ABSTRACT Aim Dramatic Quaternary climate fluctuations impacted the evolutionary history and contemporary biogeography of many residents of the Great Basin Desert of western North America. This study investigates the historical biogeographic processes that shaped the contemporary distribution of genetic variation in a polytypic group of specialized ...
Sarah B. Bialik +7 more
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Crithidia bombi can infect two solitary bee species while host survivorship depends on diet. [PDF]
Figueroa LL, Grincavitch C, McArt SH.
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Hummingbird pollination is a hallmark of American plant diversity and has long been thought to evolve in tropical mountains due to declining bee activity. Using sister species of Costus specialized on bees (C. kuntzei) and hummingbirds (C. wilsonii), we show that this shift is not driven by reduced bee visitation with elevation, but by greater ...
Pedro Juárez +7 more
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Use of a Managed Solitary Bee to Pollinate Almonds: Population Sustainability and Increased Fruit Set. [PDF]
Bosch J +3 more
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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance choline hydrogen phosphonate
Abstract The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State Belgium for the pesticide active substance choline hydrogen phosphonate and the assessment of an application for maximum residue levels (MRLs) are reported.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +47 more
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Author Correction: Chronic oral exposure to field-realistic pesticide combinations via pollen and nectar: effects on feeding and thermal performance in a solitary bee. [PDF]
Azpiazu C +5 more
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Stoichiometric niche, nutrient partitioning and resource allocation in a solitary bee are sex-specific and phosphorous is allocated mainly to the cocoon. [PDF]
Filipiak M +2 more
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Insecticide exposure alters feeding and impairs ovary development in a solitary bee. [PDF]
Stuligross C.
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Experimental evidence for the absence of a functional gut microbiome in the solitary bee Megachile tosticauda. [PDF]
Williamson E +3 more
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