R. J. Gill

Honeybees vary communication and collective decision making across landscapes

The paper quantifies honeybee waggle dance use across landscapes and shows its variable impact on foraging success, linking it to local ecological conditions.

Mapping trait versus species turnover reveals spatiotemporal variation in functional redundancy in a plant-pollinator network

The paper examines how trait turnover within species affects functional redundancy and network vulnerability in an Arctic bumblebee-plant pollination network across elevation and season.

Genomic signatures of recent adaptation in a wild bumblebee

This study identifies genomic signatures of recent adaptation in Bombus terrestris bumblebees, revealing genetic diversity and adaptive processes related to environmental interactions.

Pollen source richness may be a poor predictor of bumblebee colony growth

This study shows that bumblebee colonies fed a monofloral pollen diet with higher protein content outperformed those on a polyfloral diet, challenging the assumption that floral richness benefits colony growth.

Developmental exposure to pesticide contaminated food impedes bumblebee brain growth predisposing adults to become poorer learners

This study shows that pesticide exposure during development impairs bumblebee brain growth and learning ability in adulthood.