Body size is arguably one of the most important traits influencing the physiology and ecology
of animals. Shifts in animal body size have been observed in response to climate change …

Global declines in abundance and diversity of insects are now well-documented and
increasingly concerning given the critical and diverse roles insects play in all ecosystems …

Global warming has been identified as a key driver of bee declines around the world. While
it is clear that elevated temperatures during the spring and summer months—the principal …

Natural populations are composed of individuals that vary in their morphological traits,
timing and interactions. The distribution of a trait can be described by several dimensions, or …

Bees are the most important pollinators and, like many other insects, are facing a global
decline that threatens crop pollination services. Both honey bees and some wild bee …

Introduced social insects can be highly invasive outside of their native range. Around the
world, the introduction and establishment of the eusocial bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L …

The impact of global warming on wild bee decline threatens the pollination services they
provide. Exposure to temperatures above optimal during development is known to reduce …

Careful control of brood temperature is important for successful colony development in
social insects. Six bumble bee colonies of six common Central European species (B …

Climate changes pose risks for bumblebee populations, which have declined relative to the
growing frequency and severity of warmer temperature extremes. Bumblebees might …

Global warming threatens wild bees and their interaction with plants. While earlier studies
have highlighted the negative effects of elevated temperatures on bee–plant interactions, we …