Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Buzz pollination encompasses the evolutionary convergence of specialized floral
morphologies and pollinator behaviour in which bees use vibrations (floral buzzes) to …

Flying insects vary greatly in body size and wing proportions, significantly impacting their
flight energetics. Generally, the larger the insect, the slower its flight wingbeat frequency …

Discussions about environmental risk reassessment of pesticides have grown in the last
decades, especially in tropical and subtropical regions since the diversity of bee species in …

Understanding the effect of body size on flight costs is critical for the development of models
of aerodynamics and animal energetics. Prior scaling studies that have shown that flight …

Understanding relationships between organisms and the ecosystem services they provide is
crucial for predicting the impacts of continued biodiversity changes. Functional traits of …

Pollinators seek high quality nectar and pollen rewards critical for their growth and
reproduction. Volatile emissions from inflorescences may signal plant health and floral …

Dispersal is a determining step in the life cycle of insects and a key factor of their energy
budget. If the body stores of terrestrial insects are relatively well‐documented, those of …

Incoming solar radiation (wavelengths 290–2500 nm) significantly affects an organism's
thermal balance via radiative heat gain. Species adapted to different environments can differ …

Introduced social insects can be highly invasive outside of their native range. Around the
world, the introduction and establishment of the eusocial bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L …