Big bees do a better job : intraspecific size variation influences pollination effectiveness [PDF]
, 2014 Funding: School of Biology, University of St AndrewsBumblebees (Bombus spp.) are efficient pollinators of many flowering plants, yet the pollen deposition performance of individual bees has not been investigated.
Finlayson, Kathryn +5 more
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Mitigatory effect of Fertigation with Humic, Fulvic, Phosphoric Acids and Seaweeds Extract on Heat Stressed Snap bean Plants under Delta Region Conditions [PDF]
Journal of Plant Production, 2020 Abiotic stress as heat stress (extreme temperatures) cause unavertable conditions for plant growth lead to increase losses in yield and poor fruit quality.
H. El- Metwaly +2 more
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2013 Social learning occurs when one individual learns from another, mainly conspecific, often by observation, imitation, or communication. Using artificial flowers, we studied social learning by allowing test bumblebees to (a) see dead bumblebees arranged in
Hamida B. Mirwan, Peter G. Kevan
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Factors Affecting Pollinators and Pollination [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 While it has been known for at least a decade that the colony numbers of the managed pollinator, the Western honey bee Apis mellifera, was on the decline, pollinator problemwas not well publicized until the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) further ravaged the honey bee population in the United States [1].
Zachary Y. Huang, Tugrul Giray
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Typology in pollination biology: lessons from an historical critique [PDF]
, 2011 Typological schemes that describe putative floral adaptations for pollinators have played a central role in pollination biology. In 1882 the prominent German botanist and Darwinist Hermann Müller commented critically on a precursor of modern versions of ...
Ollerton, Jeff +6 more
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Potential application of the bumblebee foraging recruitment pheromone for commercial greenhouse pollination [PDF]
, 2009 Commercial bumblebee colonies are important crop pollinators. Here we assess whether application of artificial foraging recruitment pheromone can increase foraging activity in Bombus terrestris colonies on a relevant timescale for commercial pollination.
Raine, Nigel E. +11 more
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MateusRQ/Patterns-in-pollination-networks-from-a-grassland-forest-ecotone: Patterns-in-pollination-networks-from-a-grassland-forest-ecotone [PDF]
, 2023 Data base and R script from the manuscript manuscript in preparation "Patterns in pollination networks from a grassland-forest ecotone: the role of habitat and plant population ...
Raguse-Quadros, Mateus
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The Last Mile: Using Local Knowledge to Identify Barriers to Sustainable Grain Legume Production
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Grain legumes (or pulses–annual leguminous crops that are harvested solely for their dried seeds such as lentils or chickpeas) are essential for sustainable cropping systems.
Barbara M. Smith +6 more
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Spatiotemporal Variation in Pollination Deficits in an Insect-Pollinated Dioecious Crop
Plants, 2021 Inadequate quantity and quality of pollen reaching the stigmas decreases the sexual reproductive output of plants, compromising yield. Still, the current extent of pollen limitation affecting yield (i.e., pollination deficits) is poorly quantified.
Helena Castro +7 more
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Pollination by flies, bees, and beetles of Nuphar ozarkana and N. advena (Nymphaeaceae) [PDF]
, 2000 Nuphar comprises 13 species of aquatic perennials distributed in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The European species N. lutea and N. pumila in Norway, the Netherlands, and Germany are pollinated by bees and flies, including apparent Nuphar ...
Lippok, Barbara +3 more
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