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A method for mining combined data from in-hive sensors, weather and apiary inspections to forecast the health status of honey bee colonies by Rafael Braga, Antonio, G. Gomes, Danielo, Rogers, Richard, E. Hassler, Edgar, M. Freitas, Breno, A. Cazier, Joseph

“…•An accurate prediction method forecast the honeybee colony health status.•Honeybees health status from homeostasis, weight, inspections, and weather…”
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Size and Sex-Dependent Shrinkage of Dutch Bees during One-and-a-Half Centuries of Land-Use Change by Oliveira, Mikail O, Freitas, Breno M, Scheper, Jeroen, Kleijn, David

“…Land-use change and global warming are important factors driving bee decline, but it is largely unknown whether these drivers have resulted in changes in the…”
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A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination by Brown, Mark J F, Dicks, Lynn V, Paxton, Robert J, Baldock, Katherine C R, Barron, Andrew B, Chauzat, Marie-Pierre, Freitas, Breno M, Goulson, Dave, Jepsen, Sarina, Kremen, Claire, Li, Jilian, Neumann, Peter, Pattemore, David E, Potts, Simon G, Schweiger, Oliver, Seymour, Colleen L, Stout, Jane C

“…Background. Pollinators, which provide the agriculturally and ecologically essential service of pollination, are under threat at a global scale. Habitat loss…”
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Landscape genomics to the rescue of a tropical bee threatened by habitat loss and climate change by Jaffé, Rodolfo, Veiga, Jamille C., Pope, Nathaniel S., Lanes, Éder C. M., Carvalho, Carolina S., Alves, Ronnie, Andrade, Sónia C. S., Arias, Maria C., Bonatti, Vanessa, Carvalho, Airton T., Castro, Marina S., Contrera, Felipe A. L., Francoy, Tiago M., Freitas, Breno M., Giannini, Tereza C., Hrncir, Michael, Martins, Celso F., Oliveira, Guilherme, Saraiva, Antonio M., Souza, Bruno A., Imperatriz‐Fonseca, Vera L.

“…Habitat degradation and climate change are currently threatening wild pollinators, compromising their ability to provide pollination services to wild and…”
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Stingless bee (Apidae, Meliponini) guilds occurring in the immediate edges of forest fragments of the Baturité Massif, State of Ceará, Brazil by LIMA-VERDE, LUIZ WILSON, PACHECO FILHO, ALÍPIO JOSÉ S., FREITAS, BRENO M.

“…Abstract This study investigated the occurrence of individuals of stingless bees attracted by the trophic resources existing in four edge areas of forest…”
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Trap nest preference of solitary bees in fragments of the Baturité massif, Atlantic Forest, Brazil by Guimarães-Brasil, Michelle O, Brasil, Daniel F, Pacheco-Filho, Alípio J S, Silva, Cláudia I, Freitas, Breno M

“…The study investigated native solitary bee species that nest in pre-existing cavities in the Baturité Massif, State of Ceará, Brazil, their preference for nest…”
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Oil collecting bees and Byrsonima cydoniifolia A. Juss. (Malpighiaceae) interactions: the prevalence of long-distance cross pollination driving reproductive success by Sazan, Morgana S, Bezerra, Antonio Diego M, Freitas, Breno M

“…Oil-collecting bees are the natural pollinators of oil-flower plants, but little is known about the pollination process and the effectiveness of their…”
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Data relating to threats to passion fruit production in the Neotropics due to agricultural area loss and pollinator mismatch as consequence of climate changes by Bezerra, Antonio Diego M., Pacheco Filho, Alípio J.S., Bomfim, Isac G.A., Smagghe, Guy, Freitas, Breno M.

“…The data in this article are associated with the research article ‘Agricultural area losses and pollinator mismatch due to climate changes endanger passion…”
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Chemical composition, botanical evaluation and screening of radical scavenging activity of collected pollen by the stingless bees Melipona rufiventris (Uruçu-amarela) by Silva, Tania M.S.(Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Departamento de Química), Camara, Celso A.(Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Departamento de Química), Lins, Antonio C.S.(Universidade Federal da Paraíba Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica), Agra, Maria de Fátima(Universidade Federal da Paraíba Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica), Silva, Eva M.S.(Universidade Federal do Ceará CCA Departamento de Zootecnia), Reis, Igor T.(Universidade Federal do Ceará CCA Departamento de Zootecnia), Freitas, Breno M.(Universidade Federal do Ceará CCA Departamento de Zootecnia)

“…Stingless bees in Brazil are indigenous and found all over the country. Bee pollen is used for its nutritional value in the human diet. It is made up of…”
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Thermoregulation in the large carpenter bee Xylocopa frontalis in the face of climate change in the Neotropics by de Farias-Silva, Felipe Jackson, Freitas, Breno M.

