Biomechanical 'size matching' explains floral isolation in bumblebee-pollinated elephant-nose flowers
Buzz pollination—a process in which bees extract pollen by vibrating flowers—occurs in more than 20,000 plant species. Among ...
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Butterfly populations declining rapidly in U.S. with 22% disappearing in 2 decades, study finds
Butterflies, known for their beauty and vital role in pollination, are vanishing from U.S. landscapes at an alarming rate. A comprehensive study, published Thursday in the journal Science ...
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Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, is the most comprehensive tally of ... in which birds and mammals rely on them for food and plants depend on them for pollination. Farmers and ...
Science Talk: Beyond bees and butterflies – why South-east Asia must step up on insect conservation
Across the region, insect conservation is under-represented in research, funding and public discourse. Read more at ...
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Conservationists advocate saving monarchs as pollinator populations decline in Iowa
Across the U.S., monarch and pollinator populations have been steadily decreasing for several decades. In a study recently ...