When foraging for pollen from flowers, timing can be crucial
By timing their visits to twilight, just as nocturnal flowers are opening, some bees can grab most of Pseudobombax longiflorum‘s pollen.
Close Encounters
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Asian squirrels go nuts for nectar
A rare plant found on Thailand’s highest mountain courts an unusual pollinator.
Tree species mixing increases stand productivity and density
The benefits of the mixture come on top of the other well-known superiority of provisioning and regulation services.
La susceptibilidad al síndrome del decaimiento súbito del olivo se relaciona con la anatomía del xilema
¿Pueden las diferencias anatómicas del xilema de dos cultivares de olivos explicar la diferencia de su respuesta a la infección por la bacteria Xylella fastidiosa?
Impacts of herbivory on perennial grass species of the Northern Great Basin
How does herbivory impact the survival and growth of three perennial grass species commonly used to revegetate dryland ecosystems?
What happens when pollinators bring the wrong pollen?
Surely once insects have brought pollen to a flower, then plant-plant interaction is over? Not so, says Gerardo Arceo-Gómez, who argues that heterospecific (or other plants’) pollen arriving in a flower might affect plant diversity.
Cuando cuidar a los polinizadores es literalmente materia de cuidado personal
La polinización manual es sorprendentemente común en la producción de cultivos comercializados globalmente, incluyendo algunos de gran importancia económica.
The colour of background vegetation reveals how bees see flowers
Studying how bees perceive flowers gives insight into how pollinators have influenced flower evolution.
Susceptibility to olive quick decline syndrome is linked to xylem anatomy
Can differences in xylem anatomy explain the contrasting responses of two olive cultivars to infection by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa?
Honey bees are bad news for some plants in search of pollination
Some people fixate on honey bees as essential for pollination. Reality is more complicated. For one species, honey bee visits actively harm its chances of pollinating a partner.
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