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Sociobiology, 2021 In recent decades, the use of the trap-nest technique has helped to increase knowledge on the nest architecture of many orchid bee species. This study describes the nest architecture of Eufriesea aff.
André Luis Gobatto +7 more
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Efficiency of trap nests in attracting stingless bees in the central Brazilian Amazon
Acta Amazonica, 2022 Obtaining colonies of stingless bees in the wild for the formation or expansion of meliponaries and other purposes is permitted by law in Brazil using bait containers or trap nests, and other non-destructive methods.
Iris Andrade da CRUZ +2 more
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Trap nest preference of solitary bees in fragments of the Baturité massif, Atlantic Forest, Brazil [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 The study investigated native solitary bee species that nest in pre-existing cavities in the Baturité Massif, State of Ceará, Brazil, their preference for nest substrates and aspects of these bee communities.
MICHELLE O. GUIMARÃES-BRASIL +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Artificial devices are increasingly used in conservation measures to mitigate the disappearance of natural habitats. However, few studies have demonstrated their benefits for the target species, and they may pose a risk of creating ecological traps. This
Timothée Schwartz +2 more
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Culicoides biting midges involved in transmission of haemoproteids
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) are known vectors of avian Haemoproteus parasites. These parasites cause diseases, pathology and even mortality in birds.
Rita Žiegytė +5 more
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Landscape Simplification Modifies Trap-Nesting Bee and Wasp Communities in the Subtropics [PDF]
Insects, 2020 (1) Background: Landscape simplification is a major threat to bee and wasp conservation in the tropics, but reliable, long-term population data are lacking. We investigated how community composition, diversity, and abundance of tropical solitary bees and wasps change with landscape simplification (plant diversity, plant richness, distance from forest ...
Rachele S. Wilson +6 more
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Nest Predation Deviates from Nest Predator Abundance in an Ecologically Trapped Bird. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 In human-modified environments, ecological traps may result from a preference for low-quality habitat where survival or reproductive success is lower than in high-quality habitat.
Franck A Hollander +3 more
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Sociobiology, 2014 The relationship between Solenopsis invicta nest density and the number of fire ant workers in bait traps and percentages of traps capturing ants were investigated in the waste land of Wuchuan, Guangdong, South China.
Yongyue Lu +4 more
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Nest-site selection and breeding success of passerines in the world’s southernmost forests [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Birds can maximize their reproductive success through careful selection of nest-sites. The ‘total-foliage’ hypothesis predicts that nests concealed in vegetation should have higher survival.
Rocío Fernanda Jara +4 more
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Nonideal nest box selection by tree swallows breeding in farmlands: Evidence for an ecological trap?
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Animals are expected to select a breeding habitat using cues that should reflect, directly or not, the fitness outcome of the different habitat options.
Ève Courtois +3 more
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