RMBL Knowledge Commons

Thesis

Phenological drivers and consequences for solitary bees

2024

Thesis

Dimensions of difference: Multi-scale consequences of trait variation in bumble bees

2025

Article

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

2025OikosDOI: 10.1111/oik.11151

Article

Up high, hot and dry: Individual reproductive output in subalpine bees declines with increasing drought severity

2025Global Change BiologyDOI: 10.1111/gcb.70289

Article

Understanding pollen specialization in mason bees: a case study of six species

2021Oecologia

Article

Two-year bee or not two-year bee? How voltinism is affected by temperature and season length in a high-elevation solitary bee

2019American NaturalistDOI: 10.1086/701826

Article

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

2019Journal of Plant Ecology

Article

Nesting aggregation as a predictor of brood parasitism in mason bees (Osmia spp.)

2018Ecological Entemology

Article

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

2017EcologyDOI: 10.1002/ecy.1655

Article

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

2016American NaturalistDOI: 10.1086/686241

Article

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

2011Journal of EcologyDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01826.x

Article

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

2011Ecological MonographsDOI: 10.1890/10-1885.1

Article

Toward a synthetic understanding of the role of phenology in ecology and evolution

2010Phil. Trans. R. Soc. BDOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0145

Article

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

2010Amer J of BotanyDOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900083

Article

Pollen limitation and cleistogamy in subalpine Viola praemorsa

2008BotanyDOI: 10.1139/b08-020

Student Paper

Population relationships of bees and bee mimic flies

1973

Book

The natural history of bumblebees

2001

Student Paper

Foraging behavior in Bombus spp

1980

Student Paper

Foraging behavior of bumblebees (Bombus spp.)

1980

Thesis

Bee foraging in space and time: linking individual behaviour to pollination

2014

Student Paper

Effects of Bombus removals on Diptera Foraging Behaviors.

2014

Thesis

Nesting aggregation as a determinant of brood parasitism in mason bees (Osmia spp.)

2016

Student Paper

Foraging behavior of bumblebees and hummingbirds

1982

Student Paper

The dispersion of nectar resources as a result of bumblebee foraging

1983

Article

Resource partitioning in bumblebees

1977Journal of the New York Entomological Society

Student Paper

Optimal foraging: a test in bumblebees

1982

Article

Consequences of pollen defense compounds for pollinators and antagonists in a pollen rewarding plant

2024EcologyDOI: 10.1002/ecy.4306

Article

Pollen chemical and mechanical defences restrict host-plant use by bees

2024Proceedings of the Royal Society BDOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2298

Article

Demographic Consequences of Phenological Shifts in Response to Climate Change

2021Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and SystematicsDOI: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-011921-

Student Paper

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

2019

Article

Interactions between bee foraging and floral resource phenology shape bee populations and communities

2017Current Opinion in Insect ScienceDOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2017.05.015

Article

Bee- to bird-pollination shifts in Penstemon: effects of floral-lip removal and corolla constriction on bumble bee preference

2015Evolutionary Ecology

Article

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

2011Annals of BotanyDOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr093

Article

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

2011Journal of Pollination EcologyDOI: 10.26786/1920-7603(2011)11

Article

Flowering phenology in subalpine meadows: does climate variation influence community co-flowering patterns?

2010EcologyDOI: 10.1890/09-0099.1

Thesis

Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

2010

Article

Background complexity affects colour preference in bumble bees

2009Naturwissenschaften

Article

Pollinator experience, neophobia, and the evolution of flowering time

2009Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Student Paper

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

2009

Article

Beyond the treeline: Are wood‐nesting bees and wasps limited by nesting habitat at high elevations?

2026EcologyDOI: 10.1002/ecy.70438

Chapter

Cognitive ecology of pollination

2001

Chapter

Cognitive ecology of pollination

2001

Chapter

The evolution of population biology

2003

Chapter

Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

2011

Student Paper

Thermal reguation of bumblebees

1973

Article

Field measures of flower constancy in bumblebees

1981American Midland NaturalistDOI: 10.2307/2424756

Article

Community and evolutionary ecology of nectar.

