Search Results - "Michal WOYCIECHOWSKI"

Ecological stoichiometry of the honeybee: Pollen diversity and adequate species composition are needed to mitigate limitations imposed on the growth and development of bees by pollen quality by Filipiak, Michał, Kuszewska, Karolina, Asselman, Michel, Denisow, Bożena, Stawiarz, Ernest, Woyciechowski, Michał, Weiner, January

“…The least understood aspects of the nutritional needs of bees are the elemental composition of pollen and the bees' need for a stoichiometrically balanced diet…”
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Stoichiometric niche, nutrient partitioning and resource allocation in a solitary bee are sex-specific and phosphorous is allocated mainly to the cocoon by Filipiak, Michał, Woyciechowski, Michal, Czarnoleski, Marcin

“…Life histories of species may be shaped by nutritional limitations posed on populations. Yet, populations contain individuals that differ according to sex and…”
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Combined effects of global change pressures on animal-mediated pollination by González-Varo, Juan P., Biesmeijer, Jacobus C., Bommarco, Riccardo, Potts, Simon G., Schweiger, Oliver, Smith, Henrik G., Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Woyciechowski, Michał, Vilà, Montserrat

“…•Multiple global change pressures are currently impacting animal-mediated pollination.•Understanding interactive effects is essential for developing mitigation…”
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Segmentation of the subcuticular fat body in Apis mellifera females with different reproductive potentials by Strachecka, Aneta, Olszewski, Krzysztof, Kuszewska, Karolina, Chobotow, Jacek, Wójcik, Łukasz, Paleolog, Jerzy, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…Evolution has created different castes of females in eusocial haplodiploids. The difference between them lies in their functions and vulnerability but above…”
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Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination by Rader, Romina, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Garibaldi, Lucas A., Garratt, Michael P. D., Howlett, Brad G., Winfree, Rachael, Cunningham, Saul A., Mayfield, Margaret M., Arthur, Anthony D., Andersson, Georg K. S., Bommarco, Riccardo, Brittain, Claire, Carvalheiro, Luísa G., Chacoff, Natacha P., Entling, Martin H., Foully, Benjamin, Freitas, Breno M., Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Ghazoul, Jaboury, Griffin, Sean R., Gross, Caroline L., Herbertsson, Lina, Herzog, Felix, Hipólito, Juliana, Jaggar, Sue, Jauker, Frank, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Kleijn, David, Krishnan, Smitha, Lemos, Camila Q., Lindström, Sandra A. M., Mandelik, Yael, Monteiro, Victor M., Nelson, Warrick, Nilsson, Lovisa, Pattemore, David E., de O. Pereira, Natália, Pisanty, Gideon, Potts, Simon G., Reemer, Menno, Rundlöf, Maj, Sheffield, Cory S., Scheper, Jeroen, Schüepp, Christof, Smith, Henrik G., Stanley, Dara A., Stout, Jane C., Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Taki, Hisatomo, Vergara, Carlos H., Viana, Blandina F., Woyciechowski, Michal

“…Wild and managed bees are well documented as effective pollinators of global crops of economic importance. However, the contributions by pollinators other than…”
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Larval antlions with more pronounced behavioural asymmetry show enhanced cognitive skills by Miler, Krzysztof, Kuszewska, Karolina, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…Brain lateralization is hypothesized to improve the efficiency of information processing. Here, we found that some Myrmeleon bore antlion larvae showed…”
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Age at which larvae are orphaned determines their development into typical or rebel workers in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) by Kuszewska, Karolina, Woyciechowski, Michal

