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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tina Tuerlings, Amanda Hettiarachchi, Marie Joossens, Benoit Geslin, Nicolas J. J. Vereecken, Denis Michez, Guy Smagghe, Peter Vandamme
Summary: The study characterized the gut microbiota of invasive bee Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions. The microbiota communities in bees from invaded regions were similar and different from those in Japan. Core amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) represented micro-organisms commonly present in bee-associated niches. The absence of known bee pathogens and presence of microparasite infections suggest a potential role of pathogen pressure and natural enemies in the invasion success of M. sculpturalis.
INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Laura G. Y. Rotte, Yvette G. T. Loeffen, Marc B. Bierings, Tom F. W. Wolfs, Caroline A. Lindemans
Summary: The outcomes of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in pediatric patients with a history of invasive fungal infections (IFI) are favorable, even for those with active or recently diagnosed IFI, suggesting active or recent IFI history should not be a contraindication for proceeding with allogenic HSCT.
TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Robert G. Laport, Robert L. Minckley, Justin Ramsey
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2016)
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Biology
Margarita M. Lopez-Uribe, James H. Cane, Robert L. Minckley, Bryan N. Danforth
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2016)
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Ecology
John P. DeLong, Valery E. Forbes, Nika Galic, Jean P. Gibert, Robert G. Laport, Joseph S. Phillips, Janna M. Vavra
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2016)
Editorial Material
Biodiversity Conservation
Gretchen Lebuhn, Sam Droege, Edward F. Connor, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Simon G. Potts, Robert L. Minckley, Robert P. Jean, Emanuel Kula, David W. Roubik, Karen W. Wright, Gordon Frankie, Frank Parker
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2015)
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Plant Sciences
Robert G. Laport, Justin Ramsey
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
(2015)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Julienne Ng, William N. Weaver, Robert G. Laport
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2019)
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Ecology
Timothy K. O'Connor, Robert G. Laport, Noah K. Whiteman
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2019)
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Entomology
Robert L. Minckley, Bryan N. Danforth
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Plant Sciences
Robert G. Laport, Robert L. Minckley, Diana Pilson
Summary: The study found significant differences in bee visitation between diploid and tetraploid plants, with introduced honeybees and a native species showing a preference for tetraploids. While there was overlap in bee assemblages, diploid pollen was overrepresented among native bees. Mismatches between pollen loads and plants suggest ongoing intercytotype gene flow.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2021)
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Entomology
Robert L. Minckley, William R. Radke
Summary: Bee diversity peaks in xeric areas rather than the tropics, and long-term studies in areas minimally impacted by humans provide baseline data for understanding the impact of human activity on bees.
JOURNAL OF HYMENOPTERA RESEARCH
(2021)
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Evolutionary Biology
Silas Bossert, Thomas J. Wood, Sebastien Patiny, Denis Michez, Eduardo A. B. Almeida, Robert L. Minckley, Laurence Packer, John L. Neff, Robert S. Copeland, Jakub Straka, Alain Pauly, Terry Griswold, Sean G. Brady, Bryan N. Danforth, Elizabeth A. Murray
Summary: The mining bees (Andrenidae) are a major bee family with over 3000 species globally. Despite limited knowledge of their evolutionary history, a comprehensive genomic dataset of 195 species has revealed that their diversification rates sharply increased in the past 15 million years, especially in the genera Andrena and Perdita. This suggests that these two groups, along with the brood parasites of the genus Nomada Scopoli, are among the fastest diversifying lineages of all bees.
SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
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Entomology
Madeleine M. Ostwald, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Robert L. Minckley, Stephen L. Buchmann
Summary: Male valley carpenter bees possess hypertrophied sex pheromone glands, indicating the importance of long-range pheromonal mate attraction in lek-mating species.
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Ecology
Michelle L. Gaynor, Julienne Ng, Robert G. Laport
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2018)
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Entomology
Anna D. Howell, Ruben Alarcon, Robert L. Minckley
ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(2017)
