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Local and landscape‐level floral resources explain effects of wildflower strips on wild bees across four European countries by Scheper, Jeroen, Bommarco, Riccardo, Holzschuh, Andrea, Potts, Simon G, Riedinger, Verena, Roberts, Stuart P. M, Rundlöf, Maj, Smith, Henrik G, Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf, Wickens, Jennifer B, Wickens, Victoria J, Kleijn, David, Diamond, Sarah

“…Growing evidence for declines in wild bees calls for the development and implementation of effective mitigation measures. Enhancing floral resources is a…”
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Loss of pollinator specialization revealed by historical opportunistic data: Insights from network-based analysis by Jacquemin, Floriane, Violle, Cyrille, Munoz, François, Mahy, Grégory, Rasmont, Pierre, Roberts, Stuart P. M, Vray, Sarah, Dufrêne, Marc

“…We are currently facing a large decline in bee populations worldwide. Who are the winners and losers? Generalist bee species, notably those able to shift their…”
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The impact of over 80 years of land cover changes on bee and wasp pollinator communities in England by Senapathi, Deepa, Carvalheiro, Luísa G., Biesmeijer, Jacobus C., Dodson, Cassie-Ann, Evans, Rebecca L., McKerchar, Megan, Morton, R. Daniel, Moss, Ellen D., Roberts, Stuart P. M., Kunin, William E., Potts, Simon G.

“…Change in land cover is thought to be one of the key drivers of pollinator declines, and yet there is a dearth of studies exploring the relationships between…”
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Evaluating competition for forage plants between honey bees and wild bees in Denmark by Rasmussen, Claus, Dupont, Yoko L, Madsen, Henning Bang, Bogusch, Petr, Goulson, Dave, Herbertsson, Lina, Maia, Kate Pereira, Nielsen, Anders, Olesen, Jens M, Potts, Simon G, Roberts, Stuart P M, Sydenham, Markus Arne Kjær, Kryger, Per

“…A recurrent concern in nature conservation is the potential competition for forage plants between wild bees and managed honey bees. Specifically, that the…”
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Parallel Declines in Pollinators and Insect-Pollinated Plants in Britain and the Netherlands by Biesmeijer, J. C., Roberts, S. P. M., Reemer, M., Ohlemüller, R., Edwards, M., Peeters, T., Schaffers, A. P., Potts, S. G., Kleukers, R., Thomas, C. D., Settele, J., Kunin, W. E.

“…Despite widespread concern about declines in pollination services, little is known about the patterns of change in most pollinator assemblages. By studying bee…”
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How much flower‐rich habitat is enough for wild pollinators? Answering a key policy question with incomplete knowledge by DICKS, LYNN V, BAUDE, MATHILDE, ROBERTS, STUART P. M, PHILLIPS, JAMES, GREEN, MIKE, CARVELL, CLAIRE

“…In 2013, an opportunity arose in England to develop an agri‐environment package for wild pollinators, as part of the new Countryside Stewardship scheme…”
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Taxonomical vs. functional responses of bee communities to fire in two contrasting climatic regions by Moretti, Marco, Bello, Francesco de, Roberts, Stuart P.M, Potts, Simon G

“…1. Valuable insights into mechanisms of community responses to environmental change can be gained by analysing in tandem the variation in functional and…”
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The interplay of climate and land use change affects the distribution of EU bumblebees by Marshall, Leon, Biesmeijer, Jacobus C., Rasmont, Pierre, Vereecken, Nicolas J., Dvorak, Libor, Fitzpatrick, Una, Francis, Frédéric, Neumayer, Johann, Ødegaard, Frode, Paukkunen, Juho P. T., Pawlikowski, Tadeusz, Reemer, Menno, Roberts, Stuart P.M., Straka, Jakub, Vray, Sarah, Dendoncker, Nicolas

“…Bumblebees in Europe have been in steady decline since the 1900s. This decline is expected to continue with climate change as the main driver. However, at the…”
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Effects of patch size and density on flower visitation and seed set of wild plants: a pan-European approach by Dauber, Jens, Biesmeijer, Jacobus C, Gabriel, Doreen, Kunin, William E, Lamborn, Ellen, Meyer, Birgit, Nielsen, Anders, Potts, Simon G, Roberts, Stuart P.M, Sõber, Virve, Settele, Josef, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Stout, Jane C, Teder, Tiit, Tscheulin, Thomas, Vivarelli, Daniele, Petanidou, Theodora

“…1. Habitat fragmentation can affect pollinator and plant population structure in terms of species composition, abundance, area covered and density of flowering…”
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Effect of Planting Date and Maturity Group on Soybean Yield Response to Injury by Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) by Blount, J. L, Buntin, G. D, Roberts, P. M

“…The kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (F.), is an invasive member of the family Plataspidae originating from Asia. Since its discovery in Georgia in 2009, its…”
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Mass-flowering crops dilute pollinator abundance in agricultural landscapes across Europe by Holzschuh, Andrea, Dainese, Matteo, González-Varo, Juan P., Mudri-Stojnić, Sonja, Riedinger, Verena, Rundlöf, Maj, Scheper, Jeroen, Wickens, Jennifer B., Wickens, Victoria J., Bommarco, Riccardo, Kleijn, David, Potts, Simon G., Roberts, Stuart P. M., Smith, Henrik G., Vilà, Montserrat, Vujić, Ante, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf

