Pollinator-Plant Interactions

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Functional morphology of pollen capture in Syrphid flies (Diptera syrphidae): The effects of pile density and body region

2025

article

Temperature influences pollinators' choice of floral partners independently of community composition

2025Journal of Animal Ecology

article

Fitness costs and benefits of a non-native floral resource for subalpine solitary bees

2025Oikos

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Observing the effects of a nectar-inhabiting bacterium, Pantoea sp., and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

2025

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The impact of soil moisture, nectar production, and spectral reflectance on hummingbird visitation patterns to the Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)

2025

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Temperature and relative humidity effects on nectar quantity, nectar quality, and plant-pollinator interactions

2025

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Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

2025

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Interpopulation variation and optimal mating in the perennial herb, Polemonium brandegeei

2024

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Does Floral Nectar Depth Correlate With Pollinator Proboscis Length?

2024

article

The hole truth: why do bumble bees rob flowers more than once?

2024Plants

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The effects of elevation on flower abundance and pollinator visits on Helianthella quinquenervis

2024

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The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

2024

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Investigating the potential mechanism behind bumble bee preference for Corydalis flowers inhabited by nectar specialist yeast

2024

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Impact of Decreased Flower Attractiveness on Pollinator Visitation Rates and Pollinator Community Composition

2024

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Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

2024

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Pollination Syndrome variance among foraging bumblebee species in Gothic Colorado

2024

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Comparing floral morphology and inflorescence structure of Lupins argenteus and L. bakeri in sympatry and allopatry

2024

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How do Bombus appositus and Bombus bifarius worker tongue lengths vary within a season?

2024

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Nowhere to go but Up: Investigating Bumble Bee population Shifts over Elevational Gradients

2024

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Estimating Local Abundance of Bombus Queens in Meadows of Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA

2024

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How does early snowmelt affect pollen deposition on spring wildflowers?

2024

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Effects of Temperature and Competitor Abundance on Bumble Bee Foraging

2024

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Fit or Unlit: using quantum dots to investigate the effects of a floricolous yeast and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

2024

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The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

2024

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Plant-Pollinator Interactions between Erigeron speciosus and Heterotheca villosa in Virginia Basin

2024

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Variation of wasp behavior patterns and pollination behavior on Ligusticum porteri

2024

student_paper

Do pollinator and plant diversity vary with microclimate heterogeneity?

2023

article

Community context mediates effects of pollinator loss on seed production

2023Ecosphere

article

The dispersal of microbes among and within flowers by butterflies

2023Ecological Entomology

article

Skewness in bee and flower phenological distributions

2023Ecology

student_paper

Determining pollinator behavior differences bumblebees and flies.

2023

student_paper

In your stomach or in your nectar? Disentangling the effects of two pollination-related yeasts on bumblebee behavior and foraging

2023

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Effects of Daily Temperature Changes on Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Foraging Patterns

2023

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Plasticity in Ipomopsis flower color and nectar production over space and time in response to water availability

2023

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Effects of Microclimate Variation on Diversity of Plants and Pollinators

2023

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Talking Yeast: The characterization of bumblebee- and nectar- specialist yeast volatiles in Corydalis caseana

2023

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Do dandelions compete with native plants for pollinator visits?

2023

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Early Snowmelt’s Effects on Floral Traits and Rewards of Two Subalpine Plant Species

2023

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Investigating the Effect of Drought on Floral Traits Mediating Pollinator Interactions

2023

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Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant-pollinator interaction rewiring

2023

thesis

Effects of microclimate, dispersal, species interactions, and environmental stochasticity on demography

2023

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The causes and consequences of pollen defence

2023

article

Earlier snow melt and reduced summer precipitation alter floral traits important to pollination

2022Global Change Biology

article

Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems

2022Arctic Science

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Floral phenotypic response of Ipomopsis aggregata and related hybrids to changing soil moisture and nitrogen enrichment

2022

student_paper

Temporal variation in high elevation plant-pollinator communities

2022

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Effects of Floral Abundance, Pollinator Interactions, and Floral Morphology on Stigmatic Pollen Deposition

