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Polarized iridescence of the tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes
The tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes , has metallic-reflecting, iridescent wings. The wing reflectance spectra for TE- and TM-polarized light...
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Sociality in the North African small carpenter bee, Ceratina albosticta
Small carpenter bees (genus Ceratina ) are excellent taxa for studying early stages of social evolution, as they have high within and between species...
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Three-dimensional morphology of the hypertrophied sex pheromone gland in a lek-mating carpenter bee (Xylocopa sonorina) revealed by micro computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy
The evolution of long-range pheromonal communication is often facilitated by morphological adaptations in glandular structures. Male carpenter bees ( Xylocopa...
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Meaningful Words in Crowd Noise: Searching for Volatiles Relevant to Carpenter Bees among the Diverse Scent Blends of Bee Flowers
Olfactory cues constitute one of the most important plant-pollinator communication channels. Specific chemical components can be associated with...
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Pigmentary colouration of hairy carpenter bees, genus Xylocopa
Carpenter bees can display distinct colouration patterns due to structural coloured wings and/or coloured hairs on their bodies. Females of the...
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Dominance and identity of the dominant bee drive bee diversity on flowers
Communities are characterized by the dominance of a few species, which are crucial for sha** communities. Bees compete for scarce resources, and...
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Comparative metagenomics reveals expanded insights into intra- and interspecific variation among wild bee microbiomes
The holobiont approach proposes that species are most fully understood within the context of their associated microbiomes, and that both host and...
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Environmental Effects on Bee Microbiota
Anthropogenic activities and increased land use, which include industrialization, agriculture and urbanization, directly affect pollinators by...
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Urban development reduces bee abundance and diversity
Wild bee communities persist in cities despite major disruption of nesting and food resources by urban development. Bee diversity and abundance is...
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Detection of honey bee viruses in Vespula germanica: Black queen cell virus and Kashmir bee virus
The German wasp, Vespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), is social insect that honey contributes to pollination and biological control because...
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The effects of maternal care on the developmental transcriptome and metatranscriptome of a wild bee
Maternal care acts as a strong environmental stimulus that can induce phenotypic plasticity in animals and may also alter their microbial communities...
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Hanamaru-Maruhana(Bumble Bee) National Census Using Photographs
There are many online ecological community science programs that collect organisms’ digital photographs taken by volunteers. Online ecological...
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Thermoregulation in the large carpenter bee Xylocopa frontalis in the face of climate change in the Neotropics
There is evidence that climate change may worsen the ecological conditions needed by many pollinator species for their survival; however, little is...
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Prevalent bee venom genes evolved before the aculeate stinger and eusociality
BackgroundVenoms, which have evolved numerous times in animals, are ideal models of convergent trait evolution. However, detailed genomic studies of...
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Historic DNA uncovers genetic effects of climate change and landscape alteration in two wild bee species
Historic and contemporary data can shed light on a species’ conservation status and work together to address two main goals in conservation biology:...
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Markerless tracking of bumblebee foraging allows for new metrics of bee behavior and demonstrations of increased foraging efficiency with experience
Bumblebees have become model organisms for cognitive ecology and social learning. Quantifying the foraging behavior of free-flying bees, however,...
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Nutritional profiling of common eastern North American pollen species with implications for bee diet and pollinator health
Urbanization, agriculture, and climate change have known negative impacts on global bee populations, but malnutrition as a result of disrupted or...
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Urban landscapes affect wild bee maternal investment and body size
Urbanization is considered one of the major threats to biodiversity worldwide, with a special concern for native species decline, including wild...
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Bee Diversity of Pakistan
Pakistan covers an area of 132,700 km2. It is bestowed with a rich natural heritage of pollinator’s diversity due to its diverse geographical...