Mario Vallejo-Marín | The buzz of pollination and how plants stave off greedy bees  – Functional Ecologists

In this week’s blog post, we’re learning all about buzz pollination between Bombus terrestris and Solanum rostratum! Author Mario Vallejo-Marín explains one of the most striking examples of evolutionary convergence…

does flower temperature affect pollinator behaviour? – Functional Ecologists

In this week’s blog post, we learn what’s the buzz about pollinators and their affinity to heat. Through her recently published paper: “Isolating the effects of floral temperature on visitation…

Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect pollen storm

Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life. From dandelions to giraffes, nature finds a way. One of those ways creates quite a bit of suffering for…