Ingolf D Steffan-Dewenter

The study shows that warmer microclimates in forest gaps boost biodiversity in colder regions but not in warmer ones, suggesting climate-specific forest management strategies.

This study shows how landscape type affects foraging preferences and sucrose responsiveness in three Asian honey bee species, with A. florea showing consistent high-concentration nectar preference across habitats.

This study identifies a common core microbiota in adult butterflies across continents, showing host taxonomy drives microbiota structure more than environment.

The paper evaluates the contributions of diurnal and nocturnal pollinators to papaya yields in Kenya, finding additive services and highlighting the importance of nocturnal pollinators under organic management.

This study shows that enhancing structural heterogeneity in forests increases hoverfly diversity, with benefits for taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity.

This study uses citizen science to document plant and bee species in Kenya's Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot, revealing differences in bee community assemblage patterns between two counties.

The paper monitors swarming behavior of wild honeybee colonies to determine swarming rates and timing in a forest environment.

This study standardizes sample coverage in metabarcoding data to assess land use effects on insect diversity, finding significant declines in both taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in agricultural areas.

The paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to introduce nonsense mutations in honeybee AmGr3 gene, demonstrating its specificity for fructose detection and showing measurable behavioral changes in mutants.