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1. Full Text Innate olfactory preferences for flowers matching proboscis length ensure optimal energy gain in a hawkmoth
by Haverkamp, Alexander and Bing, Julia and Badeke, Elisa and Hansson, Bill S and Knaden, Markus
Nature Communications, ISSN 2041-1723, 05/2016, Volume 7, Issue 1, p. 11644
Cost efficient foraging is of especial importance for animals like hawkmoths or hummingbirds that are feeding 'on the wing', making their foraging... 
FLORAL SCENT | MANDUCA-SEXTA | OXYGEN-CONSUMPTION | EVOLUTION | FLIGHT | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | CONSEQUENCES | BUMBLEBEES | REPRODUCTION | POLLINATION SYNDROMES | MOTHS | Food Preferences - physiology | Behavior, Animal - physiology | Male | Biological Coevolution - physiology | Flowers - chemistry | Odorants | Pollination - physiology | Flight, Animal - physiology | Smell - physiology | Animals | Pupa - physiology | Flowers - anatomy & histology | Tobacco - chemistry | Female | Decision Making - physiology | Feeding Behavior - psychology | Flowers - physiology | Manduca - anatomy & histology | Reward | Manduca - physiology | Tobacco - anatomy & histology | Tobacco - physiology
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2. Full Text Functional diversity of plant-pollinator interaction webs enhances the persistence of plant communities
by Fontaine, Colin and Dajoz, Isabelle and Meriguet, Jacques and Loreau, Michel
PLoS Biology, ISSN 1545-7885, 2006, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 0129 - 0135
Pollination is exclusively or mainly animal mediated for 70% to 90% of angiosperm species. Thus, pollinators provide an essential ecosystem service to... 
BIODIVERSITY | FOOD-WEB | CROP POLLINATION | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | MUTUALISTIC NETWORKS | PRODUCTIVITY | SUSCEPTIBILITY | BIOLOGY | SPECIALIZATION | GENERALIST | FRAGMENTATION | BEES | Raphanus - anatomy & histology | Mimulus - physiology | Raphanus - physiology | Reproduction - physiology | Biodiversity | Medicago sativa - anatomy & histology | Bees - anatomy & histology | Bees - physiology | Loteae - anatomy & histology | Animals | Seeds - physiology | Ecosystem | Mimulus - anatomy & histology | Diptera - physiology | Matricaria - anatomy & histology | Medicago sativa - physiology | Plant Physiological Phenomena | Loteae - physiology | Diptera - anatomy & histology | Pollen - physiology | Matricaria - physiology | Life Sciences | Ecology, environment | Animal Behavior | Plant Science | Ecology | Botany | Proteins | Plant reproduction | Flowers & plants | Ecosystems | Biological diversity
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3. Full Text Neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs crop pollination services provided by bumblebees
by Stanley, Dara A and Garratt, Michael P. D and Wickens, Jennifer B and Wickens, Victoria J and Potts, Simon G and Raine, Nigel E
Nature, ISSN 0028-0836, 12/2015, Volume 528, Issue 7583, pp. 548 - 550
Recent concern over global pollinator declines has led to considerable research on the effects of pesticides on bees(1-5). Although pesticides are typically... 
APPLE | SUCCESS | FRUIT-QUALITY | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | POLLEN | POTENTIAL EXPOSURE | TRAITS | INSECTICIDES | BEES | Crops, Agricultural - physiology | Behavior, Animal - physiology | Fruit - physiology | Malus - physiology | Pollination - drug effects | Bees - physiology | Group Processes | Animals | Seeds - physiology | Bees - drug effects | Behavior, Animal - drug effects | Insecticides - adverse effects | Pollen - physiology | Usage | Bumblebees | Neonicotinoid insecticides | Ecosystems | Analysis | Pesticides | Research | Pollination | Apples | Plant reproduction | Seeds | Crops | Bees
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4. Full Text Mechanosensitive channel MSL8 regulates osmotic forces during pollen hydration and germination
by Hamilton, Eric S and Jensen, Gregory S and Maksaev, Grigory and Katims, Andrew and Sherp, Ashley M and Haswell, Elizabeth S
Science, ISSN 0036-8075, 10/2015, Volume 350, Issue 6259, pp. 438 - 441
Pollen grains undergo dramatic changes in cellular water potential as they deliver the male germ line to female gametes, and it has been proposed that... 
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5. Full Text Lulo (Solanum quitoense Lam.) reproductive physiology: A review
by Ramírez, Fernando and Kallarackal, Jose and Davenport, Thomas L
Scientia Horticulturae, ISSN 0304-4238, 08/2018, Volume 238, pp. 163 - 176
Lulo is an important fruit crop, which is considered the “golden fruit” of the Andes. It belongs to the Solanaceae family with two main geographical varieties,... 
