Sentences with phrase «american bumblebees»

Global warming and evolution are reshaping the bodies of some American bumblebees, a new study finds.

The genomes of these Swiss and American bumblebees provide the first insights into the genetics behind the differences in their behaviours and responses to their environments.

Colla noted that The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently assessed North American bumblebees and found that one quarter to one third of the species are at risk of extinction due to climate change and other factors such as habitat loss and disease.

Another study concluded that four species of American bumblebees have lost up to 87 percent of their habitat, slashing their ranks by 96 percent.

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South American native bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) infected by Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia), an emerging pathogen of honeybees (Apis mellifera).

She and her colleagues have documented deep losses in North American native bumblebee species, and she's now studying whether pathogens spilling over from commercial bees are playing a role.

Two research articles published in the journal Genome Biology present the first genome sequences and analyses of two key bumblebee species: the European buff - tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, and the North American common eastern bumblebee, Bombus impatiens.