“…There is evidence that climate change may worsen the ecological conditions needed by many pollinator species for their survival; however, little is known about…”
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Angiosperm flora used by meliponine guilds (Apidae, Meliponina) occurring at rainforest edges in the state of Ceará, Brazil by Lima-Verde, Luiz W, Loiola, Maria I B, Freitas, Breno M

“…Information about the use of floristic resources of the immediate edges of ombrophilous forest (Atlantic rainforest) fragments by stingless bees is not readily…”
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Apis mellifera pollination improves agronomic productivity of anemophilous castor bean (Ricinus communis) by Rizzardo, Rômulo A G, Milfont, Marcelo O, Silva, Eva M S da, Freitas, Breno M

“…Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) is cultivated mainly for biodiesel production because of its oil-rich seeds; it is assumed to be an anemophylous species. But…”
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Standard methods for pollination research with Apis mellifera by Delaplane, Keith S, Dag, Arnon, Danka, Robert G, Freitas, Breno M, Garibaldi, Lucas A, Goodwin, R Mark, Hormaza, Jose I

“…In this chapter we present a synthesis of recommendations for conducting field experiments with honey bees in the context of agricultural pollination. We begin…”
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Don’t stay out too long! Thermal tolerance of the stingless bees Melipona subnitida decreases with increasing exposure time to elevated temperatures by Maia-Silva, Camila, da Silva Pereira, Jaciara, Freitas, Breno M., Hrncir, Michael

“…In hot climates, foraging bees risk overheating during food collection. Here, we investigated influence of ambient temperature on the foraging activity in…”
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Richness and distribution of the meliponine fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in the State of Ceará, Brazil by FELIX, JÂNIO A., FREITAS, BRENO M.

“…Abstract Meliponines, popularly known as stingless bees, present a great diversity of species widely distributed in tropical regions. Some species are…”
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Negative impacts of dominance on bee communities: Does the influence of invasive honey bees differ from native bees? by Garibaldi, Lucas A., Pérez-Méndez, Nestor, Cordeiro, Guaraci D., Hughes, Alice, Orr, Michael, Alves-dos-Santos, Isabel, Freitas, Breno M., de Oliveira, Favízia Freitas, LeBuhn, Gretchen, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Aizen, Marcelo A., Andrade, Patricia B., Blochtein, Betina, Boscolo, Danilo, Drumond, Patricia M., Gaglianone, Maria Cristina, Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Halinski, Rosana, Krug, Cristiane, Maués, Márcia Motta, Kiill, Lucia H. Piedade, Pinheiro, Mardiore, Pires, Carmen S. S., Viana, Blandina Felipe

“…Invasive species can reach high abundances and dominate native environments. One of the most impressive examples of ecological invasions is the spread of the…”
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Pollinator size and its consequences: Robust estimates of body size in pollinating insects by Kendall, Liam K., Rader, Romina, Gagic, Vesna, Cariveau, Daniel P., Albrecht, Matthias, Baldock, Katherine C. R., Freitas, Breno M., Hall, Mark, Holzschuh, Andrea, Molina, Francisco P., Morten, Joanne M., Pereira, Janaely S., Portman, Zachary M., Roberts, Stuart P. M., Rodriguez, Juanita, Russo, Laura, Sutter, Louis, Vereecken, Nicolas J., Bartomeus, Ignasi

“…Body size is an integral functional trait that underlies pollination‐related ecological processes, yet it is often impractical to measure directly. Allometric…”
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Deforestation narrows pollen diet diversity of generalist orchid bees by Boff, Samuel, da Luz, Cynthia Fernandes Pinto, Raizer, Josué, Pinto, Gercy S., Santos, Larysson F., Freitas, Breno M., da Silva, Claudia Inês, Quezada-Euàn, J. Javier G., Soro, Antonella, Alves-dos-Santos, Isabel

“…Orchid bee species are important pollinators in the Neotropics. While male orchid bees are known to have a close interaction with odor-rewarding flowers,…”
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Pesticide Exposure Assessment Paradigm for Stingless Bees by Cham, Karina O, Nocelli, Roberta C. F, Borges, Leandro O, Viana-Silva, Flávia Elizabeth C, Tonelli, Carlos Augusto M, Malaspina, Osmar, Menezes, Cristiano, Rosa-Fontana, Annelise S, Blochtein, Betina, Freitas, Breno M, Pires, Carmen Silvia S, Oliveira, Favízia F, Contrera, Felipe Andres L, Torezani, Karoline R. S, Ribeiro, Márcia de Fátima, Siqueira, Maria A. L, Rocha, Maria Cecília L. S. A

“…Although the importance of bees as the pollinators responsible for maintaining gene flow for many native and cultivated plants in ecosystems around the world…”
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A cluster-classification method for accurate mining of seasonal honey bee patterns by Rafael Braga, Antonio, G. Gomes, Danielo, M. Freitas, Breno, A. Cazier, Joseph

“…Bees are the main pollinators of most wild plant species and insect-pollinated crops and are essential for both plant ecosystems maintenance and humans food…”
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