Avery L. Russell

This study shows bumble bees prefer sodium-enriched nectar, especially when sucrose concentration is low, but finds no sugar-sodium trade-off across plant species.

This study shows that bees can learn leaf shape as a cue to identify rewarding flowers, but only when flower color cues are difficult to distinguish.

This study shows bumble bees prioritize avoiding costly errors over maximizing rewards when foraging, even when rewards are increased.

The paper surveys the phylogenetic distribution of poricidal flowers across angiosperms, finding widespread convergent evolution and context-dependent effects on diversification.

The paper quantifies how bacterial abundance on flowers changes with age and how abiotic factors influence flower longevity and bacterial accumulation across 8 plant species.

This study shows bumble bees consume pollen directly from flowers to assess its quality for the colony, not just for personal nutrition.

This study shows that bumble bees learn to handle different flower types more quickly, improving pollen collection but not affecting pollen deposition on flowers.

This study examines global patterns and drivers of buzzing bee distribution, finding that poricidal plant richness significantly influences buzzing bee biodiversity.