Light Sensitive Bumblebee Species Are Associated With Forest Habitat and Forest‐Dominated Landscapes
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72351
Abstract: ABSTRACT We investigate whether the eye parameter of bumblebees—a visual trait measuring the tradeoff between light sensitivity and visual resolution—is associated with: (i) local habitats, (ii) forest cover at the landscape scale (1 km radius), and… read more here.
Keywords: plant; light sensitivity; bumblebee species; cover ... See more keywords
Shining a light on species coexistence: visual traits drive bumblebee communities
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2548
Abstract: Local coexistence of bees has been explained by flower resource partitioning, but coexisting bumblebee species often have strongly overlapping diets. We investigated if light microhabitat niche separation, underpinned by visual traits, could serve as an… read more here.
Keywords: visual traits; bumblebee species; species coexistence; bumblebee communities ... See more keywords
Ecological niche modelling and coalescent simulations to explore the recent geographical range history of five widespread bumblebee species in Europe
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12748
Abstract: AimStudying the changes in species ranges during the last glaciation event is an important step towards the understanding of the observed patterns of intra-specific genetic variability. We focused on bumblebees, an interesting biological model to… read more here.
Keywords: niche modelling; range; geographical range; last glaciation ... See more keywords
Rearing of Native Bumblebee Species Bombus haemorrhoidalis for Greenhouse Pollination in Pakistan
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DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14040590
Abstract: Greenhouse tomato production is a growing business worldwide, and it is strongly promoted by bumblebee pollination. Although there are over 250 bumblebee species worldwide, very few species have been reared successfully for greenhouse tomato pollination.… read more here.
Keywords: greenhouse; bumblebee species; bombus haemorrhoidalis; pollination ... See more keywords