Works Published in 2020
Displaying works 1 - 20 of 23 in total
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2020 journal article
Within-Colony Transmission of Microsporidian and Trypanosomatid Parasites in Honey Bee and Bumble Bee Colonies
Environmental Entomology, 49(6), 1393–1401.
Ed(s): S. Perlman
author keywords: Nosema ceranae; Crithidia bombi; Apis mellifera; Bombus impatiens; disease
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees; Nosema; Parasites
TL;DR:
Bumble bees and honey bees infected with the gut parasites Crithidia bombi and Nosema ceranae were used to understand how the initial proportion of infected individuals impacts within-colony spread and intensity of infection of the parasites.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: February 8, 2021
2020 journal article
Bumble bees are constant to nectar-robbing behaviour despite low switching costs
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 170, 177–188.
author keywords: behavioural constancy; Bombus; costs; food handling; foraging; intra-individual variation (IIV); mutualism; nectar robbing; planteanimal interaction; pollination
TL;DR:
It is found that bees freely foraging in meadows were highly constant to a single food-handling tactic both within and across bouts, and experiments with individual captive bees showed that these bees were willing to switch tactics and experienced minimal costs in doing so.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 19, 2021
2020 journal article
Towards a US national program for monitoring native bees
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 252.
author keywords: Pollinators; Monitoring; Native bees
TL;DR:
The needs, challenges, and opportunities associated with developing a multi-layered U.S. national plan for native bee monitoring are detailed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 11, 2021
2020 journal article
Identifying Candidate Genetic Markers of CDV Cross-Species Pathogenicity in African Lions
PATHOGENS, 9(11).
author keywords: canine distemper virus; African lion; cross-species pathogenicity; multi-host pathogen; evolutionary genetics; viral genomics; spillover
TL;DR:
Results suggest convergent evolution at these sites may have a functional role in clinical distemper outbreaks in African lions and uncover potential novel barriers to pathogenicity in this species.
(via Semantic Scholar)
www.mdpi.com (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 21, 2020
2020 journal article
Colony-Level Effects of Amygdalin on Honeybees and Their Microbes
Insects, 11(11), 783.
TL;DR:
The results suggest that amygdalin consumption may reduce several honeybee viruses without affecting other microbes or colony-level expression of immune genes, as observed by highly inconstant patterns between treatment and control and throughout the season.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: December 14, 2020
2020 journal article
Foundation Species Abundance Influences Food Web Topology on Glass Sponge Reefs
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 7.
TL;DR:
The influence of foundation species on food web topology may be dependent on palatability, and therefore relative trophic importance, of the foundation species, and these results are not consistent with previous reports that increasing foundation species abundance decreases connectance in food webs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 26, 2020
2020 chapter book
The Evolutionary Ecology of Mutualisms in Urban Landscapes
TL;DR:
This chapter develops a comprehensive set of predictions for adaptive evolutionary changes in morphology, physiology, and life-history traits driven by urban heat islands and evaluates these predictions with regard to the burgeoning literature on urban evolution of thermally sensitive traits.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: October 19, 2020
2020 review
An ecosystem ecology perspective on artificial reef production
[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 57(11), 2139–2148.
author keywords: artificial reef production; decomposition; food webs; marine fisheries; nutrients; primary production; reefs; threshold effects
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 5, 2020
2020 journal article
Cross-infectivity of honey and bumble bee-associated parasites across three bee families
Parasitology, 147(12), 1290–1304.
author keywords: Alfalfa leafcutter bee; blue orchard bee; flagellate; Halictus ligatus; host-parasite specificity; Kinetoplastidae; Leishmaniiniae; Megachile rotundata; Osmia lignaria; sweat bee
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / parasitology; Crithidia / isolation & purification; Crithidia / pathogenicity; Honey / parasitology; Host Specificity; Host-Parasite Interactions; Microsporidiosis / veterinary; Nosema / isolation & purification; Nosema / pathogenicity; Pathology, Molecular; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Trypanosomatina / isolation & purification; Trypanosomatina / pathogenicity
TL;DR:
Findings suggest a broad host range in these trypanosomatids, and underscore the need to quantify disease-mediated threats of managed social bees to sympatric pollinators.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: September 28, 2020
2020 journal article
Bee phenology is predicted by climatic variation and functional traits
Ecology Letters, 23(11), 1589–1598.
Ed(s): T. Coulson
author keywords: Climate change; emergence; environmental cues; GAM (generalised additive models); Hymenoptera; mismatch; peak; phenophases; senescence
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees; Climate Change; Colorado; Flowers; Seasons; Temperature
TL;DR:
Comparison to a long-term flower study showed that bee phenology is less sensitive than flower phenology to climatic variation, indicating potential for reduced synchrony of flowers and pollinators under climate change.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: September 14, 2020
2020 journal article
Taxonomic identity best explains variation in body nutrient stoichiometry in a diverse marine animal community
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1).
