The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: a review and synthesis
In recent decades, advances in lighting technology have precipitated exponential increases
in night sky brightness worldwide, raising concerns in the scientific community about the …
in night sky brightness worldwide, raising concerns in the scientific community about the …
Vision and visual navigation in nocturnal insects
With their highly sensitive visual systems, nocturnal insects have evolved a remarkable
capacity to discriminate colors, orient themselves using faint celestial cues, fly unimpeded …
capacity to discriminate colors, orient themselves using faint celestial cues, fly unimpeded …
Differences of floral resource use between honey bees and wild bees in an intensive farming system
O Rollin, V Bretagnolle, A Decourtye, J Aptel… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2013 - Elsevier
Bees provide an essential pollination service for crops and wild plants. However, substantial
declines in bee populations and diversity have been observed in Europe and North America …
declines in bee populations and diversity have been observed in Europe and North America …
The mechanics and control of pitching manoeuvres in a freely flying hawkmoth (Manduca sexta)
Insects produce a variety of exquisitely controlled manoeuvres during natural flight
behaviour. Here we show how hawkmoths produce and control one such manoeuvre, an …
behaviour. Here we show how hawkmoths produce and control one such manoeuvre, an …
Colour vision in nocturnal insects
E Warrant, H Somanathan - … Transactions of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The ability to see colour at night is known only from a handful of animals. First discovered in
the elephant hawk moth Deilephila elpenor, nocturnal colour vision is now known from two …
the elephant hawk moth Deilephila elpenor, nocturnal colour vision is now known from two …
Nocturnal pollination: an overlooked ecosystem service vulnerable to environmental change
CJ Macgregor, AS Scott-Brown - Emerging Topics in Life …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Existing assessments of the ecosystem service of pollination have been largely restricted to
diurnal insects, with a particular focus on generalist foragers such as wild and honey bees …
diurnal insects, with a particular focus on generalist foragers such as wild and honey bees …
Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness
Artificial light is globally one of the most widely distributed forms of anthropogenic pollution.
However, while both the nature and ecological effects of direct artificial lighting are …
However, while both the nature and ecological effects of direct artificial lighting are …
Seeing in the dark: vision and visual behaviour in nocturnal bees and wasps
EJ Warrant - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2008 - journals.biologists.com
In response to the pressures of predation, parasitism and competition for limited resources,
several groups of (mainly) tropical bees and wasps have independently evolved a nocturnal …
several groups of (mainly) tropical bees and wasps have independently evolved a nocturnal …
Grade changes in brain–body allometry: morphological and behavioural correlates of brain size in miniature spiders, insects and other invertebrates
WG Eberhard, WT Wcislo - Advances in insect physiology, 2011 - Elsevier
We use a recent wave of data to confirm that Haller's rule of brain–body allometry, for
smaller species to have relatively larger brains, holds for invertebrates as well as …
smaller species to have relatively larger brains, holds for invertebrates as well as …
Diel behavior in moths and butterflies: a synthesis of data illuminates the evolution of temporal activity
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) are one of the most taxonomically diverse insect orders
with nearly 160,000 described species. They have been studied extensively for centuries …
with nearly 160,000 described species. They have been studied extensively for centuries …