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Category: Close Encounters

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Do flowers removed of nectar and pollen attract fewer bumblebee pollinators?

Do pollen thieves and nectar robbers reduce flower attractiveness to bumblebee pollinators in Impatiens oxyanthera?

by William SalterAugust 2, 2021August 2, 2021
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A healthy sunflower diet can help domesticated bumblebees avoid infection

Sunflower pollen can reduce parasite load for a bumblebee, but it’s not clear how.

by Dale MayleaJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021
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Rising sea levels influence a battle to beat the shade in plants

Increasing salinity could free some shade-averse plants from the shadows of their neighbours.

by Fi GennuJuly 20, 2021July 20, 2021
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Grapes, mind the (cell wall) barricades against grey mould!

Grape cell walls could explain their susceptibility to fungal disease.

by Juniper KissJuly 16, 2021July 26, 2021
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Global warming will limit opportunities for a sexually-deceptive orchid

by Alun SaltJuly 9, 2021July 12, 2021
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Kentucky crayfish aids plant on the run

What looks like a pile of mud to a human is an oasis to a dwarf sundew

by Alun SaltJuly 2, 2021July 2, 2021
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Take away the deer and more subtle effects on plant communities become apparent

A twenty-year survey in western Canada shows how deer can obscure other ecological effects in forests.

by Fi GennuJune 28, 2021June 28, 2021
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A warming climate will change plants’ responses to herbivores in different ways

Invasive species might not always have the upper hand when temperatures rise.

by Dale MayleaMay 25, 2021May 25, 2021
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Flies can be pollen thieves but plants deal with them

Some plants tackle thieves and pollinators eating pollen by producing enough both to feed visitors and fertilise available ovules.

by Juniper KissMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021
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Trapping pollinators with hot and smelly flowers: different strategies for different insects!

New study finds that scent is more pollinator-specific than heating up the flower-like parts

by Juniper KissApril 28, 2021April 28, 2021
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Indirect effects of drought on bumblebee pollination of common charlock

How does drought influence floral traits of Sinapis arvensis and how does this affect visitation by bumblebee pollinators?

by William SalterApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021
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Bilingual Close Encounters

How will plants cope with fewer pollinators?

A recent paper highlights a critical research gap, and reveals the potential for finding new data in old places.

by Rachael Olliff-YangApril 13, 2021April 30, 2021
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Tree crowns avoid colliding in 3D

New metric quantifies the “puzzle-shape-ness” of tree crowns.

by Juniper KissApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021
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Invasive earthworms, invasive plants and their effects on native species

How do invasive species interact to influence the abundance and physiology of native plants?

by William SalterApril 8, 2021April 8, 2021
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