Search Results - "Goulson, David"

Bumblebee pupae contain high levels of aluminium by Exley, Christopher, Rotheray, Ellen, Goulson, David

“…The causes of declines in bees and other pollinators remains an on-going debate. While recent attention has focussed upon pesticides, other environmental…”
Get full text

Quantifying the impact and relevance of scientific research by Sutherland, William J, Goulson, David, Potts, Simon G, Dicks, Lynn V

“…Qualitative and quantitative methods are being developed to measure the impacts of research on society, but they suffer from serious drawbacks associated with…”
Get full text

Two bee-pollinated plant species show higher seed production when grown in gardens compared to arable farmland by Cussans, John, Goulson, David, Sanderson, Roy, Goffe, Louis, Darvill, Ben, Osborne, Juliet L

“…Insect pollinator abundance, in particular that of bees, has been shown to be high where there is a super-abundance of floral resources; for example in…”
Get full text

Determination of larval melanization in the moth, Mamestra brassicae, and the role of melanin in thermoregulation by GOULSON, D

“…Variability in the colour of lepidopteran larvae has been recorded in a broad range of species, yet little is known of its evolutionary significance, or…”
Get full text

Functional significance of the dark central floret of Daucus carota (Apiaceae) L.; is it an insect mimic by GOULSON, DAVID, MCGUIRE, KATE, MUNRO, EMMA E, ADAMSON, SUSAN, COLLIAR, LOUISE, PARK, KIRSTY J, TINSLEY, MATTHEW C, GILBURN, ANDRE S

“…In Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae) the florets comprising the central umbellet of inflorescences are usually pink or dark purple, presenting a marked contrast to…”
Get full text

Measuring the economic value of pollination services: Principles, evidence and knowledge gaps by Hanley, Nick, Breeze, Tom D., Ellis, Ciaran, Goulson, David

“…An increasing degree of attention is being given to the ecosystem services which insect pollinators supply, and the economic value of these services. Recent…”
Get full text

Pesticides and bees: Ecological-economic modelling of bee populations on farmland by Kleczkowski, Adam, Ellis, Ciaran, Hanley, Nick, Goulson, David

“…•Bioeconomic modelling to study how wild bees and pesticides interact on farms.•The on-farm habitat is used to offset impairment in pollination by wild…”
Get full text

The invasion of southern South America by imported bumblebees and associated parasites by Schmid-Hempel, Regula, Eckhardt, Michael, Goulson, David, Heinzmann, Daniel, Lange, Carlos, Plischuk, Santiago, Escudero, Luisa R., Salathé, Rahel, Scriven, Jessica J., Schmid-Hempel, Paul

“…1. The Palaearctic Bombus ruderatus (in 1982/1983) and Bombus terrestris (1998) have both been introduced into South America (Chile) for pollination purposes…”
Get full text

Comment on "Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances" by Desquilbet, Marion, Gaume, Laurence, Grippa, Manuela, Céréghino, Régis, Humbert, Jean-François, Bonmatin, Jean-Marc, Cornillon, Pierre-André, Maes, Dirk, Van Dyck, Hans, Goulson, David

“…Van Klink (Reports, 24 April 2020, p. 417) argue for a more nuanced view of insect decline, and of human responsibility for this decline, than previously…”
Get full text

Parasitoid–Pathogen–Pest Interactions of Chelonus insularis, Campoletis sonorensis, and a Nucleopolyhedrovirus in Spodoptera frugiperda Larvae by Escribano, Ana, Williams, Trevor, Goulson, David, Cave, Ronald D., Caballero, Primitivo

“…In this study we examined interactions between two solitary endoparasitoids, the braconid Chelonus insularis and the ichneumonid Campoletis sonorensis, and a…”
Get full text

Evidence for competition between honeybees and bumblebees; effects on bumblebee worker size by Goulson, David, Sparrow, Kate R

“…Numerous studies suggest that honeybees may compete with native pollinators where introduced as non-native insects. Here we examine evidence for competition…”
Get full text

Molecular tools and bumble bees: revealing hidden details of ecology and evolution in a model system by Woodard, S. Hollis, Lozier, Jeffrey D., Goulson, David, Williams, Paul H., Strange, James P., Jha, Shalene

“…Bumble bees are a longstanding model system for studies on behaviour, ecology and evolution, due to their well‐studied social lifestyle, invaluable role as…”
Get full text

Relocation risky for bumblebee colonies by Lozier, Jeffrey D., Cameron, Sydney A., Duennes, Michelle A., Strange, James P., Williams, Paul H., Goulson, David, Brown, Mark J. F., Morales, Carolina, Jepsen, Sarina

Get full text

Bumblebee Pupae Contain High Levels of Aluminium: e0127665 by Exley, Christopher, Rotheray, Ellen, Goulson, David

“…The causes of declines in bees and other pollinators remains an on-going debate. While recent attention has focussed upon pesticides, other environmental…”
Get full text

The invasion of southern S outh A merica by imported bumblebees and associated parasites by Schmid‐Hempel, Regula, Eckhardt, Michael, Goulson, David, Heinzmann, Daniel, Lange, Carlos, Plischuk, Santiago, Escudero, Luisa R., Salathé, Rahel, Scriven, Jessica J., Schmid‐Hempel, Paul

“…Summary The Palaearctic B ombus ruderatus (in 1982/1983) and B ombus terrestris (1998) have both been introduced into S outh A merica ( C hile) for pollination…”
Get full text

Choosing rewarding flowers; perceptual limitations and innate preferences influence decision making in bumblebees and honeybees by Goulson, David, Cruise, Jemma L, Sparrow, Kate R, Harris, Adele J, Park, Kirsty J, Tinsley, Matthew C, Gilburn, Andre S

“…Flowers exhibit great intra-specific variation in the rewards they offer. At any one time, a significant proportion of flowers often contain little or no…”
Get full text

The demise of the bumblebee in Britain by Goulson, D

“…The last 60 years have seen the number of bumblebee species that can be found in most of lowland Britain approximately halve. Three species have gone extinct…”
Get full text

An economic model of the limits to foraging range in central place foragers with numerical solutions for bumblebees by Cresswell, James E., Osborne, Juliet L., Goulson, David

“…Summary 1. A model is described that evaluates the maximum economic foraging range in central place foragers by using optimality criteria to discriminate…”
Get full text

The conservation of bumble bees by Goulson, David

“…The approximately 250 known species of bumble bee (genus Bombus) are found predominantly in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. This region also…”
Get full text

Selection of a nucleopolyhedrovirus for control of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): structural, genetic, and biological comparison of four isolates from the Americas by Escribano, A, Williams, T, Goulson, D, Cave, R.D, Chapman, J.W, Caballero, P

“…Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is the principal pest of maize in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Larvae of this…”
Get full text