▪ Abstract The pollination of flowering plants by animals represents a critical ecosystem
service of great value to humanity, both monetary and otherwise. However, the need for …

▪ Abstract Invasions by non-native ants are an ecologically destructive phenomenon
affecting both continental and island ecosystems throughout the world. Invasive ants often …

A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their
relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world. The …

One view of pollination systems is that they tend toward specialization. This view is implicit in
many discussions of angiosperm evolution and plant—pollinator coevolution and in the long …

Rare until recently, field-experimental studies of interspecific competition now number well
over 150. Competition was found in 90% of the studies and 76% of their species, indicating …

Pollination ecology has been a fast growing field since the 1960s. A previous review by
Baker & Hurd (18) together with books (77, 84, 220, 221,244, 264) and various symposia (eg …

Bumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world.
They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of …

A literature survey identified 403 primary research publications that investigated the
ecological effects of invasive alien insects and/or the mechanisms underlying these effects …

▪ Abstract Bees are generally regarded as beneficial insects for their role in pollination, and
in the case of the honeybee Apis mellifera, for production of honey. As a result several bee …

Since the rise of agriculture, human populations have domesticated plant and animal
species to fulfil their needs. With modern agriculture, a limited number of these species has …