Projects

IMPROVE NUTRITION FOR HONEY BEE COLONIES TO STIMULATE POPULATION GROWTH, INCREASE QUEEN QUALITY, AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF VARROA MITES Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 414401

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Highly similar microbial communities are shared among related and trophically similar ant species - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Anderson, K.E., Russell, J.A., Moreau, C.S., Kautz, S., Sullam, K.E., Hu, Y., Basinger, U., Mott, B.M., Buck, N., Wheeler, D. 2012. Highly similar microbial communities are shared among related and trophically similar ant species. Molecular Ecology. 21: 2282-2296.

An emerging paradigm of colony health: Microbial balance of the honey bee and hive (Apis mellifera) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Anderson, K.E., Eckholm, B., Mott, B.M., Sheehan, T.H., Hoffman, G.D. 2011. An emerging paradigm of colony health: Microbial balance of the honey bee and hive (Apis mellifera). Insectes Sociaux. 58:431-444. DOI 10.1007/s00040-011-0194-6.

Honey Bee Health: The Potential Role of Microbes - (Book / Chapter)

Hoffman, G.D., Eckholm, B., Anderson, K.E. 2012. Honey bee health: The potential role of microbes. In: Sammataro, D. and Yoder, J., editors. Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press. p. 1-12.

Dynamics of an ant-ant Obligate Mutualism: Colony Growth, Density Dependence and Frequency Dependence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Anderson, K.E., Wheeler, D., Yang, K., Linksvayer, T. 2011. Dynamics of an ant-ant obligate mutualism: Colony growth, density dependence and frequency dependence. Molecular Ecology. 20:1781-1793.

Intracolonial genetic diversity in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies increases pollen foraging efficiency - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Eckholm, B.J., Anderson, K.E., Weiss, M., Hoffman, G.D. 2011. Intracolonial genetic diversity in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies increases pollen foraging efficiency. Behavioral Ecology-Sociobiology. 65:1037-1044.