“…Mass‐flowering crops (MFCs) are increasingly cultivated and might influence pollinator communities in MFC fields and nearby semi‐natural habitats (SNHs)…”
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Measuring bee diversity in different European habitats and biogeographical regions by Westphal, Catrin, Bommarco, Riccardo, Carre, Gabriel, Lamborn, Ellen, Morison Nicolas, Petanidou, Theodora, Potts, Simon G, Roberts, Stuart P.M, Szentgyorgyi, Hajnalka, Tsheulin, Thomas, Vaissiere, Bernard E, Woyciechowski, Michal, Biesmeijer, Jacobus C, Kunin, William E, Settele, Josef, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf

“…Bee pollinators are currently recorded with many different sampling methods. However, the relative performances of these methods have not been systematically…”
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Seasonal Population Dynamics of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in Kudzu and Soybean, and Implication for Insecticidal Management in Soybean by Blount, J. L, Roberts, P. M, Toews, M. D, Gardner, W. A, Buntin, G. D, Davis, J. W, All, J. N

“…Megacopta cribraria (F.), an invasive species introduced from Asia in 2009, is now prolific in the southeastern United States. Megacopta cribraria develops…”
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Salivary anti-Ro60 and anti-Ro52 Antibody Profiles to Diagnose Sjögren’s Syndrome by Ching, K.H., Burbelo, P.D., Gonzalez-Begne, M., Roberts, M.E.P., Coca, A., Sanz, I., Iadarola, M.J.

“…Simple and non-invasive saliva-based diagnostics may be useful for the identification, understanding, and monitoring of autoimmune and infectious diseases…”
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Selective laser melting of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses: Processing, microstructure and mechanical properties by Li, X.P., Roberts, M.P., O'Keeffe, S., Sercombe, T.B.

“…This study shows that large scale, complex and fully dense crack-free Zr-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with high hardness, high compressive strength and a…”
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Hormonal profiles, behavioral responses, and short-term growth performance after castration of pigs at three, six, nine, or twelve days of age by Carroll, J. A, Berg, E. L, Strauch, T. A, Roberts, M. P, Kattesh, H. G

“…The objective of this study was to determine the effects of castration on short-term growth performance, hormone profiles, and behavior in pigs at 3, 6, 9, or…”
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A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity by Hochkirch, Axel, Bilz, Melanie, Ferreira, Catarina C, Danielczak, Anja, Allen, David, Nieto, Ana, Rondinini, Carlo, Harding, Kate, Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Pollock, Caroline M, Seddon, Mary, Vié, Jean-Christophe, Alexander, Keith N.A, Beech, Emily, Biscoito, Manuel, Braud, Yoan, Burfield, Ian J, Buzzetti, Filippo Maria, Cálix, Marta, Carpenter, Kent E, Chao, Ning Labbish, Chobanov, Dragan, Christenhusz, Maarten J. M, Collette, Bruce B, Comeros-Raynal, Mia T, Cox, Neil, Craig, Matthew, Cuttelod, Annabelle, Darwall, William R. T, Dodelin, Benoit, Dulvy, Nicholas K, Englefield, Eve, Fay, Michael F, Fettes, Nicholas, Freyhof, Jörg, García, Silvia, Criado, Mariana García, Harvey, Michael, Hodgetts, Nick, Ieronymidou, Christina, Kalkman, Vincent J, Kell, Shelagh P, Kemp, James, Khela, Sonia, Lansdown, Richard V, Lawson, Julia M, Leaman, Danna J, Brehm, Joana Magos, Maxted, Nigel, Miller, Rebecca M, Neubert, Eike, Odé, Baudewijn, Pollard, David, Pollom, Riley, Pople, Rob, Presa Asensio, Juan José, Ralph, Gina M, Rankou, Hassan, Rivers, Malin, Roberts, Stuart P. M, Russell, Barry, Sennikov, Alexander, Soldati, Fabien, Staneva, Anna, Stump, Emilie, Symes, Andy, Telnov, Dmitry, Temple, Helen, Terry, Andrew, Timoshyna, Anastasiya, Swaay, Chris van, Väre, Henry, Walls, Rachel H. L, Willemse, Luc, Wilson, Brett, Window, Jemma, Wright, Emma G. E, Zuna-Kratky, Thomas

“…Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge and minimizing extinction rates is the goal of several multilateral environmental agreements. Policy decisions…”
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The wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the island of Cyprus by Varnava, Androulla I, Roberts, Stuart P M, Michez, Denis, Ascher, John S, Petanidou, Theodora, Dimitriou, Stavroula, Devalez, Jelle, Pittara, Marilena, Stavrinides, Menelaos C

“…Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean, constitutes a biodiversity hotspot with high rates of plant endemism. The wild bees of the island were…”
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Effect of prenatal stress on subsequent response to mixing stress and a lipopolysaccharide challenge in pigs by Lay, D.C. Jr, Kattesh, H.G, Cunnick, J.E, Daniels, M.J, Kranendonk, G, McMunn, K.A, Toscano, M.J, Roberts, M.P

“…Sows subjected to prenatal stress have been found to produce offspring that have altered responses to stress. Our objective was to determine if exposing a sow…”
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Ecological traits affect the sensitivity of bees to land‐use pressures in European agricultural landscapes by De Palma, Adriana, Kuhlmann, Michael, Roberts, Stuart P.M, Potts, Simon G, Börger, Luca, Hudson, Lawrence N, Lysenko, Igor, Newbold, Tim, Purvis, Andy, Kaplan, Ian

“…Bees are a functionally important and economically valuable group, but are threatened by land‐use conversion and intensification. Such pressures are not…”
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