2022

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Effects of Experimental Water Addition on Floral Nectar Traits

2022

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Within Day Temporal Variation Within Plant-Pollinator Networks

2022

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The effects of environmental variation on daily abundance patterns and diet breadth of bumble bee species

2022

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Determining changes in floral volatile composition of Ipomopsis aggregata in response to nectar robbing and its associated microorganisms

2022

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Effects of clumping of Delphinium barbeyi on pollination

2022

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Sweet and salty: Pollinators and sodium-enriched nectar

2022

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Nest Distribution of Bombus spp. Across Different Habitat Types

2022

thesis

Tritrophic mutualisms in a changing climate

2022

thesis

Perturbations in plant-pollinator networks: Integrating theoretical and empirical approaches to understand responses to global change

2022

article

Life-history traits predict responses of wild bees to climate variation

2022Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

article

The shifting importance of abiotic and biotic factors across the life cycles of wild pollinators

2022Journal of Animal Ecology

article

Ecological Drivers and Consequences of Bumble Bee Body Size Variation

2022Environmental Entomology

article

Removing flowers of a generalist plant changes pollinator visitation, composition, and interaction network structure

2022Ecosphere

article

Plant–pollinator interaction niche broadens in response to severe drought perturbations

2021Oecologia

article

Open-top warming chambers reduce animal pollination of two subalpine herbs

2021Journal of Pollination Ecology

article

Selection of floral traits by pollinators and seed predators during sequential life history stages

2021American Naturalist

article

Experimental Test of the Combined Effects of Water Availability and Flowering Time on Pollinator Visitation and Seed Set

2021Frontiers of Ecology & Evolution

article

Nectar addition changes pollinator behavior but not plant reproduction in pollen rewarding Lupinus argenteus

2021American Journal of Botany

article

Unraveling the ecological and evolutionary impacts of a plant invader on the pollination of a native plant

2021Biological Invasions doi 10.1007/s10530-021-02457-z

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How worthwhile are pollination networks?

2021Journal of Pollination Ecology

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Comparing pollen distribution on pollinators to floral community composition in the East River Valley

2021

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Pollination Preferences of Geranium richardsonii Between Bee and Fly Species at High and Low Elevations

2021

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Variation of Pollen Mass Across Species, Habitat Types, and Time

2021

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Comparative study on pollinator visits to high elevation plant communities in Virginia Basin, Gothic, Colorado

2021

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Investigating the relationship between Bombus appositus abundance and its overlap with key floral resources

2021

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Effects of high temperature and early snowmelt on floral morphology and volatile organic compounds in Ipomopsis aggregata

2021

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The effect of early snowmelt on pollination: A study of four Rocky Mountain subalpine plant species

2021

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Nectar Variation in Simple and Compound Flowers; and its Effects on Plant Pollinator Interactions

2021

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The effects of anthropogenic change on pollination in plant-pollinator communities

2021

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Flying by night: Comparing crepuscular pollinator networks across two sites in Western North America

2020

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Early snowmelt and warming independently drive the reproductive phenology of subalpine wildflowers

2020

article

Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees

2020Biological Conservation doi 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108821

student_paper

Quantifying Nectar Trait Responses to Natural Variation in Water Availability in Subalpine Plant Communities

2020

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What are the bees' needs? Analyzing the diet breadth for three Rocky Mountain Bumble Bees

2020

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Butterfly foraging and the dispersal of microbes among & within flowers

2020

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Effects of frost and neighborhood on Tephritid fly herbivory of Erigeron speciosus

2020

article

Temporal flexibility in the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks

2020Oikos

article

Effects of climate change on alpine plants and their pollinators

2020Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

article

Temporal scale-dependence of plant–pollinator networks

2020Oikos

article

Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers

2020Frontiers in Plant Science. doi 10.3389/fpls.2020.590347

student_paper

Effects of weather and floral density on foraging activity of cavity nesting bees ( Osmia spp.)

