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  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
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22 Pages

Revealing the Complexity of Host-Parasite Relationships Between Syringophilid Mites and Sunbirds in Their Global Range

  • Bozena Sikora,
  • Markus Unsoeld,
  • Roland R. Melzer,
  • Stefan Friedrich and
  • Martin Hromada

6 January 2025

This article emphasises the importance of parasitological research in understanding ecological dynamics and biodiversity conservation through a global analysis of quill mites (Syringophilidae) parasitising Sunbirds (Nectariniidae). Data from 764 Sunb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,569 Views
15 Pages

Beyond Bees: Evidence of Bird Visitation and Putative Pollination in the Golden Lotus (Musella lasiocarpa)—One of the Six Buddhist Flowers—Through Field Surveys and Citizen Science

  • Sinzinando Albuquerque-Lima,
  • Bruno Henrique dos Santos Ferreira,
  • André Rodrigo Rech,
  • Jeff Ollerton,
  • Klaus Lunau,
  • Guy Smagghe,
  • Kai-Qin Li,
  • Paulo Eugênio Oliveira and
  • Zong-Xin Ren

14 October 2025

Vertebrate pollination is widespread in Musaceae, with birds and bats serving as the main pollen vectors across the family. While these systems are typically well defined, the Golden Lotus (Musella lasiocarpa) has long been regarded as an exception,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,932 Views
13 Pages

Differences in Nectar Traits between Ornithophilous and Entomophilous Plants on Mount Cameroon

  • Štěpán Janeček,
  • Kryštof Chmel,
  • Francis Luma Ewome,
  • Karolína Hrubá,
  • Yannick Klomberg,
  • Ishmeal N. Kobe,
  • Raissa Dywou Kouede,
  • Jan E. J. Mertens,
  • Marcus Mokake Njie and
  • Robert Tropek

8 June 2021

Despite a growing number of studies, the role of pollinators as a selection agent for nectar traits remains unclear. Moreover, the lack of data from some biogeographic regions prohibits us from determining their general importance and global patterns...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
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1 Page

Plants are ideal for soft robot design due to their favourable ability to adapt and respond to the environment. Here, three different motile plants, bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae), the waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa), and the Venus fl...