List of TropicBees Publications
2025
A new species of Duckeanthidium Moure & Hurd (Megachilidae: Anthidiini) from Colombia, with notes on D. thielei Michener in Panama Authors: Diego A. Guevara, Victor H. Gonzalez, Rodulfo Ospina, & David W. Roubik
* Supplemental Material: A new species of Duckeanthidium Moure & Hurd (Megachilidae: Anthidiini) from Colombia, with notes on D. thielei Michener in Panama Authors: Diego A. Guevara, Victor H. Gonzalez, Rodulfo Ospina, & David W. Roubik
2024
Stingless Bee Nest Cerumen and Propolis, Volume 1 Editors: Patricia Vit, Vassya Bankova, Milena Popova, David W Roubik
- Stingless Bee Nest Cerumen and Propolis, Volume 2 Editors: Patricia Vit, Vassya Bankova, Milena Popova, David W Roubik
2023
Neotropical bee microbiomes point to a fragmented social core and strong species-level efects Authors: Jordan G. Kueneman, Ernesto Bonadies, Devin Thomas, David W. Roubik and William T. Wcislo
- Stingless Bee (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) Ecology Author: David W. Roubik
2022
Description of a new ant- and stingless-bee-loving species of Cryptostigma Ferris (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from Ecuador living inside internodes of Cecropia (Urticaceae), with an updated key to the adult females and first-instar nymphs of the genus Authors: Takumasa Kondo & David W. Roubik
From neglect to stardom: how the rising popularity of stingless bees threatens diversity and meliponiculture in Mexico Authors: José Javier G. Quezada‐Euán, William J. May‐Itzá, Pilar de la Rúa, and David W. Roubik
2021
Long-term (1979–2019) dynamics of protected orchid bees in Panama Authors: David W. Roubik, Yves Basset, Yacksecari Lopez, Ricardo Bobadilla, Filonila Perez, José Alejandro Ramírez S.
Mutualism within a parasitism within a mutualism: the bees and coccids that inhabit Cecropia ant-plants Author: David W. Roubik
Honey quality parameters, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity in twelve Ecuadorian stingless bees (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) tested against multiresistant human pathogens Authors: Irina Villacrés-Granda, Dayana Coello, Adrián Proaño, Isabel Ballesteros, David W. Roubik, Gabriela Jijón, Genoveva Granda-Albuja, Silvana Granda-Albuja, Reinier Abreu-Naranjo, Favian Maza, Eduardo Tejera, Ana M. González-Paramás, Pedro Bullón, José M. Alvarez-Suarez.
2020
Filipino Meliponiculture & Beyond Authors: Abu Hassan Jalil & Nora Alanza Peña Editors: David W. Roubik, Danny V. Hizon
Farmer influence on shade tree diversity in rustic plots of Coffea canephora in Panama coffee-agroforestry Authors: Natsuho Fujisawa, David W. Roubik & Makoto Inoue
Bees: Ecological Roles Author: David W. Roubik
- Nest Structure: Stingless Bees Author: David W. Roubik
2019
Flower use by late nineteenth-century orchid bees (Eufriesea surinamensis, Hymenoptera, Apidae) nesting in the Catedral Basílica Santa María la Antigua de Panamá Authors: Paola Galgani-Barraza • Jorge Enrique Moreno • Sofia Lobo • Wendy Tribaldos • David W. Roubik • William T. Wcislo.