2019

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Niche breadth changes in response to environmental perturbation: the impact of early snowmelt on subalpine plant-pollinator specialization

2019

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Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients

2019

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Does road dust have an effect on nectar production in pomopsis aggregata ?

2019

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Climate change, phenological shifts, and species interactions: Case studies in subalpine plant and migratory fish populations

2019

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Snowmelt affects aphid (Aphis asclepladis) populations through soil moisture and host plant phenology

2019

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Pollinator mediated reproductive consequences of altered co-flowering under climate change depend on abiotic context

2019

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How vulnerable are pollen-specialist solitary bees to temperature-mediated shifts in the timing of food availability?

2019

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Adaptation and diversification of bluebells Mertensia spp., Boranginaceae

2019

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Floral reward strategies, visitor behavior, and plant reproductive outcomes

2019

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Advanced phenology of higher trophic levels shifts aphid host plant preferences and performance

2019

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Invasive plants and water availablity mediate outcomes of plant-pollinator interactions

2019

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The persistent maladaptation of Pieris macdunnoughii: Constraints on adaptation to an evolutionary trap

2019

student_paper

Volatile organic compounds as signals for pollinators and their consistency across years

2019

article

Phenotypic plasticity of floral volatiles in response to increasing drought stress

2019American Journal of Botany

article

Pollen and vegetative secondary chemistry of three pollen-rewarding lupines

2019American Journal of Botany

article

The function of floral orientation in bluebells: interactions with pollinators and rain in two species of Mertensia (Boraginaceae)

2019Journal of Plant Ecology

article

The individual and combined effects of snowmelt timing and frost exposure on the reproductive success of montane forbs

2019Journal of Ecology

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The Effects of Exclusion Bags and Open-Top Chambers on Pollinator Activity

2019Student paper

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Observing pollinator trait variation in relation to niche breadth in seasons of high and low precipitation

2019

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Pollinator Community Compositions Across Four Subalpine Plant Species

2019

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The effect of nutrient availability on floral display and pollinator interactions

2019

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Low to Mid Elevational Resurvey of Bumble bee Distributions in Response to Climate Change

2019

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Quantifying Nectar Resources in Bumble Bee Visited Plants

2019

article

Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers

2018The American Naturalist

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Rocky Mountain Biological Lab. Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology spatially explicit

2018Mountain Views

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Across Caste Variation of Proboscis Length and Within Caste Phenotype Matching of Subalpine Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.)

2018

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How does road dust influence Ipomopsis pollination?

2018

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Comparing Plant-Pollinator Network Structure between Drought and Non-Drought Years

2018

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The Effect of Climate Change on Plant Communities in the Rocky Mountains: How floral traits differ along an elevational gradient and in reciprocally transplanted communities

2018

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Characterizing nectar content in wet and dry subalpine meadows during an extreme summer drought

2018

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Are Hylemya avoiding dusted Ipomopsis aggregata for good reason?

2018

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The effect of surrounding bloom color on pan trap success in sampling Rocky Mountain bees

2018

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Examining the impact of pollen diet composition on bee development and lifespan

2018

thesis

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

2018

article

Ecological causes and consequences of flower color polymorphism in a self pollinating plant (Boechera stricta)

2018New Phytologist

article

Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction in a Subalpine Meadow

2018Mountain Views

article

Clines in traits compared over two decades in a plant hybrid zone

2018Annals of Botany

article

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic CO Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spatially Explicit

2018Mountain Views

student_paper

Does bumble bee (Bombus spp.) diet breadth vary with differences in floral resource abundance?

2017

article

Interaction rewiring and the rapid turnover of plant-pollinator networks

2017Ecology Letters

article

Shifts in water availability mediate plantâ€“pollinator interactions

2017New Phytologist

article

Plant-pollinator interactions under climate change: the use of spatial and temporal transplants

2017Applications in Plant Sciences

article

Interannual bumble bee abundance is driven by indirect climate effects on floral resource phenology

2017Ecology Letters

article

Foraging strategy predicts foraging economy in a facultative secondary nectar robber

2017Oikos

other

Comment on Cognition-mediated evolution of low-quality floral nectars.

