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The adaptive significance of sensory bias in a foraging context: floral colour preferences in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris [PDF]

, 2007
Innate sensory biases could play an important role in helping naïve animals to find food. As inexperienced bees are known to have strong innate colour biases we investigated whether bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) colonies with stronger biases for the most
Lars Chittka, Raine, NE, Chittka, L, Nigel E Raine, Nigel E. Raine, Raine, N. E., Chittka, L.   +6 more
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Drivers of wild bee abundance and diversity in social-ecological landscapes

Global Ecology and Conservation
Concern over pollinator loss has driven conservation efforts globally, yet significant gaps remain in understanding the combined effects of local and landscape factors on pollinator communities, and their status and trends in social-ecological landscapes.
Mario V. Balzan, Leticia De Santis, Ahlam Sentil, Denis Michez   +3 more
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Experimental infection of bumblebees with honeybee-associated viruses: no direct fitness costs but potential future threats to novel wild bee hosts [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2020
Pathogen spillover represents an important cause of biodiversity decline. For wild bee species such as bumblebees, many of which are in decline, correlational data point towards viral spillover from managed honeybees as a potential cause. Yet, impacts of
Anja Tehel, Tabea Streicher, Simon Tragust, Robert J. Paxton   +3 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting Pollinators and Pollination in Native and Non-Native Regions of Highbush Blueberry Production.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Highbush blueberry yields are dependent on pollination by bees, and introduction of managed honey bees is the primary strategy used for pollination of this crop. Complementary pollination services are also provided by wild bees, yet highbush blueberry is
Jason Gibbs, Elizabeth Elle, Kyle Bobiwash, Tiia Haapalainen, Rufus Isaacs   +4 more
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Impact of Distance from the Forest Edge on The Wild Bee Diversity on the Northern Slope of Mount Slamet

Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 2016
In agricultural landscape in northern slope of Mount Slamet, diversity of wild bee species as pollinator depend on forested habitats. This study aimed to assess the effects of distance from the forest edge on the diversity of wild bees on strawberry and ...
Imam Widhiono, Eming Sudiana
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Clinically Informed Intelligent Classification of Ovarian Cancer Cells by Label‐Free Holographic Imaging Flow Cytometry

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Quantitative phase maps of single cells recorded in flow cytometry modality feed a hierarchical architecture of machine learning models for the label‐free identification of subtypes of ovarian cancer. The employment of a priori clinical information improves the classification performance, thus emulating the clinical application of liquid biopsy during ...
Daniele Pirone, Beatrice Cavina, Daniele Gaetano Sirico, Martina Mugnano, Vittorio Bianco, Lisa Miccio, Anna Myriam Perrone, Anna Maria Porcelli, Giuseppe Gasparre, Ivana Kurelac, Pasquale Memmolo, Pietro Ferraro   +11 more
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Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) occur earlier with increasing temperature

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd, Elise Cadiou, Alain G. Belliveau, Zoe A. Panchen, Terrell T. Roulston, Zoë Migicovsky   +5 more
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Phenology leads to different wild bees with different traits pollinating spring- and summer-blooming crops

Basic and Applied Ecology
Wild bees are crucial crop pollinators, but our ability to manage this ecosystem service is limited by lack of attention to which wild bee species are key pollinators of which crops.
Joanna W. Greenwood, Katherine J. Turo, Katherine R. Urban-Mead, Neelendra K. Joshi, Heather Grab, David J. Biddinger, Rachael Winfree   +6 more
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Wild pollinator activity negatively related to honey bee colony densities in urban context.

PLoS ONE, 2019
As pollinator decline is increasingly reported in natural and agricultural environments, cities are perceived as shelters for pollinators because of low pesticide exposure and high floral diversity throughout the year.
Lise Ropars, Isabelle Dajoz, Colin Fontaine, Audrey Muratet, Benoît Geslin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source