Specialist bee species are larger and less phylogenetically distinct than generalists in tropical plant–bee interaction networks

RL Raiol, M Gastauer, AJ Campbell… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bee pollinators are key components of terrestrial ecosystems. Evidence is mounting that
bees are globally in decline, and species with a higher degree of specialization are the most …

[HTML][HTML] Seed dispersal by bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) and mutualistic networks in a landscape dominated by cocoa in the Brazilian amazon

ZD da Silva, ESC Gurgel, LL Correia… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bats play essential roles in neotropical ecosystems, performing crucial ecological functions
such as insect pest control, pollination of plants with significant economic, social, and …

Network and parasitological analyses reveal latitudinal gradient in bats‐ectoparasitic fly interactions across the Neotropic

LS Biz, VAG Bastazini, F Carvalho… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological interactions between parasites and their hosts play a fundamental role in
evolutionary processes. Selection pressures are exerted on parasites and their hosts …

Flower visitation by bees, wasps and ants: Revealing how a community of flower-visitors establish interaction networks in a botanical garden

MR Menezes, BFS Laviski, APL Dos Santos… - …, 2022 - periodicos.uefs.br
The Hymnoptera order includes several flower-visiting insects (eg ants, bees, and wasps)
and the coexistence of many different species in the same community can generate …

Plant-bird mutualistic interactions can contribute to the regeneration of forest and non-forest urban patches in the Brazilian Cerrado

A Corral, LM Valério, KC Cheung… - Urban …, 2021 - Springer
Birds play a crucial role in plant reproduction, being one of the most important pollinators
and seed dispersers among vertebrates. Here, we aim to study plant-bird interactions in the …

Interaction networks between bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) and ectoparasitic flies (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) in the Colombian Orinoquia Region

CL Rivera, JF Padilla, EM Ospina Pérez… - Acta …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
The study of host-parasite interactions is key to understanding ecological interactions since
parasites play a crucial role in the regulation of populations of host species. The families …

[HTML][HTML]  Exploring the relationship between bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and ectoparasitic flies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) of the Orinoquia Region in South America

EM Ospina-Pérez, FA Rivera-Páez… - ZooKeys, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract Bat flies (Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) have been used to study co-evolutionary
patterns between ectoparasites and bats. In the world, Nycteribiidae and Streblidae are …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge gaps regarding frugivorous ecological networks between birds and plants in Brazil

CDV Baldiviezo, MFO Passos… - Papéis Avulsos de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Vegetation stability, resilience and regeneration can be achieved by various ecological
processes, the most important of which is seed dispersion. Among animal groups, birds …

Seasonality and Generalist Plant Resource Use Drive Bee Community (Hymenoptera, Apidae) composition in herbaceous restinga and dune environments

AL Tietz, DMD da Silva Mouga - Sociobiology, 2024 - ojs3.uefs.br
Few bee inventories have investigated the interaction between bees and plants in the
restinga in Santa Catarina State, a highly anthropized coastal environment, due to its value …

A methodology for applying social network analysis metrics to biological interaction networks

JS Silva, AM Saraiva - Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE/ACM International …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
We propose a methodology for applying Social Network Analysis (SNA) metrics to biological
Interaction Network studies in the Biodiversity Informatics domain, which may serve as a …