2017Science

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Variation in bill morphology and pollen prevalence in the Broad-Tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

2017

student_paper

The Effect of Dominant Floral Resource Removal on Plant-Pollinator Interactions

2017

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Consequences of Nectar Robbing in Colorado Wildflowers: Insect Variation and Nectar Sugar Concentration

2017

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The Effects of Early Snow-melt on the Pollination and Seed Production of Delphinium nuttallianum

2017

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Do the differing pollen foraging strategies of Megachile sp. and Bombus spp. result in differing pollen removal and deposition rates in Lupinus bakeri?

2017

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Variability in the effectiveness of Penstemon strictus pollinators and the role that water availability plays

2017

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Effects of Climate Changes on Ecologically Important Bees and Flowers

2017

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The maintenance of flower colour polymorphism in self-pollinating Boechera stricta

2017

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Selection for early reproduction in the solitary bee Hoplitis fulgida

2017

thesis

Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Environmental Change: Effects of Experimental Changes in Phenology and Water Availability on a Montane Wildflower

2017

student_paper

Assessing pollinatorsâ€™ contribution to the reproductive success of Mertensia ciliata

2016

article

Heterospecific pollen deposition in Delphinium barbeyi: linking stigmatic pollen loads to reproductive output in the field

2016Annals of Botany

article

Delving deeper: Questioning the decline of long-tongued bumble bees, long-tubed flowers and their mutualisms with climate change

2016Journal of Pollination Ecology

article

Sex-specific responses to climate change in plants alter population sex ratios and performance.

2016Science

article

Effects of climate change on phenologies and distributions of bumble bees and the plants they visit

2016Ecosphere

student_paper

Effects of Insect Damage to Helianthella quinquenervis (Asteraceae) Inflorescences on Pollinator Visitation

2016

thesis

Competitive context drives pollinator behavior: linking foraging plasticity, natural pollen deposition, and plant reproduction.

2016

thesis

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

2016

student_paper

Comparing clines in floral and vegetative traits along an elevation gradient in an Ipomopsis hybrid zone

2016

student_paper

Do bees show response diversity to environmental variables in a montane ecosystem?

2016

student_paper

Bill Morphology and Niche Partitioning in Selasphorus platycercus

2016

article

Drought, pollen and nectar availability, and pollination success

2016Ecology

student_paper

Impacts of early snow removal and frost on the reproductive success of Delphinium nuttallianum

2016

article

Asteraceae pollen provisions protect Osmia mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from brood parasitism

2016American Naturalist

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Use of Low Quality Pollen by Asteraceae-Specialist Osmia Mason Bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

2016

student_paper

Mutualistic Networks Over Time: The Effects of Changing Floral Abundances on Plant- Pollinator Interactions

2016

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Environmental Correlates and Fitness Consequences of a Flower Color Polymorphism in Boechera stricta.

2015

student_paper

Fungal Phytopathogens Decrease Plant-Insect Interactions.

2015

article

Context-dependent reproductive isolation mediated by floral scent and color

2015Evolution

student_paper

Effects of Bombus Pollinator Removal on Fly Foraging Behavior.

2015

student_paper

Elevational and temporal variation in Ipomopsis floral and vegetative traits.

2015

student_paper

Quantifying within-season floral trait distributions of flowers in Colorado Rocky Mountain sub-alpine dry meadows.

2015

thesis

The evolutionary ecology of ultraviolet floral pigmentation

2015

article

The effect of repeated, lethal sampling on wild bee abundance and diversity

2015Methods in Ecology and Evolution

article

An altitudinal cline in UV floral pattern corresponds with a behavioral change of a generalist pollinator assemblage

2015Ecology

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Effects of early snowmelt and frost on plant-pollinator interactions.

