Foods and beverages are nutrient-rich ecosystems in which most microorganisms are able
to grow. Moreover, several factors, such as physicochemical characteristics, storage …

Fresh food is rich in nutrients but is usually seasonal, perishable, and challenging to store
without degradation of quality. The inherent limitations of various preservation technologies …

We present an integrative model predicting associations among epiphytism, the tank habit,
entangling seeds, C 3 vs. CAM photosynthesis, avian pollinators, life in fertile, moist …

Local habitat structure and resource availability appear to be of great importance for the
diversity, abundance, and community structure of bees. We examined the contribution of …

At least half of the 3600 species of Bromeliaceae are pollinated by hummingbirds. There is
little doubt that the four to 12 evolutionary shifts towards and c. 32 shifts away from …

Epiphytes are hyper‐diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant
surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most …

Meyerozyma guilliermondii is a yeast species widely isolated from several natural
environments and from fruit; in medical microbiology it is known as the teleomorph of the …

In order to compare the effectiveness of birds and insects as pollinators, we studied the floral
biology of the bromeliad Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Grisebach in the biome of the Atlantic rain …

The loss of interactions and ecosystem functions is a concerning by‐product of pervasive
Anthropocene species decline and extinction. Ecological interactions between species …

Studies on interspecific gene flow and hybridization are important for understanding
speciation processes and the movement of genes across species boundaries. In sympatric …