Behavioural ecology of pollinators

Project (past)

Project dates	01 Apr 1999 to end of 31 Mar 2008
Funder	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project number	4179
Department	Plant and Invertebrate Ecology (PIE)
Research fish code	BBS/E/C/00004179
Grant ID	BBS/E/C/00004179

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GM crops, bee foraging behaviour and gene flow

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Williams, I. H. 2002. GM crops, bee foraging behaviour and gene flow.

GM crops, bee foraging behaviour and gene flow

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Williams, I. H. 2001. GM crops, bee foraging behaviour and gene flow. Proceedings 37th International Apicultural Congress, Durban, 28 October-1 November 2001 .

GM crops, risk assessment, bees and honey

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Williams, I. H. 2002. GM crops, risk assessment, bees and honey.

Goat's rue

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Carreck, N. L., Mand, M. and Williams, I. H. 2001. Goat's rue. Bee World. 82 (3), pp. 142-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2001.11099517

Hedges and roads: guiding pollination and plant gene flow?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Cant, E. T. 2004. Hedges and roads: guiding pollination and plant gene flow? Abstracts British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Lancaster, 7-9 September 2004 . pp. 22

Hedges and roads: guiding pollination and plant gene flow?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Cant, E. T., Osborne, J. L. and Ollerton, J. 2004. Hedges and roads: guiding pollination and plant gene flow? Milani, N. and Bernardinelli, I. (ed.) Abstracts Ist European Conference of Apidology "Eurbee", Udine, 19-23 September 2004 . Arti Grafiche Friulane, Udine. pp. 70

How far do honey bees fly to fields of Brassica napus (oilseed rape)?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Osborne, J. L., Carreck, N. L. and Williams, I. H. 2002. How far do honey bees fly to fields of Brassica napus (oilseed rape)? Abstracts Royal Entomological Society Meeting on Insect Pollination Ecology, Exeter, 4 May 2002 .

How far do honey bees fly to fields of Brassica napus (oilseed rape)?

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Osborne, J. L., Carreck, N. L. and Williams, I. H. 2001. How far do honey bees fly to fields of Brassica napus (oilseed rape)? Proceedings 37th International Apicultural Congress, Durban, 28 October-1 November 2001 .

How far do honey bees fly to fields of Brassica napus (oilseed rape)?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Osborne, J. L., Carreck, N. L. and Williams, I. H. 2001. How far do honey bees fly to fields of Brassica napus (oilseed rape)? Abstracts 37th International Apicultural Congress, Durban, 28 October-1 November 2001 . pp. 130

Insect pollinator movement and plant gene flow along linear features in the landscape

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Cant, E. 2002. Insect pollinator movement and plant gene flow along linear features in the landscape. Abstracts 16th SCAPE Meeting, Kongskilde Friluftsgard, 1-3 November 2002 . pp. 28

Invertebrate responses to the management of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant and conventional spring crops. II. Within-field epigeal and aerial arthropods

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Haughton, A. J., Champion, G. T., Hawes, C., Heard, M. S., Brooks, D. R., Bohan, D. A., Clark, S. J., Dewar, A. M., Firbank, L. G., Osborne, J. L., Perry, J. N., Rothery, P., Roy, D. B., Scott, R. J., Woiwod, I. P., Birchall, C., Skellern, M. P., Walker, J. H., Baker, P., Browne, E. L., Dewar, A. J. G., Garner, B. H., Haylock, L. A., Horne, S. L., Mason, N. S., Sands, R. J. N. and Walker, M. J. 2003. Invertebrate responses to the management of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant and conventional spring crops. II. Within-field epigeal and aerial arthropods. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 358, pp. 1863-1877.

Invertebrates and vegetation of field margins adjacent to crops subject to contrasting herbicide regimes in the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Roy, D. B., Bohan, D. A., Haughton, A. J., Hill, M. O., Osborne, J. L., Clark, S. J., Perry, J. N., Rothery, P., Scott, R. J., Brooks, D. R., Champion, G. T., Hawes, C., Heard, M. S. and Firbank, L. G. 2003. Invertebrates and vegetation of field margins adjacent to crops subject to contrasting herbicide regimes in the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 358, pp. 1879-1898. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2003.1404

Major new developments at Rothamsted

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Williams, I. H. and Ball, B. V. 2003. Major new developments at Rothamsted. The Beekeepers Quarterly. 72, pp. 16-17.