2015

article

Bringing the male side of plant sex into focus

2014American Naturalist

article

Floral scent in natural hybrids of Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae) and their two parental species

2014Annals of Botany

article

Selection of trait combinations through bee and fly visitation to flowers of Polemonium foliosissimum

2014Journal of Evolutionary Biology

article

Stimulation of flower nectar replenishment by removal: a survey of eleven animal-pollinated plant species

2014Journal of Pollination Ecology

article

Nectar Yeasts in the Tall Larkspur Delphinium barbeyi (Ranunculaceae) and Effects on Components of Pollinator Foraging Behavior

2014PloS one

student_paper

Consequences of Pollination Neighborhood Composition and Pollinator Communities

2014

student_paper

Selection on floral traits of Linus lewisii along an elevational gradient.

2014

student_paper

Direct and indirect effects of frost on growth and plant-pollinator interactions in Delphinium nuttallianum.

2014

student_paper

Associational effects of E. speciosus and E. elatior on their pollinators and seed predators.

2014

student_paper

The Impact of Primary and Secondary Robbing on Hummingbird Pollination.

2014

student_paper

Effects of water availability on the relationship between seed set and pollen received in Ipomopsis aggregate.

2014

student_paper

Floral visitation determined by phylogenetic distance in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

2014

thesis

Roles of pollinators, seed predators, and vertebrate herbivores in maintaining females in the gynodioecious Polemonium foliosissimum.

2014

student_paper

Measuring the influence of phylogenetic relationships on floral visitation

2013

student_paper

How does altered phenology affect pollination and reproduction of Delphinium nuttallianum?

2013

student_paper

Exploring within season temporal variation in plant-pollinator interactions in sub-alpine meadows using weekly pollination interaction networks

2013

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Quantifying the effects of pollen load and heterospecific pollen ratio on the species Delphinium barbeyi (Ranunculaceae)

2013

student_paper

The effects of road dust on pollination and reproduction of the native wildflower species, Delphinium nuttallianum

2013

student_paper

Nectar dwelling yeasts and their effects on pollinator preference

2013

student_paper

Plasticity and changes in selection in response to changing precipitation regimes

2013

student_paper

Spatial variation in bee abundance and diversity across southern Rocky Mountain habitats

2013

article

Dose-dependent effects of nectar alkaloids in a montane plant-pollinator community

2013Journal of Ecology

article

Maintenance of temporal synchrony between syrphid flies and floral resources despite differential phenological responses to climate

2013Global Change Biology

article

Norditerpene alkaloid concentrations in tissues and floral rewards of larkspurs and impacts on pollinators

2013Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

article

Attracting pollinators and avoiding herbivores: insects influence plant traits within and across years

2013Oecologia

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Understanding the importance of coniferous understory versus open meadows for bees in times of drought

2012

student_paper

Single-visit pollination efficacy of psithyrus insularism and megachile on chamerion augustifolium

2012

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The effects of floral traits on the behaviors of pollinators and pre-dispersal seed predators in a gynodioecious species, Polemonium foliosissimum.

2012

student_paper

Assessing the impacts of long-term pan trapping on native bee populations in sub-alpine ecosystems

2012

thesis

Plant responses to the joint effects of herbivores and pollinators

2012

article

When resources don't rescue: flowering phenology and species interactions affect compensation to herbivory in Ipomopsis aggregata

2012Oikos

article

Asynchronous changes in phenology of migrating Broad-tailed Hummingbirds and their early season nectar resources

2012Ecology

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Investigating the impact of pollinator- and seed predator-mediated selection on floral traits in an Ipomopsis aggregata and I. tenuituba (Polemoniaceae) hybrid zone

2012

student_paper

Syrphid fly distributions along an elevation gradient in and around the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL)

2012

article

Activity and abundance of bumble bees near Crested Butte, CO: diel, seasonal, and elevation effects

2011Ecological Entomology

article

Pollinator exclusion devices permitting easy access to flowers of small herbaceous plants

2011Journal of Pollination Ecology

student_paper

The effects of phenology on Delphinium nuttallianum

2011

student_paper

The effects of floral fragrance manipulations of Ipomopsis aggregata on the seed predator Hylemya

2011

article

Emergence of a mid-season period of low floral resources in a montane meadow ecosystem associated with climate change

