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Arthropod-Plant Interactions

An international journal devoted to studies on interactions of insects, mites, and other arthropods with plants

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Arthropod-Plant Interactions - Pollination Ecology

Pollination EcologyIn this Virtual Special Issue we are proud to present research published in the journal on the latest advances in pollination ecology.

We hope you enjoy reading this Virtual Issue. 



Articles present:


Floral epidermal structure and flower orientation: getting to grips with awkward flowers

Sean A. Rands, Beverley J. Glover & Heather M. Whitney    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 24 June 2011


Hawkmoths’ innate flower preferences: a potential selective force on floral biomechanics

Jordanna D. H. Sprayberry & Marie Suver    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 01 July 2011


Induced mutations affecting pollinator choice in Mimulus lewisii (Phrymaceae)

Christina R. Owen & H. D. Bradshaw    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 13 April 2011


Honey bee handling behaviour on the papilionate flower of Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Manuela Giovanetti & Giovanna Aronne    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 12 October 2012


Foraging activity of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris L.) on Bt-expressing eggplants

Salvatore Arpaia, Antonio De Cristofaro, Emilio Guerrieri, Simone Bossi, Francesco Cellini, Grazia M. Di Leo, Giacinto S. Germinara, Luigi Iodice, Massimo E. Maffei, Angelo Petrozza, Raffaele Sasso & Silvia Vitagliano   
Original Paper    |    Published: 05 July 2011


The most effective pollinator revisited: pollen dynamics in a spring-flowering herb 

Marcin Zych, Jan Goldstein, Katarzyna Roguz & Małgorzata Stpiczyńska  
Original Paper    |    Open Access    |    Published: 22 January 2013


Relative contributions to seed production by floral visitors of slickspot peppergrass, Lepidium papilliferum (Brassicaceae)

Ian C. Robertson & Hollie Leavitt    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 24 June 2011


Investigating the relationship between pollination strategies and the size-advantage model in zoophilous plants using the reproductive biology of Arum cylindraceum and other European Arum species as case studies

Natacha Revel, Nadir Alvarez, Marc Gibernau & Anahí Espíndola 
Original Paper    |    Published: 29 October 2011


Flower-visiting insect communities on two closely related Rhododendron species flowering in different seasons

Shinji Sugiura    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 03 April 2012


Solitary and social bees as pollinators of Wahlenbergia (Campanulaceae): single-visit effectiveness, overnight sheltering and responses to flower colour  

Megan R. Welsford & Steven D. Johnson    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 01 July 2011


Melliferous potential of Brassica napus L. subsp. napus (Cruciferae)

Nebojša Nedić, Marina Mačukanović-Jocić, Dragana Rančić, Bjørn Rørslett, Ivan Šoštarić, Zora Dajić Stevanović & Mića Mladenović    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 06 February 2013


How long to stay on a plant: the response of bumblebees to encountered nectar levels 

Hans Dreisig    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 27 December 2011


The pollen of Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul. is toxic to honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Igor Ricardo Batista Vieira de Melo, Mateus Cardoso da Costa Lages, Diego Passos dos Santos, Patrício Borges Maracajá, Rodrigo Alboim de Paiva Fernandes Rodrigues & Benito Soto-Blanco 
Original Paper    |    Published: 12 April 2013


Does bee or wasp mimicry by orchid flowers also deter herbivores?

Simcha Lev-Yadun & Gidi Ne’eman    |    Forum Paper    |    Published: 22 May 2012


Why ant pollination is rare: new evidence and implications of the antibiotic hypothesis

Emily M. Dutton & Megan E. Frederickson    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 19 May 2012


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