support provided by the CAPES Foundation(Brazilian Ministry of Education);the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development(CNPq;Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology);the Minas Gerais State Foundation for Research Aid(FAPEMIG)were also greatly appreciated.
Over 50 genera of bees release pollen from flower anthers using thoracic vibrations,a phenomenon known as buzz-pollination.The efficiency of this process is directly affected by the mechanical properties of the buzzes...
Interspecific competition with native species during biological invasions can sometimes limit alien expansion.We aimed to determine the potential ecological effects of Limatus durhamii Theobald 1901,a native Neotropic...