2011Journal of Ecology

article

Seasonal change in a pollinator community and the maintenance of style length variation in Mertensia fusiformis (Boraginaceae)

2011Annals of Botany

article

An examination of synchrony between insect emergence and flowering in Rocky Mountain meadows

2011Ecological Monographs

article

Butterflies show flower colour preferences but not constancy in foraging at four plant species

2011Ecological Entomology

student_paper

Nectar and pollen rewards of invasive plants and their native congeners

2010

student_paper

Effects of altitude on co-flowering phenology in a montane wildflower community

2010

article

Beyond biomass: measuring the effects of community-level nitrogen enrichment on floral traits, pollinator visitation and plant reproduction

2010J of Ecology

article

Consequences of variation in flowering time within and among individuals of Mertensia fusiformis (Boraginaceae), an early spring wildflower

2010Amer J of Botany

student_paper

The effect of elevation on the phenology and pollination ecology of Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

2010

student_paper

A study of correlational selection through floral manipulations of Polemonium foliosissimum (Polemoniaceae)

2010

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Effects of multi-species interactions in gynodioecious populations of Polemonium foliosissimum

2010

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Testing the oviposition cues that drive preference of Hylemya for different sexes of Polemonium foliosissimum

2010

thesis

Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

2010

student_paper

The relationships among butterfly size, visitation rate, handling time, and floral display size

2009

article

Effects of flowering plant density on pollinator visitation, pollen receipt, and seed production in Delphinium barbeyi

2009American Journal of Botany

article

Genetic and morphological patterns show variation in frequency of hybrids between Ipomopsis (Polemoneaceae) zones of sympatry

2009Heredity

article

The importance of interannual variation and bottom-up nitrogen enrichment for plant-pollinator networks

2009Oikos

article

Nectar sugar limits larval growth of solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

2009Environmental Entomology

article

The effects of nutrient addition on floral characters and pollination in two subalpine plants, Ipomopsis aggregata and Linum lewisii

2009Plant Ecology

student_paper

Helianthella quinquernervis ray floret removal: effect on insect visitation frequency

2009

thesis

The effects of mine disturbance and contamination on pollination of subalpine wildflowers

2009

article

Ecology and evolution of plant-pollinator interactions

2009Annals of Botany

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Is there a positive correlation between bee size and size parameters of the flowers the bees visit for pollen to provision their nests?

2009

student_paper

Protection at a price? Ant interactions with pollinators on aspen sunflower (Helianthella quinquenervis)

2009

student_paper

Effects of nectar robbing on pollen deposition and hummingbird-pollinator behavior in Ipomopsis aggregata

2009

student_paper

Climate Change is Causing A Decline in Bombus occidentalis by Reducing its Floral Resources

2008

student_paper

Effect of Soil Metals on Pollination of Subalpine Wildflowers

2008

student_paper

Does road dust affect reproduction of Delphinium nelsonii and Ipomopsis aggregata

2008

thesis

Bottom-up effects of nutrient enrichment on plants, pollinators, and their interactions

2008

thesis

Reciprocal benefits in a plant-pollinator mutualism

2008

article

Pollinator shifts and the origin and loss of plant species

2008Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

article

Mechanisms of tolerance to floral larceny in two animal-pollinated wildflowers, Polemonium viscosum and Ipomopsis aggregata

2008Ecology

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Pollinator-mediate selection in Ipomopsis aggregata: does correlational selection explain floral phenotypes?

2008

student_paper

Butterfly foraging behavior: can butterflies detect nectar in flowering plants?