Modelling bee-mediated gene flow from genetically modified plants

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Williams, I. H. 2001. Modelling bee-mediated gene flow from genetically modified plants.

Monitoring insect dispersal: methods and approaches

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Osborne, J. L., Loxdale, H. D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2002. Monitoring insect dispersal: methods and approaches. Bullock, J. M., Hails, R. S. and Kenward, R. E. (ed.) Dispersal Ecology: Proceedings of the 42nd Symposium of the British Ecological Society, Reading, 2-5 April 2001 . Blackwell Publishing Oxford. pp. 24-49

Monitoring insect dispersal: methods and approaches

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Osborne, J. L., Loxdale, H. D. and Woiwod, I. P. 2001. Monitoring insect dispersal: methods and approaches. Abstracts British Ecological Society Annual Symposium on Dispersal, Reading, 3-5 April 2001 . pp. 12

On the rationale and interpretation of the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Squire, G. R., Brooks, D. R., Bohan, D. A., Champion, G. T., Daniels, R. E., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M. S., Hill, M. O., May, M. J., Osborne, J. L., Perry, J. N., Roy, D. B., Woiwod, I. P. and Firbank, L. G. 2003. On the rationale and interpretation of the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 358, pp. 1779-1799.

Pesticide risk to bee pollinators

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Lewis, G., Stevenson, J. H. and Williams, I. H. 2002. Pesticide risk to bee pollinators.

Pollen and gene flow mediated by bees

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Williams, I. H. 2001. Pollen and gene flow mediated by bees. Abstracts 8th International Pollination Symposium, Hungary, 10-14 July 2000 .

Pollination

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Osborne, J. L. and Free, J. B. 2003. Pollination. in: Thomas, B., Murray, B. G. and Murphy, D. J. (ed.) Encyclopedia of applied plant sciences Academic Press Inc New York. pp. 315-325

Pollination and gene flow in white clover, growing in a patchy habitat

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Osborne, J. L., Williams, I. H., Marshall, A. H. and Michaelson-Yeates, T. P. T. 2001. Pollination and gene flow in white clover, growing in a patchy habitat. International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS).

Pollination of isolated wild plants in arable ecosystems

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Fletcher, P., Cussans, J., Mauchline, A. L., Potts, S. and Osborne, J. L. 2008. Pollination of isolated wild plants in arable ecosystems. Abstracts 3rd European Conference of Apidology (EURBEE 2008), Belfast, 8-11 September 2008 .

Pollinator populations and pollen flow in herbicide tolerant GM crops

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Osborne, J. L. 2004. Pollinator populations and pollen flow in herbicide tolerant GM crops. Milani, N. and Bernardinelli, I. (ed.) Proceedings 1st European Conference of Apidology "Eurbee", Udine, 19-23 September 2004 . Arti Grafiche Friulane, Udine. pp. 127

Prediction of pollen-mediated gene flow between fields of red clover (Trifolium pratense)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Damgaard, C., Simonsen, V. and Osborne, J. L. 2008. Prediction of pollen-mediated gene flow between fields of red clover (Trifolium pratense). Environmental Modeling & Assessment. 13, pp. 483-490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-007-9112-8

Quantifying and comparing bumblebee nest densities in gardens and countryside habitats

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Osborne, J. L., Martin, A. P., Shortall, C. R., Todd, A. D., Goulson, D., Knight, M. E., Hale, R. J. and Sanderson, R. A. 2008. Quantifying and comparing bumblebee nest densities in gardens and countryside habitats. Journal of Applied Ecology. 45 (3), pp. 784-792. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01359.x

Regular periods of abdominal contractions recorded from larvae of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Mand, M., Kuusik, A., Martin, A-J., Williams, I. H., Luik, A., Karise, R., Metspalu, L. and Hiiesaar, K. 2006. Regular periods of abdominal contractions recorded from larvae of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae). European Journal of Entomology. 103, pp. 319-322. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2006.041

