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Tracking large bees in open landscapes with active radio tags-Advantages and challenges using stationary receivers. [PDF]
J Anim EcolStudying the spatial ecology of ecologically relevant species supports the development of effective conservation strategies. Recent technological advancements in remote tracking methods now enable researchers to study large flower‐visiting insects and important pollinators, such as carpenter bees.
Kratschmer S +12 more
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Pollinator-dependence and specialization in three sunbird-pollinated, fire-stimulated flowering species. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)Through field observations and experimental verification, we found that three bird‐pollinated plant species with fire‐stimulated flowering specialize in, and heavily depend on, sunbirds for pollination and reproduction. Abstract Fires dramatically reduce both floral resources and pollinator abundance, potentially compromising flowering plant ...
Mantintsilili A +3 more
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Intrafloral patterns of color and scent in Capparis spinosa L. and the ghosts of its selection past. [PDF]
Am J Bot, 2023 Abstract Premise Capparis spinosa is a widespread charismatic plant, in which the nocturnal floral habit contrasts with the high visitation by diurnal bees and the pronounced scarcity of hawkmoths. To resolve this discrepancy and elucidate floral evolution of C.
Kantsa A +6 more
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Feather characteristics of loral zone in an insectivorous passerine: The Iberian gray shrike Lanius meridionalis, in southern France. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 In the French Mediterranean plain, the northern extreme of its native range, the Iberian gray shrike, Lanius meridionalis, predominantly feeds on arthropods. Its type of loral plumage plays a key role in protecting its eyes while transporting large prey.
Labouyrie F.
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Landscape homogenization strengthens the fitness benefits of plant species' centrality in pollination networks. [PDF]
Ecol ApplAbstract Understanding how plant–pollinator interactions vary along disturbance gradients and influence community function is essential to comprehend how pollination services can be maintained in increasingly anthropized landscapes. Recent studies found positive relationships between plant fitness and centrality in interaction networks (i.e., high ...
Gómez-Martínez C +3 more
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, 2021 Published as part of Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J. & Nemer, Nabil, 2021, The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), pp.
Boustani, Mira +13 more
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A novel method to measure hairiness in bees and other insect pollinators. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2020 Hairiness is a fundamental functional trait in pollinator ecology related to thermoregulation and pollination effectiveness. Surprisingly, there is a lack of standard methods to measure this trait. We provide an effective method to quantitatively measure hairiness to contribute to filling an important gap in pollinator data bases and to improve our ...
Roquer-Beni L +6 more
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, 2022 Published as part of Zettel, Herbert, Ockermüller, Esther, Schoder, Sabine & Seyfert, Franz, 2022, Zur Verbreitung der Wildbien en (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Wien, Österreich, pp.
Zettel, Herbert +3 more
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Plant Biology, Volume 25, Issue 3, Page 396-402, April 2023., 2023 For orchids the entire inflorescence has a dominant role in the attractiveness of insects and the choice of the insect is not conditioned by the position of the flower. This implies that all flowers have the same possibility of receiving visits from pollinators. Abstract Inflorescence display size and flower position on the inflorescence play important
M. Lanzino +3 more
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