Egg and Mature Larva of a Species of Plebeia with a Preliminary Overview of the Mature Larvae of the Meliponini Relative to Those of Other Corbiculate Taxa (Apoidea: Apidae) Authors: Jerome G. Rozen, Jr., Corey Shepard Smith, David W. Roubik
Population Traits and a Female Perspective for Aglae and Exaerete, Tropical Bee Parasites (Hymenoptera, Apinae: Euglossini) Author: David W. Roubik
Geometric morphometrics of wing venation to differentiate new species of Scaura Schwarz populations (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) Author: D. S. Nogueira; J. S. G. Teixeira; T. Mahlmann; M. L. Oliveira; David W. Roubik
2018
Pot-Pollen as a Discipline: What Does It Include? Authors: David W. Roubik, • J. Enrique Moreno
The Stingless Honey Bees (Apidae, Apinae: Meliponini) in Panama and Pollination Ecology from Pollen Analysis Authors: David W. Roubik, • J. Enrique Moreno
The Pollination of Cultivated Plants – A Compendium for Practitioners Editor: David W. Roubik
The Pollination of Cultivated Plants Vol 2 – A Compendium for Practitioners Author: David W. Roubik
A Preliminary Checklist of the Orchid Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) of Ecuador Authors: Pablo S. Padrón, David W. Roubik, and Ruben P. Picón
Pot-Pollen in Stingless Bee Melittology Editors: Patricia Vit • Silvia R.M. Pedro • David W. Roubik.
- Economic and Cultural Values of Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) among Ethnic Groups of Tropical America Authors: JJG Quezada-Euán, G Nates-Parra, MM Maués, VL Imperatriz-Fonseca, David W. Roubik
2017
100 Species of Meliponines (Apidae: Meliponini) in a Parcel of Western Amazonian Forest at Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador Author: David W. Roubik
Abejas sociales, solitarias y parásitas Authors: David W. Roubik • Wilberto Colli-Ucán • Rogel Villanueva-Gutiérrez
- Have native Hymenoptera or Mricanized bees become aggressive foragers due to resource competition? Authors: David W. Roubik • Rogel Villanueva-Gutierrez
2016
More than protein? Bee–flower interactions and effects of disturbance regimes revealed by rare pollen in bee nests Authors: R Villanueva-Gutiérrez and David W. Roubik
Orchid Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) of Cusuco National Park, State of Cortés, Honduras Authors: Kenneth W. McCravy, Joseph Van Dyke, Thomas J. Creedy and David W. Roubik
An embellishment that became a mutualism: Inquiries on male bee tibial bouquets and fragrance-producing orchids in Panama and oceanic islands (Apidae: Apinae, Euglossini; Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) Authors: David W. Roubik, and Jette T. Knudsen
Impact of Striped-Squirrel Nectar-Robbing Behaviour on Gender Fitness in Alpinia roxburghii Sweet (Zingiberaceae) Authors: Xiaobao Deng, Dharmalingam Mohandass, Masatoshi Katabuchi, Alice C. Hughes, and David W. Roubik
2015
- Topological Structure of Plant-bee Networks in Four Mexican Environments Authors: VA Ramírez-Flores, R Villanueva-Gutiérrez, DW Roubik, CH Vergara, N Lara-Rodrígue, W Dáttilo, MEB Ferrer, V Rico-Gray
- Arthropod Distribution in a Tropical Rainforest: Tackling a Four Dimensional Puzzle Authors: Yves Basset, Lukas Cizek, Philippe Cuénoud, Raphael K. Didham, Vojtech Novotny, Frode Ødegaard, Tomas Roslin, Alexey K. Tishechkin, Jürgen Schmidl, Neville N. Winchester, David W. Roubik, Henri-Pierre Aberlenc, Johannes Bail, Héctor Barrios, Jonathan R. Bridle, Gabriela Castaño-Meneses, Bruno Corbara, Gianfranco Curletti, Wesley Duarte da Rocha, Domir De Bakker, Jacques H. C. Delabie, Alain Dejean, Laura L. Fagan, Andreas Floren, Roger L. Kitching, Enrique Medianero, Evandro Gama de Oliveira, Jérôme Orivel, Marc Pollet, Mathieu Rapp, Sérvio P. Ribeiro, Yves Roisin, Jesper B. Schmidt, Line Sørensen, Thomas M. Lewinsohn, Maurice Leponce
- Bee–Plant Interactions: Competition and Phenology of Flowers Visited by Bees Authors: Rogel Villanueva-Gutiérrez, David W. Roubik, and Luciana Porter-Bolland
Hospederos De Pappognatha panamensis Quintero & Cambra, 2005 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) Y Su Primer Registro De Distribución Para Costa Rica Authors: Roberto A. Cambra, David W. Roubik, Diomedes Quintero Arias.
