The role of pollinator attracting scent in the sexually deceptive orchids Ophrys chestermanii, O. normanii and O. tenthredinifera [PDF]
, 2008 Sexual deception of male bees is one of the most remarkable mechanisms of pollination (Ackermann 1986, Proctor & al. 1996). Flowers of the orchid genus Ophrys mimic females of their pollinator species, usually bees and wasps, to attract males, which try ...
Ayasse, Manfred +9 more
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Honey Bee Breeding and Breed: Advancements, Challenges, and Prospects
Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Our work clarifies concepts related to honey bee classification, reviews traditional and modern breeding techniques, explores advancements in molecular breeding, prospects gene‐editing tools, and advocates for integrated breeding strategies to ensure the long‐term sustainability and vitality of honey bee populations amid declining managed populations ...
Zheguang Lin +5 more
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Floral biology and pollination in Brazil: history and possibilities
Acta Botânica BrasílicaPollination research in Brazil virtually started with Fritz Muller, whose insights supported Darwin's evolutionary theory. Pollination systems of Brazilian plants were studied mainly by travelling researchers until early last century when native or ...
Paulo Eugênio Oliveira +1 more
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"Fair" policies for the coffee trade - protecting people or biodiversity? [PDF]
, 2006 We investigate the role that economic instruments can play in the eradication of poverty and preservation of biodiversity in agroforestry management in coffee production.
Heikkilä, Jaakko +2 more
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Important Crop Pollinators Respond Less Negatively to Anthropogenic Land Use Than Other Animals
Ecology and EvolutionAnimal‐mediated pollination is a key ecosystem service required to some extent by almost three‐quarters of the leading human food crops in global food production.
Jessica J. Williams +4 more
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FURTHER NOTES ON THE POLLINATION OF YUCCA AND ON PRONUBA AND PRODOXUS [PDF]
, 1880 C. V. Riley
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Waste disposal processes and landfill management are crucial subjects in the field of settlement archaeology. Our study is focused on understanding the processes that are connected to the formation of the infills of settlement features and the recycling of the building materials (daub and wood) and waste management.
Tereza Šálková +10 more
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JOINT INTERPRETATION OF HETEROSIS AND GENETIC VARIANCES IN TWO OPEN POLLINATED VARIETIES OF CORN AND THEIR CROSS [PDF]
, 1958 H. F. Robinson +3 more
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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract Ginkgo biloba trees are widely planted in urban areas of developed countries for their resilience, longevity and aesthetic appeal. Annual pruning to control tree size, shape and interference with traffic and pedestrians generates large volumes of unutilized Ginkgo biomass.
Padam Prasad Paudel +6 more
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Effect on honey bees of DDT applied from the air as a spray to lucerne; Notes on lucerne pollination [PDF]
, 1958 T. Palmer-Jones, I. W. Forster
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