E. Leadbeater

A neural correlate of learning fails to predict foraging efficiency in Bombus terrestris.

This study investigates the relationship between microglomerulus density in bumblebees and foraging efficiency, finding no direct correlation and suggesting a non-linear relationship with age.

Honeybees vary communication and collective decision making across landscapes

The paper quantifies honeybee waggle dance use across landscapes and shows its variable impact on foraging success, linking it to local ecological conditions.

Ecology dictates the value of memory for foraging bees

This study shows that short-term memory benefits foraging efficiency in abundant spring conditions but not during summer floral scarcity in bumblebees.

Honeybee dance-followers respond similarly to dances regardless of their spatial information content

This study shows honeybee dance-followers respond similarly to dances regardless of spatial information content, supporting the idea that foraging decisions rely on signal performance rules rather than recipient input.

Genetic toolkit for sociality predicts castes across the spectrum of social complexity in wasps

The paper uses machine learning on brain transcription data from Vespid wasps to show a shared genetic toolkit across social complexity, with additional processes in more complex societies.

Dancing bees evaluate agricultural forage resources as inferior to central urban land

This study compares floral resource availability in urban and agricultural areas using honeybee waggle dances, finding urban areas offer more consistent and higher quality forage.