Decoding bee cleptoparasitism through comparative transcriptomics of Coelioxoides waltheriae and its host Tetrapedia diversipes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCleptoparasitism, also known as brood parasitism, is a widespread strategy among bee species in which the parasite lays eggs into the nests of the host species. Even though this behavior has significant ecological implications for the dynamics of several
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Structural and Functional Co-Adaptation of Plants of the Genus <i>Lysimachia</i> L. (Primulaceae) and Pollinating Insects of the Genus <i>Macropis</i> Panzer (Hymenoptera, Melittidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe co‐adaptation of bees from the genus Macropis and Lysimachia plants has been studied in detail. Research shows that bees collect not just pure liquid oil from flower petals but tear off trichome heads filled with oil, transferring them to their nests.
Radchenko VG +4 more
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Sustained Heatwaves Reshape the Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Community Structure in Freshwater Ecosystems: A Case Study of Shengjin Lake. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe sustained heatwave has shaped the plankton community structure and led to high‐temperature domestication of some of the plankton. Plankton communities have the ability to resist heatwave stress. The sustained heatwave has altered the interrelationships between plankton.
Jiang L, Sun M, Zhou Z, Wang Y.
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Diapause in a tropical oil-collecting bee: molecular basis unveiled by RNA-Seq [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Diapause is a natural phenomenon characterized by an arrest in development that ensures the survival of organisms under extreme environmental conditions. The process has been well documented in arthropods. However, its molecular basis has been
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Genome Variation in Three Anthophora Bee Species Reflects Divergent Demographic Histories. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Population genomics can reveal trends and drivers of biodiversity loss, but it is still unclear how best to use measures of genome variation to understand population vulnerability in insects. Here we study genome variation in three species of Anthophora bees that show contrasting population trends in northern Europe.
Taliadoros D +15 more
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Sociobiology, 2020 The ideal cavity dimensions for neotropical cavity-nesting bees with the potential to be managed as pollinators have not been getting proper attention.
Paulo Enrique Cardoso Peixoto +1 more
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The evolution of floral sonication, a pollen foraging behavior used by bees (Anthophila). [PDF]
Evolution, 2018 Abstract Over 22,000 species of biotically pollinated flowering plants, including some major agricultural crops, depend primarily on bees capable of floral sonication for pollination services. The ability to sonicate (“buzz”) flowers is widespread in bees but not ubiquitous.
Cardinal S, Buchmann SL, Russell AL.
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Pollinator size and its consequences: Robust estimates of body size in pollinating insects. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2019 Novel predictive allometric models for two dominant pollinating taxa, bees and hoverflies that consider biogeography, phylogeny, and sexual dimorphism. These models, along with existing allometric equations for pollinating insects, form the R package, "pollimetry." Abstract Body size is an integral functional trait that underlies pollination‐related ...
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The genome of the solitary bee Tetrapedia diversipes (Hymenoptera, Apidae) [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, GeneticsPriscila K F Santos +2 more
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Paubrasilia, 2021 Objetivou-se identificar e analisar a morfologia polínica das espécies simpátricas de Malpighiaceae que ocorrem no Parque da Cidade em Santarém, bem como identificar os visitantes florais dessas espécies.
Leilla Cristina Figueiredo de Sousa +4 more
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