Body size is arguably one of the most important traits influencing the physiology and ecology
of animals. Shifts in animal body size have been observed in response to climate change …

Bees are important pollinators of wild and agricultural plants 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and there is
increasing evidence that many bee populations decline due to a combination of habitat loss …

Highlights•Social insects show variation among individuals within colonies and among
colonies within a population.•Differences among colonies are the result of differences …

With urbanization identified as being one of the key drivers of change in global land use,
and the rapid expansion of urban areas world‐wide, it is relevant to evaluate how novel …

The Asian giant hornet (AGH, Vespa mandarinia) is the world's largest hornet, occurring
naturally in the Indomalayan region, where it is a voracious predator of pollinating insects …

Bee foraging behavior provides a pollination service that has both ecological and economic
benefits. However, bee population decline could directly affect the efficiency of this …

The presence of yeasts in pollen and floral nectar is rather the norm than the exception. Due
to the metabolic activities of yeasts, sugar and amino acid composition of nectar often …

Neonicotinoids are implicated in bee declines and laboratory studies imply that they impair
the bee immune system, thereby precipitating a rise in pathogen levels. To establish …

Ever since Darwin, biologists have debated the relative roles of external and internal drivers
of large-scale evolution. The distributions and ecology of living crocodilians are controlled …

The temporal distribution of resources is an important aspect of habitat quality that can
substantially impact population success. Although it is widely accepted that floral resources …