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Body Size; Food Chain; Invertebrates / classification; Invertebrates / physiology; Marine Biology; Nutrients / analysis; Nutritional Status
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that taxonomic identity, not trophic status or body size, is the best baseline from which to predict organismal body nutrient content, and that nutrients are “stoichiometrically linked” but that the direction of these relationships does not always conform to expectations, especially for invertebrates.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 14, 2020
2020 journal article
Preserving connectivity under climate and land-use change: No one-size-fits-all approach for focal species in similar habitats
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 248.
author keywords: Climate adaptation; Climate refugia; Corridor; Land-use change; Landscape conservation; Protection status
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 24, 2020
2020 journal article
Snow-mediated plasticity does not prevent camouflage mismatch
OECOLOGIA, 194(3), 301–310.
author keywords: Adaptive rescue; Phenotypic plasticity; Behavioral plasticity; Climate change; Molt phenology
MeSH headings : Animals; Climate Change; Hares; Molting; Seasons; Snow
TL;DR:
It is found that hares did not show behavioral plasticity to minimize coat color mismatch via background matching; instead they preferred colder, snow free areas regardless of their coat color, and phenotypic plasticity in molt phenology was not observed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 10, 2020
2020 journal article
Rewiring coral: Anthropogenic nutrients shift diverse coral-symbiont nutrient and carbon interactions toward symbiotic algal dominance
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 26(10), 5588–5601.
author keywords: coral reefs; eutrophication; fish nutrient supply; marine conservation; nitrogen; phase shift; phosphorus; Symbiodiniaceae; symbiosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Anthozoa; Carbon; Coral Reefs; Nutrients; Symbiosis
TL;DR:
It is found that nutrients from fish positively affected coral growth, and moderate doses of anthropogenic nutrients had no additional effects, while growing, coral maintained homeostasis in their nutrient pools, showing tolerance to the different nutrient regimes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 10, 2020
2020 journal article
Sunflower pollen reduces a gut pathogen in worker and queen but not male bumble bees
Ecological Entomology, 45(6), 1318–1326.
author keywords: Bombus impatiens; Crithidia; diet; pathogen resistance; pollinator; social caste
TL;DR:
This work is extended to the reproductive individuals that represent colony fitness – males and queens – to assess if the medicinal effects of sunflower pollen vary with bee caste and sex.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 3, 2020
2020 review
Parasite defense mechanisms in bees: behavior, immunity, antimicrobials, and symbionts
[Review of ]. EMERGING TOPICS IN LIFE SCIENCES, 4(1), 59–76.
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Infective Agents / metabolism; Bees / immunology; Bees / physiology; Behavior, Animal; Biodiversity; Diet; Ecosystem; Host-Parasite Interactions; Immunity; Microbiota; Parasites / microbiology; Pesticides / metabolism; Virus Diseases / immunology
TL;DR:
How integrating research on host traits, microbial partners, and nutrition, as well as improving the knowledge base on wild and semi-social bees, will help inform future research, conservation efforts, and management are discussed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 13, 2020
2020 journal article
Flowering plant composition shapes pathogen infection intensity and reproduction in bumble bee colonies
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(21), 11559–11565.
author keywords: hedgerows; pathogen transmission; pollinator decline; pollinator habitat; wildflower strips
MeSH headings : Animals; Appetitive Behavior / physiology; Bees / parasitology; Bees / physiology; Brassica napus / microbiology; Brassica napus / parasitology; Crithidia / pathogenicity; Ecosystem; Flowers / parasitology; Flowers / physiology; Larva / physiology; Pollination / physiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / physiopathology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / transmission
TL;DR:
Although high-infection flowering strips increased colony infection intensity, colony reproduction was improved with any flowering strips compared to canola alone, so flowering strips benefited colony reproduction by adding floral resources, but certain plant species also come with a risk of increased pathogen infection intensity.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: June 22, 2020
2020 journal article
Support early-career field researchers
Science, 368(6492), 724–725.
Ed(s): J. Sills
TL;DR:
Policy-makers and institutions are urged to provide funding opportunities for early-career researchers to recover from disruptions, and to focus on protecting graduate students and postdocs, as the loss of a year's data can affect their ability to complete dissertations or acquire jobs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: June 15, 2020
2020 journal article
Cross-species transmission and evolutionary dynamics of canine distemper virus during a spillover in African lions of Serengeti National Park
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 29(22), 4308–4321.
author keywords: African lion; canine distemper virus; carnivore conservation; evolutionary epidemiology; pathogen spillover; Serengeti
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Wild; Bayes Theorem; Distemper / epidemiology; Distemper Virus, Canine / genetics; Lions; Parks, Recreational
TL;DR:
The results are consistent with the hypothesis that virus evolution played a role in CDV emergence in noncanid hosts following spillover during the outbreak, and suggest that host barriers to clinical infection can limit outcomes of CDV spillover in novel host species.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 1, 2020
2020 journal article
The role of multiple stressors in a dwarf red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) dieback
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, 237.
author keywords: Drought; Disease; Herbivory; Hurricane; Multiple stressors
TL;DR:
The results suggest that drought and hurricanes did not initiate this mangrove dieback, but that herbivory likely facilitated the spread of disease thereby contributing to the dieback.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 26, 2020
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