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Background complexity affects colour preference in bumblebees

Authors: Forrest, Jessica; Thomson, James

Source: Naturwissenschaften, Volume 96, Number 8, August 2009 , pp. 921-925(5)

Publisher: Springer

Alternative pollinator taxa are equally efficient but not as effective as the honeybee in a mass flowering crop

Authors: Rader, Romina; Howlett, Bradley G.; Cunningham, Saul A.; Westcott, David A.; Newstrom-Lloyd, Linda E.; Walker, Melanie K.; Teulon, David A.J.; Edwards, Will

Source: Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 46, Number 5, October 2009 , pp. 1080-1087(8)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Differential effects of nectar robbing by the same bumble-bee species on three sympatric Corydalis species with varied mating systems

Authors: Zhang, Yan-Wen; Yu, Qian; Zhao, Ji-Min; Guo, You-Hao

Source: Annals of Botany, Volume 104, Number 1, 17 July 2009 , pp. 33-39(7)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Trapline foraging by pollinators: its ontogeny, economics and possible consequences for plants

Authors: Ohashi, Kazuharu; Thomson, James D.

Source: Annals of Botany, Volume 103, Number 9, 14 June 2009 , pp. 1365-1378(14)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Pollinator visitation patterns strongly influence among-flower variation in selfing rate

Authors: Karron, Jeffrey D.; Holmquist, Karsten G.; Flanagan, Rebecca J.; Mitchell, Randall J.

Source: Annals of Botany, Volume 103, Number 9, 14 June 2009 , pp. 1379-1383(5)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

MÉNAGE À TROIS—TWO ENDEMIC SPECIES OF DECEPTIVE ORCHIDS AND ONE POLLINATOR SPECIES

Authors: Gögler, Julia; Stökl, Johannes; Sramkova, Anna; Twele, Robert; Francke, Wittko; Cozzolino, Salvatore; Cortis, Pierluigi; Scrugli, Antonio; Ayasse, Manfred

Source: Evolution, Volume 63, Number 9, September 2009 , pp. 2222-2234(13)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

A laboratory evaluation to determine the compatibility of microbiological control agents with the pollinator Bombus terrestris

Authors: Mommaerts, Veerle; Sterk, Guido; Hoffmann, Lucien; Smagghe, Guy

Source: Pest Management Science, Volume 65, Number 9, September 2009 , pp. 949-955(7)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Post-ingestive effects of nectar alkaloids depend on dominance status of bumblebees

Authors: MANSON, JESSAMYN S.; THOMSON, JAMES D.

Source: Ecological Entomology, Volume 34, Number 4, August 2009 , pp. 421-426(6)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Bumblebee Vulnerability: Common Correlates of Winners and Losers across Three Continents

Authors: WILLIAMS, PAUL; COLLA, SHEILA; XIE, ZHENGHUA

Source: Conservation Biology, Volume 23, Number 4, August 2009 , pp. 931-940(10)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Differential virulence in a multiple-host parasite of bumble bees: resolving the paradox of parasite survival?

Authors: Rutrecht, Samina T.; Brown, Mark J. F.

Source: Oikos, Volume 118, Number 6, June 2009 , pp. 941-949(9)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Pollinators of the invasive plant, yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis), in north-eastern Oregon, USA

Authors: MCIVER, JAMES; THORP, ROBBIN; ERICKSON, KAREN

Source: Weed Biology and Management, Volume 9, Number 2, June 2009 , pp. 137-145(9)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Comparative genetic analyses of historical and contemporary collections highlight contrasting demographic histories for the bumble bees Bombus pensylvanicus and B. impatiens in Illinois

Authors: LOZIER, JEFFREY D.; CAMERON, SYDNEY A.

Source: Molecular Ecology, Volume 18, Number 9, May 2009 , pp. 1875-1886(12)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Bumblebee nest density and the scale of available forage in arable landscapes

Authors: KNIGHT, M. E.; OSBORNE, J. L.; SANDERSON, R. A.; HALE, R. J.; MARTIN, A. P.; GOULSON, D.

Source: Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 2, Number 2, May 2009 , pp. 116-124(9)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Lifetime reproductive success and longevity of queens in an annual social insect

Authors: LOPEZ-VAAMONDE, C.; RAINE, N. E.; KONING, J. W.; BROWN, R. M.; PEREBOOM, J. J. M.; INGS, T. C.; RAMOS-RODRIGUEZ, O.; JORDAN, W. C.; BOURKE, A. F. G.

Source: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Volume 22, Number 5, May 2009 , pp. 983-996(14)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Wild Bee Abundance and Pollination Service in Cultivated Pumpkins: Farm Management, Nesting Behavior and Landscape Effects

Authors: Julier, H. Esther; Roulston, T'ai H.

Source: Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 102, Number 2, April 2009 , pp. 563-573(11)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

Immune responses of bumblebee workers as a function of individual and colony age: senescence versus plastic adjustment of the immune function

Authors: Moret, Yannick; Schmid-Hempel, Paul

Source: Oikos, Volume 118, Number 3, March 2009 , pp. 371-378(8)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Division of labour within flowers: heteranthery, a floral strategy to reconcile contrasting pollen fates

Authors: VALLEJO-MARÍN, M.; MANSON, J. S.; THOMSON, J. D.; BARRETT, S. C. H.

Source: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Volume 22, Number 4, April 2009 , pp. 828-839(12)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Foraging ecology of a local wild bee community in an abandoned Satoyama system in Kanazawa, Central Japan

Authors: PUTRA, Ramadhani Eka; NAKAMURA, Koji

Source: Entomological Research, Volume 39, Number 2, March 2009 , pp. 99-106(8)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Impact of Currently Used or Potentially Useful Insecticides for Canola Agroecosystems on Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Megachile rotundata (Hymentoptera: Megachilidae), and Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Authors: Scott-Dupree, C. D.; Conroy, L.; Harris, C. R.

Source: Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 102, Number 1, February 2009 , pp. 177-182(6)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

Comparison of Perimeter Trap Crop Varieties: Effects on Herbivory, Pollination, and Yield in Butternut Squash

Authors: Adler, L. S.; Hazzard, R. V.

Source: Environmental Entomology, Volume 38, Number 1, February 2009 , pp. 207-215(9)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America