2008

student_paper

Flower preference and constancy in four butterfly species

2007

student_paper

Pollination subsidies between wetland and dry meadow habitats

2007

student_paper

The effect of sampling effort on species richness estimates of flower visitors

2007

student_paper

The effects of water and phosphorus on floral traits and nectar production of Ipomopsis aggregata

2007

student_paper

Changing distributions, changing climate: Using Bombus as an indicator of global warming near Crested Butte, Colorado

2007

article

Asymmetrical pollen success in Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae) contact sites

2006American Journal of Botany

student_paper

Are native bees picky enough? The effect of an invasive plant, Linaria vulgaris, on the foraging of native bee pollinators

2006

student_paper

The Effects of Soil Nitrogen Availability on Plant Reproduction and Solitary Bee Behavior

2006

thesis

Floral larceny: Implications, resistance, and the potential for tolerance

2006

student_paper

Effects of Interspecific Pollen Transfer (IPT) in a Specialist and a Generalist Flower

2005

article

Effects of nectar robbing on nectar dynamics and bumblebee foraging strategies in Linaria vulgaris

2005Oikos

article

Temporal and spatial variation in pollination of a montane herb: a seven-year study

2005Ecology

student_paper

The Timing of Floral Color Change in Lupinus argenteus

2005

student_paper

The effects of the invasive plant Linaria vulgaris on native plant fitness and pollinator behavior

2005

student_paper

Nectar robbing in Ipomopsis aggregata: does high nectar production confer tolerance?

2005

student_paper

Cardamine cordifolia Pollination effects on seed and fruit production

2004

thesis

The structure of plant-pollinator interactions in montane meadow environments

2004

thesis

The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

2004TSpace

student_paper

DOES LINARIA VULGARIS, AN INVASIVE, INTERFERE WITH THE POLLINATION OF THE NATIVE SPECIES, POTENTILLA PULCHERRIMA?

2004

chapter

Adaptive speciation

2004

article

The dual role of floral traits: pollinator attraction and plant defense

2004Ecology

article

Direct and indirect effects of pollinators and seed predators to selection on plant and floral traits

2004Oikos

article

Pollen transfer by hummingbirds and bumblebees, and divergence of pollination modes in Penstemon

2003Evolution

article

Reproductive isolation and hybrid pollen disadvantage in Ipomopsis

2003Journal of Evolutionary Biology

article

Impact of nectar robbing on estimates of pollen flow: conceptual predictions and emperical outcomes

2003Ecology

student_paper

The effects of ungulate herbivory and nutrient variation on pollen reciept in Ipomopsis aggregata

2002

article

Variation in nectar robbing over time, space, and species

2002Oecologia

article

The impact of floral larceny on individuals, populations, and communities

2001Oecologia

student_paper

The effect of hermaphrodite density and frequency at three spatial scales on the polen receipt and seed set of gynodioecious Geranium richardsonii (Geraniaceae)

2001

article

Nectar Robbing in Ipomopsis aggregata: Effects on Pollinator Behavior and Plant Fitness

1998Oecologia

article

A trade-off between the frequency and duration of bumblebee visits to flowers

1998Oecologia

article

Analysis of pollinator foraging: tests for non-random behavior

1997Functional Ecology

article

Generalization in pollination systems, and why it matters

1996Ecology

article

Effects of floral traits, pollinator visitation, and plant size on Ipomopsis aggregata fruit production

1994American Naturalist

article

Hypothesis concerning the causes of the disappearance of boreal toads from the mountains of Colorado

1993Conservation Biology

article

Effects of snowpack on the timing and abundance of flowering in Delphinium nelsonii: implications for climate change

1991American Journal of Botany

article

Heterogeneity among floral visitors leads to discordance between removal and deposition of pollen

1991Ecology

article

Long-term preformation of leaves and inflorescences by a long-lived perennial monocarp, Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

1986American Journal of Botany

article

The effect of Delphinium nelsonii pollen on seed set in Ipomopsis aggregata, a competitor for hummingbird pollination

1985American Journal of Botany

article

Local geographic distributions of bumblebees near Crested Butte, Colorado: competition and community structure

1982Ecology

article

Competition for bumblebee pollinators in Rocky Mountain plant communities

1980Ecology

thesis

Competition for pollination and the evolution of flowering time

1977

Pollinator-Plant Interactions

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Publications (293)

Shorter seasonal snow cover poses a risk to solitary bee populations in a mountainous ecosystem

Improving plant DNA metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation

The effect of changing floral density on pollinator networks in a subalpine meadow environment

Effects of experimental warming on floral scent, display and rewards in two subalpine herbs

Flying by night: Comparing nocturnal pollinator networks over time in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Does pollination interact with the abiotic environment to affect plant reproduction?

