[HTML][HTML] A critical review on the utility of DNA barcoding in biodiversity conservation
P Krishna Krishnamurthy, RA Francis - Biodiversity and conservation, 2012 - Springer
This article considers the utility of DNA barcodes for conservation. DNA barcoding is a
molecular tool that uses standardised genetic primers, traditionally the 600-to 800-segments …
molecular tool that uses standardised genetic primers, traditionally the 600-to 800-segments …
Towards an integrated species and habitat management of crop pollination
LA Garibaldi, F Requier, O Rollin… - Current opinion in insect …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pollinator species and habitat management are the main strategies to enhance
crop pollination.•These strategies have been studied in isolation from each other.•An …
crop pollination.•These strategies have been studied in isolation from each other.•An …
Massively introduced managed species and their consequences for plant–pollinator interactions
Since the rise of agriculture, human populations have domesticated plant and animal
species to fulfil their needs. With modern agriculture, a limited number of these species has …
species to fulfil their needs. With modern agriculture, a limited number of these species has …
[HTML][HTML] Pollinator conservation requires a stronger and broader application of the precautionary principle
L Drivdal, JP van der Sluijs - Current opinion in insect science, 2021 - Elsevier
The accumulating scientific evidence on global insect and pollinator decline is fuelling calls
for pollinator conservation policies. A broad range of regulating and incentivising policies is …
for pollinator conservation policies. A broad range of regulating and incentivising policies is …
Molecular tools and bumble bees: revealing hidden details of ecology and evolution in a model system
Bumble bees are a longstanding model system for studies on behaviour, ecology and
evolution, due to their well‐studied social lifestyle, invaluable role as wild and managed …
evolution, due to their well‐studied social lifestyle, invaluable role as wild and managed …
[HTML][HTML] The bumblebees of North China (Apidae, Bombus Latreille)
J An, J Huang, Y Shao, S Zhang, B Wang, X Liu, J Wu… - Zootaxa, 2014 - biotaxa.org
Bumblebees are important pollinators for wild flowers and agricultural crops. North China is
a region of varied geomorphology and vegetation, with plateaus, plains, mountains and …
a region of varied geomorphology and vegetation, with plateaus, plains, mountains and …
Niche partitioning in a sympatric cryptic species complex
JJ Scriven, PR Whitehorn, D Goulson… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Competition theory states that multiple species should not be able to occupy the same niche
indefinitely. Morphologically, similar species are expected to be ecologically alike and …
indefinitely. Morphologically, similar species are expected to be ecologically alike and …
[HTML][HTML] Managed bumblebees outperform honeybees in increasing peach fruit set in China: different limiting processes with different pollinators
H Zhang, J Huang, PH Williams, BE Vaissière, Z Zhou… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Peach Prunus persica (L.) Batsch is self-compatible and largely self-fertile, but under
greenhouse conditions pollinators must be introduced to achieve good fruit set and quality …
greenhouse conditions pollinators must be introduced to achieve good fruit set and quality …
Not just cryptic, but a barcode bush: PTP re-analysis of global data for the bumblebee subgenus Bombus s. str. supports additional species (Apidae, genus Bombus)
PH Williams - Journal of Natural History, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The subgenus Bombus s. str.(of the genus Bombus Latreille) includes the bumblebee
species of greatest commercial importance for pollination world-wide as well as some of the …
species of greatest commercial importance for pollination world-wide as well as some of the …