Nocturnal ambush predators and their potential impact on flower-visiting moths.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3482
Abstract: Ambush predators such as spiders affect the flower-visiting behavior of diurnal pollinators such as bees (Dukas 2001, Dukas and Morse 2003), potentially causing diurnal pollinators to avoid flowers where ambush predators wait (Dukas 2001). Thus,… read more here.
Keywords: predators potential; ambush predators; potential impact; nocturnal ambush ... See more keywords
Contrasting impacts of highly invasive plant species on flower-visiting insect communities
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1525-y
Abstract: Invasive alien plants threaten biodiversity, ecosystems and service provision worldwide. They can have positive and negative direct and indirect effects on herbivorous insects, including those that provide pollination services. Here, we quantify how three highly… read more here.
Keywords: invasive plant; plant; plant species; insect communities ... See more keywords
Higher richness and abundance of flower-visiting insects close to natural vegetation provide contrasting effects on mustard yields
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-020-00279-3
Abstract: The conservation of pollinating insects in agriculture is a global concern since the diversity of such organisms may affect the productivity of pollination-dependent crops. In this study, we assessed (i) how distances from natural vegetation… read more here.
Keywords: richness abundance; insects; natural vegetation; flower visiting ... See more keywords
Comparison between window traps and pan traps in monitoring flower-visiting insects in agricultural fields
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007485322000104
Abstract: Abstract Sampling flower-visiting insects in agricultural fields at large spatial and temporal scales is significant for understanding local insect pollinator communities. The most commonly used method, pan trap, has been criticized due to its attractant… read more here.
Keywords: pan traps; agricultural fields; insects; visiting insects ... See more keywords
Evolution of Lower Brachyceran Flies (Diptera) and Their Adaptive Radiation with Angiosperms
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00631
Abstract: The Diptera (true flies) is one of the most species-abundant orders of Insecta, and it is also among the most important flower-visiting insects. Dipteran fossils are abundant in the Mesozoic, especially in the Late Jurassic… read more here.
Keywords: brachyceran flies; flies diptera; brachyceran; evolution lower ... See more keywords
A Systematic Review on Opuntia (Cactaceae; Opuntioideae) Flower-Visiting Insects in the World with Emphasis on Mexico: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11010131
Abstract: Opuntia spp. are cacti with high ecological, economic and conservation interest in semiarid environments, particularly in Mexico. We conducted a systematic search of the existing peer-reviewed literature about the state of knowledge of pollination ecology… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; insects; conservation; flower visiting ... See more keywords
Species turnover in plants does not predict turnover in flower-visiting insects
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6139
Abstract: Congruence between plant and insect diversity is considered possibly useful in conservation planning, as the better known plants could be surrogates for the lesser known insects. There has been little quantification of congruence across space,… read more here.
Keywords: insects; plant; turnover; visiting insects ... See more keywords