Phylogeny does not predict the outcome of heterospecific pollen–pistil interactions in a species-rich alpine plant community

Does sodium in floral nectar enhance pollination & plant reproduction?

Documents (10)

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket), Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue), and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket), Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue), and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket), Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue), and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa Skyrocket) and Threatened Status for Penstemon debilis (Parachute Beardtongue) and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque Phacelia)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa Skyrocket) and Threatened Status for Penstemon debilis (Parachute Beardtongue) and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque Phacelia)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Colorado Hookless Cactus From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Related Concepts (10)

climatological variability

Climate Change Impacts

Greenhouse gas emissions

phenological mismatch

Native seed collection

pollination efficiency

Interspecies competition

Ecosystem diversity

nectar robbing

removal-enhanced nectar replenishment

Frequently Associated Species

Bombus

Ipomopsis aggregata

Delphinium

solitary bees

Hymenoptera

Bombus bifarius

Asteraceae

Polemoniaceae

Apis mellifera

Delphinium nuttallianum

Quantifying ethanol in bumble bee honey and Colorado rocky mountain wildflowers

A nectar-inhabiting bacterium may not influence female fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

Functional morphology of pollen capture in Syrphid flies (Diptera syrphidae): The effects of pile density and body region

Temperature influences pollinators' choice of floral partners independently of community composition

Fitness costs and benefits of a non-native floral resource for subalpine solitary bees

Observing the effects of a nectar-inhabiting bacterium, Pantoea sp., and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

The impact of soil moisture, nectar production, and spectral reflectance on hummingbird visitation patterns to the Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)

Temperature and relative humidity effects on nectar quantity, nectar quality, and plant-pollinator interactions

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

Interpopulation variation and optimal mating in the perennial herb, Polemonium brandegeei

Does Floral Nectar Depth Correlate With Pollinator Proboscis Length?

The hole truth: why do bumble bees rob flowers more than once?

The effects of elevation on flower abundance and pollinator visits on Helianthella quinquenervis

The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

Investigating the potential mechanism behind bumble bee preference for Corydalis flowers inhabited by nectar specialist yeast

Impact of Decreased Flower Attractiveness on Pollinator Visitation Rates and Pollinator Community Composition

Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

Pollination Syndrome variance among foraging bumblebee species in Gothic Colorado

Comparing floral morphology and inflorescence structure of Lupins argenteus and L. bakeri in sympatry and allopatry

How do Bombus appositus and Bombus bifarius worker tongue lengths vary within a season?

Nowhere to go but Up: Investigating Bumble Bee population Shifts over Elevational Gradients

Estimating Local Abundance of Bombus Queens in Meadows of Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA

How does early snowmelt affect pollen deposition on spring wildflowers?

Effects of Temperature and Competitor Abundance on Bumble Bee Foraging

Fit or Unlit: using quantum dots to investigate the effects of a floricolous yeast and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

Plant-Pollinator Interactions between Erigeron speciosus and Heterotheca villosa in Virginia Basin

Variation of wasp behavior patterns and pollination behavior on Ligusticum porteri

Do pollinator and plant diversity vary with microclimate heterogeneity?

Community context mediates effects of pollinator loss on seed production

The dispersal of microbes among and within flowers by butterflies

Skewness in bee and flower phenological distributions

Determining pollinator behavior differences bumblebees and flies.

In your stomach or in your nectar? Disentangling the effects of two pollination-related yeasts on bumblebee behavior and foraging

Effects of Daily Temperature Changes on Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Foraging Patterns

Plasticity in Ipomopsis flower color and nectar production over space and time in response to water availability

Effects of Microclimate Variation on Diversity of Plants and Pollinators

Talking Yeast: The characterization of bumblebee- and nectar- specialist yeast volatiles in Corydalis caseana