Bees and angiosperms have shared a long and intertwined evolutionary history and their
interactions have resulted in remarkable adaptations. Yet, at a time when the “pollination …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Following the draft sequence of the first human genome over 20 years ago, we have
achieved unprecedented insights into the rules governing its evolution, often with direct …

Most flowering plants establish mutualistic associations with insect pollinators to facilitate
sexual reproduction. However, the evolutionary processes that gave rise to these …

Perfume making in male orchid bees is a unique behavior that has given rise to an entire
pollination syndrome in the neotropics. 1, 2 Male orchid bees concoct and store species …

The orchid bees constitute a clade of prominent insect pollinators distributed throughout the
Neotropical region. Males of all species collect fragrances from natural sources, including …

Abstract Theory predicts that both stabilising selection and diversifying selection jointly
contribute to the evolution of sexual signalling traits by (1) maintaining the integrity of …

Male Neotropical orchid bees (Euglossini) collect volatile substances (fragrances) from
flowers and other sources (eg, decaying wood) and store them in specialized hind tibial …

Male neotropical orchid bees (Euglossini) collect volatile chemicals from orchid flowers and
other sources and store them in hind leg cavities. The accumulated fragrance bouquets are …

Understanding the impact of past climatic events on the demographic history of extant
species is critical for predicting species' responses to future climate change. Palaeoclimatic …