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6. Full Text Translocation of Neonicotinoid Insecticides from Coated Seeds to Seedling Guttation Drops: A Novel Way of Intoxication for Bees
by V. Girolami and L. Mazzon and A. Squartini and N. Mori and M. Marzaro and A. Di Bernardo and M. Greatti and C. Giorio and A. Tapparo
Journal of Economic Entomology, ISSN 0022-0493, 2009, Volume 102, Issue 5, pp. 1808 - 1815
ABSTRACT The death of honey bees, Apis mellifera L., and the consequent colony collapse disorder causes major losses in agriculture and plant pollination... 
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7. Full Text Caffeine in Floral Nectar Enhances a Pollinator's Memory of Reward
by G. A. Wright and D. D. Baker and M. J. Palmer and D. Stabler and J. A. Mustard and E. F. Power and A. M. Borland and P. C. Stevenson
Science, ISSN 0036-8075, 3/2013, Volume 339, Issue 6124, pp. 1202 - 1204
Plant defense compounds occur in floral nectar, but their ecological role is not well understood. We provide evidence that plant compounds pharmacologically... 
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8. Full Text Orchids Mimic Green-Leaf Volatiles to Attract Prey-Hunting Wasps for Pollination
by Brodmann, Jennifer and Twele, Robert and Francke, Wittko and Hölzler, Gerald and Zhang, Qing-He and Ayasse, Manfred
Current Biology, ISSN 0960-9822, 05/2008, Volume 18, Issue 10, pp. 740 - 744
An outstanding feature of orchids is the diversity of their pollination systems . Most remarkable are those species that employ chemical deceit for the... 
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9. Full Text Single pollinator species losses reduce floral fidelity and plant reproductive function
by Berry J. Brosi and Heather M. Briggs
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ISSN 0027-8424, 8/2013, Volume 110, Issue 32, pp. 13044 - 13048
Understanding the functional impacts of pollinator species losses on plant populations is critical given ongoing pollinator declines. Simulation models of... 
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10. Full Text Kin discrimination allows plants to modify investment towards pollinator attraction
by Torices, Rubén and Gómez, José M and Pannell, John R
Nature Communications, ISSN 2041-1723, 12/2018, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 2018 - 6
Pollinators tend to be preferentially attracted to large floral displays that may comprise more than one plant in a patch. Attracting pollinators thus not only... 
Animals | Brassicaceae - classification | Brassicaceae - physiology | Flowers - anatomy & histology | Flowers - classification | Insecta - physiology | Brassicaceae - anatomy & histology | Flowers - physiology | Plant Physiological Phenomena | Pollination - physiology | Displays | Insects | Pollinators | Kin recognition | Fitness | Investment
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11. Full Text Chemical camouflage: A key process in shaping an ant-treehopper and fig-fig wasp mutualistic network
by Wang, Bo and Lu, Min and Cook, James M and Yang, Da-Rong and Dunn, Derek W and Wang, Rui-Wu
Scientific Reports, ISSN 2045-2322, 12/2018, Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 1833 - 10
Different types of mutualisms may interact, co-evolve and form complex networks of interdependences, but how species interact in networks of a mutualistic... 
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12. Full Text Tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav.) reproductive physiology: A review
by Ramírez, Fernando and Kallarackal, Jose
Scientia Horticulturae, ISSN 0304-4238, 04/2019, Volume 248, pp. 206 - 215
Tree tomato is an important crop from South America. Trees attain heights of two to four meters. The inflorescence is known as a scorpioid cyme that bears... 
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13. Full Text Dark, Bitter-Tasting Nectar Functions as a Filter of Flower Visitors in a Bird-Pollinated Plant
by Steven D. Johnson and Anna L. Hargreaves and Mark Brown
Ecology, ISSN 0012-9658, 11/2006, Volume 87, Issue 11, pp. 2709 - 2716
Floral nectar is offered by plants to animals as a reward for pollination. While nectar is typically a clear liquid containing sugar and trace amounts of amino... 
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14. Full Text Social wasps, crickets and cockroaches contribute to pollination of the holoparasitic plant Mitrastemon yamamotoi (Mitrastemonaceae) in southern Japan
by Suetsugu, K
Plant Biology, ISSN 1435-8603, 2018, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 176 - 182
Mitrastemon yamamotoi is completely embedded within the tissues of its hosts, except during the reproductive stage, when aboveground parts emerge from host... 
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