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 …

As the global agricultural footprint expands, it is increasingly important to address the link
between the resource pulses characteristic of monoculture farming and wildlife …

The interspecific transmission of pathogens can occur frequently in the environment. Among
wild bees, the main spillover cases are caused by pathogens associated with Apis mellifera …

Pollinators are exposed to numerous parasites and pathogens when foraging on flowers.
These biological stressors may affect critical cognitive abilities required for foraging. Here …

Many bumble bee species are declining worldwide. Disease and habitat loss are two
contributors to these declines, yet little is known about disease transmission within bumble …

Background Trypanosomatid parasites are widely distributed in nature and can have a
monoxenous or dixenous life-cycle. These parasites thrive in a wide number of insect …

While it is widely understood that wild bees are impacted by a variety of environmental
stressors (including habitat loss and fragmentation, pesticide use, and climate change), the …

Pollinators play a critical role in the reproduction of plants within both natural and
agricultural habitats; however, their numbers have been in decline over the past few …