Mutualisms and (A)symmetry in Plant–Pollinator Interactions

Best be(e) on low fat: linking nutrient perception, regulation and fitness

(2020) Fabian A. Ruedenauer et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The mechanics of nectar offloading in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris and implications for optimal concentrations during nectar foraging

(2020) Jonathan G. Pattrick et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Morphological specialisation of heterantherous Rhynchanthera grandiflora (Melastomataceae) accommodates pollinator diversity

(2020) Sabine Konzmann et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Inter-Individual Nectar Chemistry Changes of Field Scabious, Knautia arvensis

(2020) Christine Venjakob et al.   Insects

Floral Species Richness Correlates with Changes in the Nutritional Quality of Larval Diets in a Stingless Bee

(2020) Moritz Trinkl et al.   Insects

Pollen Protein: Lipid Macronutrient Ratios May Guide Broad Patterns of Bee Species Floral Preferences

(2020) Anthony D. Vaudo et al.   Insects

Floral vibrations by buzz-pollinating bees achieve higher frequency, velocity and acceleration than flight and defence vibrations

(2020) David J. Pritchard et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Sensory bias and signal detection trade-offs maintain intersexual floral mimicry

(2020) Avery L. Russell et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Diel scent and nectar rhythms of an African orchid in relation to bimodal activity patterns of hawkmoth pollinators

(2020) Marco G Balducci et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Sucking or lapping: facultative feeding mechanisms in honeybees ( Apis mellifera )

(2020) Jiangkun Wei et al.   Biology Letters

Buzz pollination

(2020) David J. Pritchard et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The origins of flowering plants and pollinators

(2020) Casper J. van der Kooi et al.   SCIENCE

Enhanced UV-Reflection Facilitated a Shift in the Pollination System of the Red Poppy, Papaver rhoeas (Papaveraceae)

(2020) Jaime Martínez-Harms et al.   Plants-Basel

Evolution of Insect Color Vision: From Spectral Sensitivity to Visual Ecology

(2020) Casper J. van der Kooi et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Bumblebee Rejection of Toxic Pollen Facilitates Pollen Transfer

(2019) Xiao-Yue Wang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Colour preferences of Tetragonula carbonaria Sm. stingless bees for colour morphs of the Australian native orchid Caladenia carnea

(2019) Adrian G. Dyer et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

The thermal ecology of flowers

(2019) Casper J van der Kooi et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Pollination elicits an accelerated reduction in nocturnal scent emission by flowers of the dioecious herb Silene latifolia

(2019) Thomas Martignier et al.   Botany

Nectar quality changes the ecological costs of chemically defended pollen

(2019) Jacob S. Francis et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Honey bee waggle dance communication increases diversity of pollen diets in intensively managed agricultural landscapes

(2019) Fabian Nürnberger et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Cryptic petal coloration decreases floral apparency and herbivory in nocturnally closing daisies

(2019) Jurene E. Kemp et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Color preference and spatial distribution of glaphyrid beetles suggest a key role in the maintenance of the color polymorphism in the peacock anemone (Anemone pavonina, Ranunculaceae) in Northern Greece

(2019) Martin Streinzer et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Defence compounds in pollen: why do they occur and how do they affect the ecology and evolution of bees?

(2019) Sébastien Rivest et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Pollinator or pedigree: which factors determine the evolution of pollen nutrients?

(2019) Fabian A. Ruedenauer et al.   OECOLOGIA

For antagonists and mutualists: the paradox of insect toxic secondary metabolites in nectar and pollen

(2019) Philip C. Stevenson   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Drivers, Diversity, and Functions of the Solitary-Bee Microbiota

(2019) Anna Voulgari-Kokota et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Ingenious floral structure drives explosive pollination in Hydrilla verticillata ( Hydrocharitaceae )

(2019) Q. Zhang et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Surprising absence of association between flower surface microstructure and pollination system

(2019) M. Kraaij et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Dispensing Pollen via Catapult: Explosive Pollen Release in Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

(2018) Callin M. Switzer et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Diel pattern of floral scent emission matches the relative importance of diurnal and nocturnal pollinators in populations of Gymnadenia conopsea

(2018) Elodie Chapurlat et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Functional significance of the optical properties of flowers for visual signalling

(2018) Casper J van der Kooi et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Evolutionary ecology of nectar

(2018) Amy L Parachnowitsch et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Scent matters: differential contribution of scent to insect response in flowers with insect vs. wind pollination traits

(2018) Theresa N Wang et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Nutritional Physiology and Ecology of Honey Bees