“…In the honeybee, diploid larvae fed with royal jelly develop into reproductive queens, whereas larvae fed with royal jelly for three days only and subsequently…”
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Forewing structure of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis developing on heavy metal pollution gradient by Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Moroń, Dawid, Nawrocka, Anna, Tofilski, Adam, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…Wild bees in natural conditions can develop under various environmental stressors. Heavy metal pollution of the environment is one of the most widely studied…”
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Invader–pollinator paradox: Invasive goldenrods benefit from large size pollinators by Moroń, Dawid, Marjańska, Emilia, Skórka, Piotr, Lenda, Magdalena, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…Aim Mutualistic interactions between alien plants and native pollinators are needed to enable plant invasions. Although the increasing abundance of invasive…”
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Reproductive Cessation and Post-Reproductive Lifespan in Honeybee Workers by Kuszewska, Karolina, Woloszczuk, Anna, Woyciechowski, Michal

“…The post-reproductive lifespan is an evolutionary enigma because the cessation of reproduction in animals seems contrary to the maximization of Darwinian…”
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Effect of the internet commerce on dispersal modes of invasive alien species by Lenda, Magdalena, Skórka, Piotr, Knops, Johannes M H, Moroń, Dawid, Sutherland, William J, Kuszewska, Karolina, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…The spread of invasive alien plants has considerable environmental and economic consequences, and is one of the most challenging ecological problems. The…”
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Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) thermal preferences for nest sites and their effects on offspring survival by Ostap-Chec, Monika, Kierat, Justyna, Kuszewska, Karolina, Woyciechowski, Michal

“…Ectotherms usually require a narrow range of thermal conditions for development; thus, parental selection of oviposition sites is crucial. In a field…”
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Multispecies invasion reduces the negative impact of single alien plant species on native flora by Lenda, Magdalena, Skórka, Piotr, Knops, Johannes, Żmihorski, Michał, Gaj, Renata, Moroń, Dawid, Woyciechowski, Michał, Tryjanowski, Piotr

“…Aim In the current Anthropocene, many ecosystems are being simultaneously invaded by multiple alien species. Some of these invasive species become more…”
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Cascading effects of changes in land use on the invasion of the walnut Juglans regia in forest ecosystems by Lenda, Magdalena, Knops, Johannes H., Skórka, Piotr, Moroń, Dawid, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…1. Plant invasions are affected by many factors that must be favourable in order for invasions to occur. Factors can be grouped into three major categories:…”
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Asymmetry in the ovarioles, mandibular glands and hypopharyngeal glands of honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers developing in queenright or queenless colonies by Rojek, Wiktoria, Kuszewska, Karolina, Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Woyciechowski, Michal

“…Fluctuating asymmetry, characterized by small, random deviations in the symmetry between bilaterally symmetrical traits, has been found in many species…”
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Invasive alien plants affect grassland ant communities, colony size and foraging behaviour by Lenda, Magdalena, Witek, Magdalena, Skórka, Piotr, Moroń, Dawid, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…Ants are dominant members of many terrestrial ecosystems and are regarded as indicators of environmental changes. However, little is known about the effects of…”
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The thermal environment of the nest affects body and cell size in the solitary red mason bee (Osmia bicornis L.) by Kierat, Justyna, Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Czarnoleski, Marcin, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…Many ectotherms grow larger at lower temperatures than at higher temperatures. This pattern, known as the temperature-size rule, is often accompanied by…”
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Reproductive Potential Impacts Body Maintenance Parameters and Global DNA Methylation in Honeybee Workers (Apis mellifera L.) by Paleolog, Jerzy, Kuszewska, Karolina, Woyciechowski, Michał, Strachecka, Aneta

“…The widely accepted hypothesis in life history evolution about the trade-off between fecundity and longevity is not confirmed by long-living and highly fecund…”
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Do rebel workers in the honeybee Apis mellifera avoid worker policing? by Rojek, Wiktoria, Kuszewska, Karolina, Ostap-Chęć, Monika, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…A recent study showed that worker larvae fed in a queenless colony develop into another female polyphenic form—rebel workers. The rebel workers are more…”
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Reproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in Apis mellifera by Strachecka, Aneta, Olszewski, Krzysztof, Kuszewska, Karolina, Paleolog, Jerzy, Woyciechowski, Michał

“…Rebel workers develop from eggs laid by the previous queen, before it went swarming and left the colony orphaned, until the emergence of a new queen. In…”
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