u3ci\u3eNegundo\u3c/i\u3e [Greene] Gillis, Anacardiaceae) [PDF]

, 2018
Little is known about insect floral associates of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, Anacardiaceae), despite the species’ ubiquity and importance in nature and society.
Senchina, David S, Summerville, Keith S
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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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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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Evaluating the African arid corridor hypothesis: A meta‐analysis including the phylogenetic and biogeographical history of Sesamothamnus

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky, Jeffrey P. Rose, Ricardo Kriebel, Bryan T. Drew, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Alan R. Lemmon, Kenneth J. Sytsma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Differential Effects of Climate Warming on the Nectar Secretion of Early- and Late-Flowering Mediterranean Plants

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Floral nectar is a vital resource for pollinators, thus having a very important role in ecosystem functioning. Ongoing climate warming could have a negative effect on nectar secretion, particularly in the Mediterranean, where a strong temperature rise is
Krista Takkis, Thomas Tscheulin, Theodora Petanidou   +2 more
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Nectar yeasts warm the flowers of a winter-blooming plant [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2010
Yeasts are ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic microbiota, yet their ecological functionality remains relatively unexplored in comparison with other micro-organisms. This paper formulates and tests the novel hypothesis that heat produced by the sugar catabolism of yeast populations inhabiting floral nectar can increase the temperature of
Herrera, Carlos M., Pozo, María I.
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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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Is there a diel pattern to nectar secretion in the Red Bloodwood Corymbia gummifera? [PDF]

, 2013
Nectar secretion was measured at 6-h intervals over a 24-h period in flowers of the Red Bloodwood, Corymbia gummifera (family Myrtaceae). Secretion varied among time periods and among trees. There was no clear diurnal or nocturnal pattern.
Goldingay, Ross L.
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