Responses of plants and invertebrate trophic groups to contrasting herbicide regimes in the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hawes, C., Haughton, A. J., Osborne, J. L., Roy, D. B., Clark, S. J., Perry, J. N., Rothery, P., Bohan, D. A., Brooks, D. R., Champion, G. T., Dewar, A. M., Heard, M. S., Woiwod, I. P., Daniels, R. E., Young, M. W., Parish, A. M., Scott, R. J., Firbank, L. G. and Squire, G. R. 2003. Responses of plants and invertebrate trophic groups to contrasting herbicide regimes in the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 358, pp. 1899-1913. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2003.1406

Rothamsted Research: an update on bee studies

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Carreck, N. L. and Birchall, C. 2005. Rothamsted Research: an update on bee studies. BBKA News. 151, pp. 4-5.

Site constancy of bumble bees in an experimentally patchy habitat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Osborne, J. L. and Williams, I. H. 2001. Site constancy of bumble bees in an experimentally patchy habitat. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 83, pp. 129-141.

Some impressions of Apimondia 2003

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Carreck, N. L. 2003. Some impressions of Apimondia 2003. Bee World. 84 (4), pp. 174-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2003.11099600

The birds and the bees: do insect pollinators affect hedgerow fruit set and consequently frugivorous bird abundance on farmland?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Jacobs, J. 2007. The birds and the bees: do insect pollinators affect hedgerow fruit set and consequently frugivorous bird abundance on farmland? Abstracts Royal Entomological Society National Meeting (Ento 07), Edinburgh, 16-18 July 2007 . pp. 28

The convention on biological diversity adopts the International Pollinator Initiative

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications

Williams, I. H. 2003. The convention on biological diversity adopts the International Pollinator Initiative. Bee World. 84, pp. 27-31.

The effect of patch size and separation on bumblebee foraging in oilseed rape: implications for gene flow

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Cresswell, J. E. and Osborne, J. L. 2004. The effect of patch size and separation on bumblebee foraging in oilseed rape: implications for gene flow. Journal of Applied Ecology. 41 (3), pp. 539-546. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00912.x

The effect of pH on zinc and cadmium ageing in constant and variable charge soils

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies

Donner, E., Zhao, F-J., Nortcliff, S. and Hodson, M. 2005. The effect of pH on zinc and cadmium ageing in constant and variable charge soils. Proceedings 8th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Adelaide, 3-7 April 2005 .

The effects of non-host plant essential oil volatiles on the behaviour of the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Mauchline, A. L., Osborne, J. L., Martin, A. P., Poppy, G. M. and Powell, W. 2005. The effects of non-host plant essential oil volatiles on the behaviour of the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 114 (3), pp. 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00237.x

The EU regulatory framework for GM crops in relation to bees

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Williams, I. H. 2002. The EU regulatory framework for GM crops in relation to bees. Bee World. 83, pp. 24-35.

The EU regulatory framework for GM foods in relation to bee products

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Williams, I. H. 2002. The EU regulatory framework for GM foods in relation to bee products. Bee World. 83, pp. 78-87.

The implications of spring-sown genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops for farmland biodiversity: a commentary on the Farm Scale Evaluations of spring sown crops (DEFRA report)

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential

Firbank, L. G., Perry, J. N., Squire, G. R., Bohan, D. A., Brooks, D. R., Champion, G. T., Clark, S. J., Daniels, R. E., Dewar, A. M., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Heard, M. S., Hill, M. O., May, M. J., Osborne, J. L., Rothery, P., Roy, D. B., Scott, R. J. and Woiwod, I. P. 2003. The implications of spring-sown genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops for farmland biodiversity: a commentary on the Farm Scale Evaluations of spring sown crops (DEFRA report).

The International Pollinator Initiative

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Williams, I. H. 2002. The International Pollinator Initiative. Proceedings 6th European Bee Conference, Cardiff, 1-5 July 2002 . pp. 37-38

The plant-pollinator community of a tropical dry forest, Costa Rica

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Cant, E. T., Baldock, K. C. R., Bulleid, R. J. and Nelson, I. L. 2002. The plant-pollinator community of a tropical dry forest, Costa Rica. Abstracts Royal Entomological Society 1 Day Meeting, 4 May 2002 .