(2018) Geraldine A. Wright et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Pollination of Blumenbachia amana (Loasaceae): flower morphology and partitioned pollen presentation guarantee a private reward to a specialist pollinator

(2018) Samuel Siriani-Oliveira et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

The evolution of floral sonication, a pollen foraging behavior used by bees (Anthophila)

(2018) Sophie Cardinal et al.   EVOLUTION

Nursing protects honeybee larvae from secondary metabolites of pollen

(2018) Matteo A. Lucchetti et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The functional role of the keel crest in Polygala myrtifolia (Polygalaceae) and its effects on pollinator visitation success

(2018) C. De Kock et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

An analysis of the energetic reward offered by field bean (Vicia faba ) flowers: Nectar, pollen, and operative force

(2018) Emily J. Bailes et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Social bees are fitter in more biodiverse environments

(2018) Benjamin F. Kaluza et al.   Scientific Reports

Plant–pollinator interactions along the pathway to paternity

(2018) Corneile Minnaar et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Chemistry of floral rewards: intra- and interspecific variability of nectar and pollen secondary metabolites across taxa

(2018) Evan C. Palmer-Young et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Buzz pollination: Studying bee vibrations on flowers

(2018) Mario Vallejo-Marín   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Geographic patterns and pollination ecotypes in Claytonia virginica

(2017) Alison J. Parker et al.   EVOLUTION

Floral signals and filters in a wasp- and a bee-pollinated Gomphocarpus species (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae)

(2017) Hannah Burger et al.   FLORA

Generalist social bees maximize diversity intake in plant species-rich and resource-abundant environments

(2017) Benjamin F. Kaluza et al.   Ecosphere

Evolution and diversity of floral scent chemistry in the euglossine bee-pollinated orchid genusGongora

(2016) Molly C. Hetherington-Rauth et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Bees use the taste of pollen to determine which flowers to visit

(2016) Felicity Muth et al.   Biology Letters

Macronutrient ratios in pollen shape bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) foraging strategies and floral preferences

(2016) Anthony D. Vaudo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Foraging responses of bumble bees to rewardless floral patches: importance of within-plant variance in nectar presentation

(2016) Shoko Nakamura et al.   AoB Plants

Why Do Floral Perfumes Become Different? Region-Specific Selection on Floral Scent in a Terrestrial Orchid

(2016) Karin Gross et al.   PLoS One

Floral colour change in the eyes of pollinators: testing possible constraints and correlated evolution

(2015) Kazuharu Ohashi et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Functional Significance of Labellum Pattern Variation in a Sexually Deceptive Orchid (Ophrys heldreichii): Evidence of Individual Signature Learning Effects

(2015) Kerstin Stejskal et al.   PLoS One

Nutritional balance of essential amino acids and carbohydrates of the adult worker honeybee depends on age

(2014) Pier P. Paoli et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Bees use honest floral signals as indicators of reward when visiting flowers

(2014) A. C. Knauer et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

What's the ‘buzz’ about? The ecology and evolutionary significance of buzz-pollination

(2013) Paul A De Luca et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Pollen mixing in pollen generalist solitary bees: a possible strategy to complement or mitigate unfavourable pollen properties?

(2013) Michael Eckhardt et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Phylogenetic evidence for pollinator-driven diversification of angiosperms

(2012) Timotheüs van der Niet et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Flower power: its association with bee power and floral functional morphology in papilionate legumes

(2011) Silvina A. Córdoba et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Closely related pollen generalist bees differ in their ability to develop on the same pollen diet: evidence for physiological adaptations to digest pollen

(2011) Claudio Sedivy et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Avoidance of achromatic colours by bees provides a private niche for hummingbirds

(2011) K. Lunau et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Covariation of flower traits and bird pollinator assemblages among populations of Kniphofia linearifolia (Asphodelaceae)

(2011) Mark Brown et al.   PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION

Optimal concentrations in nectar feeding

(2011) W. Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Asynchronous Diversification in a Specialized Plant-Pollinator Mutualism

(2011) S. R. Ramirez et al.   SCIENCE

Floral scents repel facultative flower visitors, but attract obligate ones

(2010) Robert R. Junker et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Nectar Robbing: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives

(2010) Rebecca E. Irwin et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

The evolution of floral scent: the influence of olfactory learning by insect pollinators on the honest signalling of floral rewards

(2009) Geraldine A. Wright et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

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

(2009) M. VALLEJO-MARÍN et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Wake Up and Smell the Roses: The Ecology and Evolution of Floral Scent

(2008) Robert A. Raguso   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics