Wild bee nutritional ecology: Integrative strategies to assess foraging preferences and nutritional requirements

MK Crone, DJ Biddinger, CM Grozinger - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bees depend on flowering plants for their nutrition, and reduced availability of floral
resources is a major driver of declines in both managed and wild bee populations …

Ants are more than just curious bystanders to some flowers—they act as significant pollinators

S Das, A Das - Frontiers in Insect Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ant–plant associations are ubiquitous and highly diverse in almost all terrestrial
environments, resulting in complex ecological networks. Although ant–plant mutualism is …

The Evolution of Simplifying Heuristics in Visual Cognition: Categorization, Specialization, and Visual Illusions

EA Tibbetts, OK Harris, NI Morehouse… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Animals live in visually complex environments. As a result, visual systems have evolved
mechanisms that simplify visual processing and allow animals to focus on the information …

Complex preference relationships between native and non-native angiosperms and foraging insect visitors in a suburban greenspace under field and laboratory …

SR Howard, MRE Symonds - The Science of Nature, 2023 - Springer
The introduction and spread of non-native flora threatens native pollinators and plants. Non-
native angiosperms can compete with native plants for pollinators, space, and other …

Towards a conceptual design framework for bee botanic gardens: integrating perceptions on urban biodiversity into landscape design processes

Y Yang, M Ignatieva, A Gaynor, Y Hu - Urban Ecosystems, 2024 - Springer
Botanic gardens, valued for their live plant collections, have evolved into scientific
institutions with roles in conservation, education, research, and public recreation. This study …

Floral Trait Preferences of Three Common wild Bee Species

KC Heuel, TA Haßlberger, M Ayasse, H Burger - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Many plants depend on pollination by bees, whereas bees depend on
flowers as food sources. Bees use a variety of floral cues such as the color, scent, or shape …

Naïve and experienced honeybee foragers learn normally configured flowers more easily than non-configured or highly contrasted flowers

SR Howard, AG Dyer, JE Garcia, M Giurfa… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Angiosperms have evolved to attract and/or deter specific pollinators. Flowers provide
signals and cues such as scent, colour, size, pattern, and shape, which allow certain …

Flower-visiting lizards as key ecological actors for an endemic and critically endangered plant in the Canary Islands

A González-Castro, F Siverio - Journal of Pollination …, 2023 - pollinationecology.org
Oceanic islands are places where biological assemblages are relatively simple, as
compared to the mainland. On islands, however, pollinator assemblages may to be …

[图书][B] Sensory Systems of Animals: Biology and Behavior

M Hollins - 2024 - books.google.com
Perception in animals is a fascinating and challenging subject that calls to students from
many disciplines. The aim of this book is to provide a knowledge base and unifying …