Radio telemetry has been widely used to study the space use and movement behaviour of
vertebrates, but transmitter sizes have only recently become small enough to allow tracking …

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology allows the unique identification of
individuals and automated recording of the presence of tagged birds at fixed locations …

The development of insecticides requires valid risk assessment procedures to avoid causing
harm to beneficial insects and especially to pollinators such as the honeybee Apis mellifera …

Bumblebees and other pollinators provide a vital ecosystem service for the agricultural
sector. Recent studies however have suggested that exposure to systemic neonicotinoid …

Close relatedness has long been considered crucial to the evolution of eusociality.
However, it has recently been suggested that close relatedness may be a consequence …

Phenotypic plasticity is important in adaptation and shapes the evolution of organisms.
However, we understand little about what aspects of the genome are important in facilitating …

Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems.
They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical …

Highlights•Agricultural landscapes are under pressure from climate change, needs for
increased productivity, and changing consumer demand.•Land management decisions will …

Polistes are an ideal system to study ultimate and proximate questions of dominance, and to
test theoretical predictions about social evolution. The behaviors typically associated with …

Highlights•We used radio frequency identification (RFID) to monitor honeybee foraging
behaviour automatically.•We observed a consistent skew in activity levels of honeybee …