E. E. Crone

Estimating butterfly population trends from sparse monitoring data using Generalized Additive Models

The paper develops guidelines for estimating butterfly population trends from sparse data using generalized additive models and introduces an R package for simulating and testing these models.

Contrasting effects of land cover on nesting habitat use and reproductive output for bumble bees

This paper examines how different land cover types affect nesting habitat use and reproductive success in various bumble bee species.

Estimating abundance and phenology from transect count data with GLMs

The paper presents a method using GLMs to estimate insect abundance and phenology from sparse transect count data, showing significant negative relationship between population size and thermal environment variation.

Bumblebee worker body size affects new worker production in different resource environments

This study shows that bumblebee worker size distribution affects new worker production differently across resource environments, with larger workers having mostly positive effects and smaller workers negative effects, especially under low or fluctuating resources.

Accounting for imperfect detection in species with sessile life cycle stages: a case study of bumble bee colonies

The paper estimates bumble bee colony density using mark-recapture methods, showing that imperfect detection can bias results and that mark-recapture provides unbiased estimates with lower effort.

Correlated seed failure as an environmental veto to synchronize reproduction of masting plants

The paper extends a resource budget model of masting to include correlated reproductive failure, showing it can produce synchronized seed production in oaks without pollen coupling.