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Insufficient pollinator visitation often limits yield in crop systems worldwide
Declining pollinator populations could threaten global food production, especially if current crop yields are limited by insufficient pollinator...
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Pollinator effectiveness is affected by intraindividual behavioral variation
Variation in pollinator quality is fundamental to the evolution of plant-pollinator mutualisms and such variation frequently results from differences...
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The role of landscape connectivity in maintaining pollinator biodiversity needs reconsideration
Despite ongoing conservation efforts, pollinator biodiversity continues to decline at unprecedented rates. Conservation approaches tend to ignore...
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Pollen morphology for successful pollination dependent on pollinator taxa in a generalist plant: relationship with foraging behavior
Pollen morphology varies at inter- and intraspecific levels. Its interaction with pollinator behavior and morphology determines the probability of...
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First steps of pollinator-promoting interventions in Eastern European urban areas – positive outcomes, challenges, and recommendations
Urbanisation has a strong role in pollinator decline, while properly managed green spaces could promote pollinators – especially bees and butterflies...
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Flower plantings promote insect pollinator abundance and wild bee richness in Canadian agricultural landscapes
AbstractGlobal declines in pollinator populations are an ongoing concern from biodiversity and food security viewpoints. A growing conservation...
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Protecting pollinators and our food supply: understanding and managing threats to pollinator health
Global pollinator declines threaten food production and natural ecosystems. The drivers of declines are complicated and driven by numerous factors...
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Effects of floral symmetry and orientation on the consistency of pollinator entry angle
Since the publication of Sprengel’s (1793) observations, it has been considered that flowers with zygomorphic (or bilaterally symmetrical) corollas...
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Sown mini-meadows increase pollinator diversity in gardens
AbstractHabitat loss and fragmentation are considered the foremost threats in pollinator decline, and in England and Wales, 97% of wildflower meadows...
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When size matters: effectiveness of three endemic African stingless bees as watermelon pollinators
Despite the significant contribution of stingless bees to pollination and conservation of the environment, information on their effectiveness as...
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Insect pollination and pollinator supplementation enhances fruit weight, quality, and marketability of avocado (Persea americana)
Avocado is a pollinator-dependent crop rich in fiber, monounsaturated oils, vitamins, and minerals, which is seeing an increase in global demand....
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High Foraging Fidelity and Plant-Pollinator Network Dominance of Non-native Honeybees (Apis mellifera) in the Ecuadorian Andes
Pollinator foraging fidelity (i.e., consistent and repeated visitation to a particular plant species or area) is poorly understood for most bee...
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Pollinator enhancement in agriculture: comparing sown flower strips, hedges and sown hedge herb layers in apple orchards
In intensive agricultural landscapes semi-natural habitats for pollinators are often limited, although willingness to establish pollinator habitat is...
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“Farming with Alternative Pollinators” approach increases pollinator abundance and diversity in faba bean fields
Pollinators are threatened worldwide and strategies and measures to support their conservation are proliferating. Among them, the approach “Farming...
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Pollinator efficiency in openly grown eggplants: can non-vibrating bees produce high-quality fruits?
In the face of the global decline in pollinator populations, studies that serve as a basis for the conservation and management of crop pollinators...
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Empirical studies of integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Experimental studies were conducted at Entomology Farm, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu for two...
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Plant–pollinator interaction niche broadens in response to severe drought perturbations
The composition of plant–pollinator interactions—i.e., who interacts with whom in diverse communities—is highly dynamic, and we have a very limited...
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An exotic magnet plant alters pollinator abundance and behavior: a field test with a native mistletoe
Exotic species can threaten biodiversity by disrupting ecological interactions among native species. Highly-attractive exotic species can exert a...
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Nesting Biology of Megachile (Chrysosarus) jenseni (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Two Contrasting Pampean Agroecosystems: A Potential Pollinator for Alfalfa?
Several crops depend on both managed and wild bees to produce fruits and/or seeds, and the efficiency of numerous wild bees is higher than that of...
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Temporal variation of daily activity on pollinator and frugivorous birds simultaneously interacting with a specialized mistletoe
Different interactions occur simultaneously, affecting the ecological and evolutionary outcome of the species within a community. Mutualisms are...
