Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which the identity of pollinators, pollen and crop varieties influence ...

Biologist Anne Leonard is studying how bumblebees pick the wildflowers they use for food, and how that might affect the plant community around them. Leonard, a Department of Biology associate ...

A study from Kobe University has uncovered a surprising partnership between Japanese red elder plants and Heterhelus beetles.

With the right mix of plants, urban green spaces can be a rich habitat to support diverse pollinators, according to a new study. With the right mix of plants, urban green spaces can be a rich habitat ...

Understanding human impacts on biodiversity is hindered by a lack of long-term studies spanning decades and documenting these changes. Such studies are so rare because they are difficult to maintain ...

Annals of Botany, Vol. 123, No. 2, Special Issue on Ecology and Evolution of Plant Reproduction (January 2019), pp. 225-245 (21 pages) • Background The male fitness pathway, from pollen production to ...

Using functional traits together with abundance effects strengthens the prediction of interactions between pairs of species in ecological networks. Insights into the way species interact as well as ...

Imagine a bee crawling into a bright yellow flower. This simple interaction is something you may have witnessed many times. It is also a crucial sign of the health of our environment – and one I’ve ...

Pollination is the process by which flowering plants reproduce. Pollen, produced by the male flower part, must move to the female flower part to make a seed. Not all flowering plants are alike. Some ...

Daniels and colleagues then surveyed these sites to observe visiting pollinators in thirty-minute intervals from 10AM-5PM in sunny, non-windy conditions from May to August 2016 (with the linden trees ...