Un ginandromorfo de Xylocopa nigrocincta Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
We describe a mixed gynandromorph of Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) nigrocincta from a single specimen from Argentina. The specimen presents bilateral asymmetry, with the right half of its head displaying male characters and the left half displaying female ...
Abrahamovich, Alberto Horacio +2 more
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Conservation Assessment for Whorled Rosinweed (Silphium trifoliatum L.) [PDF]
issued October 1, 2004Report issued on: October 1, 2004INHS Technical Report prepared for USDA Forest Service, Eastern ...
Molano-Flores, Brenda
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Exploring the Diverse Range of Bee Pollinators Associated with the Medicinal Plant Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae) in West Bengal, India [PDF]
Chinese chaste tree, Vitex negundo L., (family Lamiaceae) is an important medicinal plant. The present study focused on the floral morphology and the diversity of bees pollinating its flowers in three different geographical regions of West Bengal ...
A, Rameshkumar +6 more
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A Mid-Cretaceous Origin of Sociality in Xylocopine Bees with Only Two Origins of True Worker Castes Indicates Severe Barriers to Eusociality [PDF]
The origin of sterile worker castes, resulting in eusociality, represents one of the major evolutionary transitions in the history of life. Understanding how eusociality has evolved is therefore an important issue for understanding life on earth. Here we
Leys, Remko +2 more
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Az év vadvirága 2014-ben: a szibériai nőszirom (Iris sibirica L.) = The Wildflower of the Year 2014 in Hungary: Siberian flag (Iris sibirica L.) [PDF]
– In this paper a review of the nomenclature, etymology, taxonomy, morphology, histology, life cycle, phenology, reproduction, habitat preference, biotic interactions, biologically active compounds, micropropagation, application possibilities and ...
Molnár V., Attila +3 more
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What do we know about Neotropical trap‑nesting bees? Synopsis about their nest biology and taxonomy [PDF]
Cavity-nesting bees are enigmatic because they are difficult to observe in the wild, hence trap-nests (man-made cavities) provide the means by which these bees may be studied.
Costa, Camila Cristina Ferreira da +1 more
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Un ginandromorfo de Xylocopa nigrocincta Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
We describe a mixed gynandromorph of Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) nigrocincta from a single specimen from Argentina. The specimen presents bilateral asymmetry, with the right half of its head displaying male characters and the left half displaying female ...
Abrahamovich, Alberto Horacio +2 more
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Prevalent bee venom genes evolved before the aculeate stinger and eusociality. [PDF]
Koludarov I +17 more
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Heat resistance variability in the Lebanese bee fauna [PDF]
peer reviewedWild bees are facing many environmental challenges that are reshaping their distributions and even causing extinctions. One of the common threats is climate change leading to a higher frequency of extreme climatic events such as heat waves ...
Boustani, Mira +4 more
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Flower selection of Xylocopa violacea: aromatic and ornamental plants as resources in a botanic garden [PDF]
We assessed the interactions between aromatic and ornamentals plants and local pollinators in a botanic garden. We focused our attention on a frequent solitary bee, Xylocopa violacea, that thanks to its large size and its feeding preferences can visit ...
C. Giuliani +6 more
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