08.11.2011 Jobs alert: University Assistant at Karl-Franzens-University Graz (AUSTRIA) he Institute of Zoology is filling a University Assistant/without a PhD Starting Date 01. February 2012. Job specification: - Support research, teaching and administration in the Physiology and Behaviour working group - Sc...

02.11.2011 Article alert: Optimal concentrations in nectar feeding Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2011) 108(40): 16618-1662110; doi: 1073/pnas.1108642108Wonjung Kima, Tristan Giletb, and John W. M. BushNectar drinkers must feed quickly and efficiently due t...

02.11.2011 Article alert: Importance of autonomous selfing is inversely related to population size and pollinator availability in a monocarpic plant American Journal of Botany (2011) doi: 10.3732/ajb.1100154• Premise of the study: In animal-pollinated plants, autonomous selfing may provide reproductive assurance when pollinators or reproductive partners ...

01.11.2011 Article alert: Field Margins, Foraging Distances and Their Impacts on Nesting Pollinator Success PLoS ONE (2011) 6(10): e25971 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025971Sean A. Rands, Heather M. WhitneyThe areas of wild land around the edges of agricultural fields are a vital resource for many species. These incl...

01.11.2011 Article alert: Pollinator-mediated gene flow fosters genetic variability in a narrow alpine endemic, Abronia alpina (Nyctaginaceae) American Journal of Botany October 2011 98(10): 1583-1594; doi: 10.3732/ajb.1000515Meredith D. Jabis, Tina J. Ayers and Gerard J. Allan• Premise of the study: For rare and endemic plants that exist in small, ...

31.10.2011 Article alert: Response of pollinators to the tradeoff between resource acquisition and predator avoidance Oikos (2011) doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19910.xAna L. Llandres, Eva De Mas, Miguel A. Rodríguez-GironésAlthough the behaviour of animals facing the conflicting demands of increasing foraging succ...

31.10.2011 Article alert: Bees brought to their knees: microbes affecting honey bee health Trends in Microbiology (2011) doi:10.1016/j.tim.2011.09.003 Jay D. Evans, Ryan S. SchwarzThe biology and health of the honey bee Apis mellifera has been of interest to human societies for centuries. Re...

29.10.2011 Invitation to the Stakeholder Meeting of the EcoChange Project Brussels, Belgium9 November 2011EcoChange aims at assessing and forecasting changes in terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems. The project concentrates on the improvement of models and the generation of new d...

28.10.2011 Job alert: Researcher in ecosystem service modelling (Lund University, Sweden) Center for Environmental and Climate Research, Environmental Science are looking for an outstanding post-doctoral or senior researcher to be part of the project Sustainable Agriculture for the Production of Ecosystem Services...

04.10.2011 Article alert: The Circe Principle: Are Pollinators Waylaid by Attractive Habitats? Current Biology (2011) 21(17): R652-R654; doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.07.010Ignasi Bartomeus, Rachael WinfreeHow do pollinators move across fragmented landscapes? Attractive habitats have been viewed as facilita...

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