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Entomology
Hortensia Cabrera Reyes, David Draper, Isabel Marques
Summary: The dependence on pollinators is crucial for the understanding of pollination ecology. Inefficient pollinators and unsuitable conditions may lead to reproductive failure. Research shows that while various visitors may interact with orchid flowers, only a few are considered legitimate pollinators.
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Ecology
Lisette van Kolfschoten, Lovisa Duck, Martin Lind, K. Charlotte Jander
Summary: Pollinating insects are decreasing worldwide, which is affecting plants that rely on them for fruit production. The projected temperature increases may severely affect plants that rely on insect pollinators, especially in highly specialized mutualisms. In the mutualism between fig trees and fig wasps, increasing temperatures decrease fig wasp lifespan, which could jeopardize fruit set and survival of the mutualism.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Ecology
Maureen L. L. Page, Neal M. M. Williams
Summary: Introduced species can have cascading effects on ecological communities, but their indirect impacts are rarely studied. This study investigated the indirect effects of honey bee introductions on pollination and found that increased honey bee abundance indirectly decreased pollination by reducing nectar and pollen availability and competitively excluding native bee visits.
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Ecology
Joao C. F. Cardoso, Uiara C. C. Rezende, Ana P. S. Caetano, Paulo E. E. Oliveira
Summary: Ecosystem engineering refers to interactions where certain organisms cause changes in biotic and abiotic materials, indirectly influencing other organisms. Pollinators have never been considered as ecosystem engineers, as they regulate resource supply for seed/fruit consumers. However, post-dispersal dry fruits can serve as alternative habitats, expanding the niche of certain organisms. This study demonstrates how pollination can promote ecosystem engineering through a specialized interaction between a bee and an orchid. By investigating arthropod occupation patterns, it is shown that post-dispersal fruits are highly suitable for occupancy. The findings suggest that pollination-mediated engineering is widespread and highlights the importance of pollinators in ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity maintenance.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Szymon Smolinski, Aleksandra Langowska, Adam Glazaczow
Summary: The study revealed that elevated temperatures in spring and autumn reinforce the infestation of V. destructor in bee colonies. Factors such as bee abundance, capped brood abundance in autumn, and the number of colonies merged have significant effects on autumn mite infestation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Ecology
Kai Hao, Ting-Ting Liu, David H. Hembry, Shi-Xiao Luo
Summary: This study found that trait matching between mutualistic species varies among populations, indicating varying adaptation responses to different partner species. Seed-predatory moths are able to track changes in host plant tissue depth for oviposition.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Carla J. Essenberg
Summary: This review discusses the diversity of ways in which floral signals can be linked with floral rewards within plant species, along with the constraints and selective pressures on these relationships. It also explores how information about floral rewards can influence pollinator behavior and potentially impact plant fitness. Opportunities abound for further research to address the considerable gaps in knowledge regarding the evolution of floral signal-reward relationships.
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Ecology
Anusha Krishnan, Mahua Ghara, Srinivasan Kasinathan, Gautam Kumar Pramanik, Santosh Revadi, Renee M. Borges
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Entomology
Santosh Revadi, Silvia Vitagliano, Marco V. Rossi Stacconi, Sukanya Ramasamy, Suzan Mansourian, Silvia Carlin, Urska Vrhovsek, Paul G. Becher, Valerio Mazzoni, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Sergio Angeli, Teun Dekker, Gianfranco Anfora
PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2015)
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Biology
Teun Dekker, Santosh Revadi, Suzan Mansourian, Sukanya Ramasamy, Sebastien Lebreton, Paul G. Becher, Sergio Angeli, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Gianfranco Anfora
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2015)
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Entomology
Santosh Revadi, Sebastien Lebreton, Peter Witzgall, Gianfranco Anfora, Teun Dekker, Paul G. Becher
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Evolutionary Biology
Sukanya Ramasamy, Lino Ometto, Cristina M. Crava, Santosh Revadi, Rupinder Kaur, David S. Horner, Davide Pisani, Teun Dekker, Gianfranco Anfora, Omar Rota-Stabelli
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2016)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Boyd A. Mori, Alix B. Whitener, Yannick Leinweber, Santosh Revadi, Elizabeth H. Beers, Peter Witzgall, Paul G. Becher
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2017)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Giovanni Benelli, Santosh Revadi, Adriano Carpita, Giulia Giunti, Alfio Raspi, Gianfranco Anfora, Angelo Canale
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
(2013)
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Evolutionary Biology
Lino Ometto, Alessandro Cestaro, Sukanya Ramasamy, Alberto Grassi, Santosh Revadi, Stefanos Siozios, Marco Moretto, Paolo Fontana, Claudio Varotto, Davide Pisani, Teun Dekker, Nicola Wrobel, Roberto Viola, Ilaria Pertot, Duccio Cavalieri, Mark Blaxter, Gianfranco Anfora, Omar Rota-Stabelli
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2013)
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Entomology
Charles A. Kwadha, Louis A. Okwaro, Isabella Kleman, Guillermo Rehermann, Santosh Revadi, Shepard Ndlela, Fathiya M. Khamis, Peterson W. Nderitu, Muo Kasina, Momanyi K. George, Grace G. Kithusi, Samira A. Mohamed, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Paul G. Becher
Summary: The spotted wing drosophila, originally from Eastern Asia, has shown a global dispersal trend. Surveys in Kenya have confirmed its presence mainly in Nakuru county, marking the first empirical evidence of the pest in continental sub-Saharan Africa. Further research and management strategies are essential to contain its spread.
JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Santosh V. Revadi, Vito Antonio Giannuzzi, Ramesh R. Vetukuri, William B. Walker, Paul G. Becher
Summary: Research shows that larvae of Spodoptera littoralis are attracted to their own frass volatiles, with the key ligand being guaiacol. Bacteria producing guaiacol were isolated from frass of larvae fed on different foods. The study demonstrates that guaiacol is attractive to the larvae and could be used for pest management.
JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE
(2021)
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Biology
Santosh Revadi, Vito Antonio Giannuzzi, Valeria Rossi, Gert Martin Hunger, Lucie Conchou, Gabriele Rondoni, Eric Conti, Peter Anderson, William B. Walker, Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly, Fotini Koutroumpa, Paul G. Becher
Summary: The expression patterns of odorant receptors in cotton leafworm larvae change across different developmental instars, suggesting a mechanism influencing specific olfactory-guided behavior and food preferences. Functional characterization of SlitOR40 showed instar-specific responses to plant volatiles and knocking out this receptor disrupted larval behavioral plasticity. These findings demonstrate an olfactory mechanism underlying behavioral plasticity during larval development in the cotton leafworm.