2004Ecology

Article

Resource partitioning and per-flower foraging efficiency in two bumblebee species

1996American Midland Naturalist

Thesis

Insights into butterfly ecology and evolution

2009

Student Paper

Bumblebee foraging behavior: the roles of floral scent and color

1994

Population ecology and evolutionary biology of solitary bees

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Publications (77)

Phenological drivers and consequences for solitary bees

Dimensions of difference: Multi-scale consequences of trait variation in bumble bees

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

Up high, hot and dry: Individual reproductive output in subalpine bees declines with increasing drought severity

Understanding pollen specialization in mason bees: a case study of six species

Two-year bee or not two-year bee? How voltinism is affected by temperature and season length in a high-elevation solitary bee

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

Nesting aggregation as a predictor of brood parasitism in mason bees (<i>Osmia spp.</i>)

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

Asteraceae pollen provisions protect <i>Osmia</i> mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from brood parasitism

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

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

Toward a synthetic understanding of the role of phenology in ecology and evolution

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

Pollen limitation and cleistogamy in subalpine <i>Viola praemorsa</i>

Population relationships of bees and bee mimic flies

The natural history of bumblebees

Foraging behavior in <i>Bombus</i> spp

Foraging behavior of bumblebees (<i>Bombus</i> spp.)

Bee foraging in space and time: linking individual behaviour to pollination

Effects of Bombus removals on Diptera Foraging Behaviors.

Nesting aggregation as a determinant of brood parasitism in mason bees (<i>Osmia</i> spp.)

Foraging behavior of bumblebees and hummingbirds

The dispersion of nectar resources as a result of bumblebee foraging

Resource partitioning in bumblebees

Optimal foraging: a test in bumblebees

Consequences of pollen defense compounds for pollinators and antagonists in a pollen rewarding plant

Pollen chemical and mechanical defences restrict host-plant use by bees

Demographic Consequences of Phenological Shifts in Response to Climate Change

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

Interactions between bee foraging and floral resource phenology shape bee populations and communities

Bee- to bird-pollination shifts in Penstemon: effects of floral-lip removal and corolla constriction on bumble bee preference

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

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

Flowering phenology in subalpine meadows: does climate variation influence community co-flowering patterns?

Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

Background complexity affects colour preference in bumble bees

Pollinator experience, neophobia, and the evolution of flowering time

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

Beyond the treeline: Are wood‐nesting bees and wasps limited by nesting habitat at high elevations?

Cognitive ecology of pollination

Cognitive ecology of pollination

The evolution of population biology

Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

Thermal reguation of bumblebees

Field measures of flower constancy in bumblebees

Community and evolutionary ecology of nectar.

Resource partitioning and per-flower foraging efficiency in two bumblebee species

Insights into butterfly ecology and evolution

Bumblebee foraging behavior: the roles of floral scent and color

Datasets (12)

Osmia_iridis_summer_duration_expt_2014-15

An organizing feature of bumble bee life history: worker emergence promotes queen reproduction and survival in young nests

data for functional group analyses

Osmia_iridis_2016_summer_incubator_expt

Data from: Variation in season length and development time is sufficient to drive the emergence and coexistence of social and solitary behavioral strategies

Yearly bee catch data

Ready for NMDS VOUCHERED BEES ONLY

Data and R code for: Up high, hot and dry: individual reproductive output in subalpine bees declines with increasing drought severity

Impacts of beekeeping on wild bee diversity and pollination networks in the Aegean Archipelago

Documents (2)

Beavers: Biologists "Rediscover" a Natural Resource

Beaver Management in Grazed Riparian Ecosystems

Pollination neighborhood survey data

Abundance richness and evenness data VOUCHERED BEES

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