Many cognitive neuroscientists believe that both a large brain and an isocortex are crucial
for complex cognition. Yet corvids and parrots possess non-cortical brains of just 1–25 g …

Food security is threatened by climate change, with heat and drought being the main
stresses affecting crop physiology and ecosystem services, such as plant–pollinator …

Agricultural intensification has been identified as one of the key causes of global insect
biodiversity losses. These losses have been further linked to the widespread use of …

The rapid conversion of natural habitats to anthropogenic landscapes is threatening insect
pollinators worldwide, raising concern regarding the negative consequences on their …

Background The diversity of resource acquisition strategies of plant roots determines the
species coexistence patterns to a certain extent. However, few root physiological traits have …

In the context of slow–fast behavioral variation, fast individuals are hypothesized to be those
who prioritize speed over accuracy while slow individuals are those which do the opposite …

Comparing the size of functionally distinct brain regions across individuals with remarkable
differences in sensory processing and cognitive demands provides important insights into …

The emergence of animal societies is a major evolutionary transition, but its implications for
learning-dependent innovations are insufficiently understood. Bees, with lifestyles ranging …

The comparative approach is a powerful way to explore the relationship between brain
structure and cognitive function. Thus far, the field has been dominated by the assumption …

Change in land configuration is an important driver of pollinator decline. Understanding
patch selection by bees in fragmented landscapes has therefore become imperative to …