O’Hara, Mark Auersperg, Alice M. I. Prawiradilaga, Dewi M. Huber, Ludwig Mioduszewska, Berenika
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
The study of animal behaviour and cognition would not be complete without investigations of wild, free-ranging individuals in their natural environment. However, direct observations of species living in dense habitats can be challenging, leading many studies to focus on attracting target species to pre-selected, monitored locations baited with food...
Kasiera, Wendie Pozo, Maria I. Toroitich, Kevin Karanja, Rebecca Odhiambo, Mark Jaramillo, Juliana Hundt, Baerbel van Langevelde, Frank Nkoba, Kiatoko
Despite the significant contribution of stingless bees to pollination and conservation of the environment, information on their effectiveness as pollinators is insufficient. Therefore, we tested their effectiveness using watermelon, which is one of the most economically significant global food crops in terms of production volume and production valu...
Nathan, Mayda Gruner, Daniel S
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Annals of botany
How well plants reproduce near their geographic range edge can determine whether distributions will shift in response to changing climate. Reproduction at the range edge can be limiting if pollinator scarcity leads to pollen limitation, or if abiotic stressors affect allocation to reproduction. For many animal-pollinated plants with expanding range...
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Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) is a cross-pollinated crop and requires entomophilous pollination for tripping of flowers and subsequent pod and seed set. To discover the best pollinators for lucerne seed production, a two-year field trial was carried out at the research farm of MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan. Abundance and diversity ...
Abdallah, Mohamad Hervías-Parejo, Sandra Traveset, Anna
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Understanding the mechanisms by which non-native plants can attract pollinators in their new geographical zones is important because such species infiltrate native communities and can disrupt native ecological interactions. Despite the large number of studies assessing how invasive plants impact plant–pollinator interactions, the specific compariso...
Jing, Shuxuan Kryger, Per Markussen, Bo Boelt, Birte
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Plant reproduction in red clover requires cross-fertilization via insect pollination. However, the influences of visitation rate and timing on maximizing ovule utilization are yet to be determined. We aimed to study the influences of visitation rate, flowering stage, and self-incompatibility on reproductive success. We applied hand and honey bee po...
Medel, Rodrigo González-Browne, Catalina Salazar, Daniela Ferrer, Pedro Ehrenfeld, Mildred
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Biology Letters
G. L. Stebbins’ most effective pollinator principle states that when pollinators are not limiting, plants are expected to specialize and adapt to the most abundant and effective pollinator species available. In this study, we quantify the effectiveness of bees, hummingbirds and hawkmoths in a Chilean population of Erythranthe lutea (Phrymaceae), an...
Fijen, T.P.M. Scheper, J.A. Boom, Timo M. Janssen, N. Raemakers, Ivo Kleijn, D.
The sustainability of agriculture can be improved by integrating management of ecosystem services, such as insect pollination, into farming practices. However, large‐scale adoption of ecosystem services‐based practices in agriculture is lacking, possibly because growers undervalue the benefits of ecosystem services compared to those of conventional...
Fijen, Thijs P.M. Scheper, Jeroen A. Boom, Timo M. Janssen, Nicole Raemakers, Ivo Kleijn, David
The sustainability of agriculture can be improved by integrating management of ecosystem services, such as insect pollination, into farming practices. However, large‐scale adoption of ecosystem services‐based practices in agriculture is lacking, possibly because growers undervalue the benefits of ecosystem services compared to those of conventional...
Delmas, Chloé E. L. Escaravage, N Pornon, A
Fragmentation of natural vegetation creates one of the largest threats to plant-pollinator interactions. Although fragmentation impacts on plant populations have been explored in many, mainly herbaceous, species, the response of wild mass-flowering species is poorly known. Here, we studied 28 heathland patches dominated by the mass-flowering shrub ...
