Bee-mediated pollination enhances fruit set and seed yield in <i>Paeonia ostii</i> 'Fengdan': insights into physiological and molecular mechanisms. [PDF]
Zhang KY +9 more
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How a Traveling Exhibition on Wasps Altered Public Perceptions
ABSTRACT Media portrays a caricature of the “evil” wasp (a flying insect), perpetuating fears developed at a young age or from individual negative experiences. Because wasps are critically important to nature and our agriculture, it is important to provide some form of education to lessen this fear.
Brenna L. Decker +3 more
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Corallorhiza striata is the first example of a pseudocopulatory orchid in North America and an instance of "double deception" in fully mycoheterotrophic plants. [PDF]
Freudenstein JV, Barrett CF.
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Introduction to the Compositae of the North American Prairie planting at Wakehurst Place ‐ part 2
Summary A further eight plant portraits are provided of additional Compositae amongst the North American Prairie plantings at Wakehurst, West Sussex. Three tribes are represented amongst the portraits, the Astereae (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense, Heterotheca camporum), Heliantheae (Echinacea simulata, E.
Nicholas Hind
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Do Buzz-Pollinating Bumble Bees Facilitate Honey Bee Pollination in Southern Highbush Blueberry Through Increasing Pollen Release? [PDF]
Ternest JJ, Muñoz PR, Mallinger RE.
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Summary Background This study aimed to assess the acceptance of Germany's adoption of digital health interventions (DHI) among dermatology patientsand to identify patient clusters. Patients and Methods A cross‐sectional, quantitative survey on acceptability and (future) usage of DHIs was conducted among patients with chronic dermatological conditions ...
Patrick Reinders +2 more
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Pollinator-dependence and specialization in three sunbird-pollinated, fire-stimulated flowering species. [PDF]
Mantintsilili A +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Self-pollinated cannabis seeds lead to less variation in shape: a technological approach of potential commercial interest. [PDF]
Torne FF +5 more
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