High yields and bee pollination of hermaphroditic rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) in Chiapas, Mexico Authors: Manuel Rincón-Rabanales, David W. Roubik, Miguel A. Guzmán, Miguel Salvador-Figueroa, Lourdes Adriano-Anaya and Isidro Ovando
Setting the pace of life: membrane composition of flight muscle varies with metabolic rate of hovering orchid bees Authors: Enrique Rodríguez, Jean-Michel Weber, Benoît Pagé, David W. Roubik, Raul K. Suarez and Charles-A. Darveau
2014
Orchids and Neotropical Pollinators since Darwin’s Time Author: David W. Roubik
Biocultural Diversity, Pollinators and Their Socio-Cultural Values Lead Authors: Sara Jo Breslow, Damayanti Buchori, Brad Howlett, Gretchen Le Buhn, Márcia Motta Maués, José Javier Quezada-Euán, Shafqat Saeed. Coordinating Lead Authors: Rosemary Hill, Peter Kwapong, Guiomar Nates-Parra. Contributing Authors: Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, Megan Gee, Mary Gikungu, Anik Larasati, Philip Lyver, Elisa Oteros-Rozas, David Roubik, Marie Roué, Edgar Selvin Pérez, Brenda Tahi.
Evidence-based conservation: reply to Tepedino et al. Authors: Gretchen Lebuhn, Sam Droege, Edward F. Connor, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Simon G. Potts, Robert L. Minckley, Robert P. Jean, Emanuel Kula, David W. Roubik, Karen W. Wright, Gordon Frankie, and Frank Parker
Pollinator Safety in Agriculture Editor: David W. Roubik
A Critical View of Colony Losses in Managed Mayan Honey-Making Bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in the Heart of Zona Maya. Authors: Rogel Villanueva-Gutiérrez, David W. Roubik, Wilberto Colli-Ucán, Francisco J. Güemez-Ricalde, And Stephen L. Buchmann
Transgenic soybean pollen (Glycine max L.) in honey from the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico Authors: Villanueva-Gutiérrez, C. Echazarreta-González, D. W. Roubik, Y. B. Moguel-Ordóñez
2013
Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Meliponini) of French Guiana Authors: Alain Pauly , Silvia R.M. Pedro , Claus Rasmussen, and David W. Roubik
Pot-Honey, A legacy of stingless bees Editors: Patricia Vit • Silvia R.M. Pedro • David W. Roubik
- A Critical View of Colony Losses in Managed Mayan Honey-Making Bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in the Heart of Zona Maya Authors:
Rogel Villanueva-Gutieirrez, David W. Roubik, Wilberto Colli-Ucán, Francisco J. Guemez-Ricalde, And Stephen L. Buchmann
- Why do they keep changing the names of our stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Meliponini)? A little history and guide to taxonomy Author: David W. Roubik
2012
The Panama microplate, island studies and relictual species of Melipona (Melikerria) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) Authors: David W. Roubik and Joao Maria Franco De Camargo
Can extinction risk help explain plant-pollinator specificity among euglossine bee pollinated plants? Authors: Ackerman, J. D. and Roubik, D. W.
Arthropod Diversity in a Tropical Forest Authors: Yves Basset, Lukas Cizek, Philippe Cuénoud, Raphael K. Didham, François Guilhaumon, Olivier Missa, Vojtech Novotny, Frode Ødegaard, Tomas Roslin, Jürgen Schmidl, Alexey K. Tishechkin, Neville N. Winchester, David W. Roubik, Henri-Pierre Aberlenc, Johannes Bail, Héctor Barrios, Jon R. Bridle, Gabriela Castaño-Meneses, Bruno Corbara, Gianfranco Curletti, Wesley Duarte da Rocha, Domir De Bakker, Jacques H. C. Delabie, Alain Dejean, Laura L. Fagan, Andreas Floren, Roger L. Kitching, Enrique Medianero, Scott E. Miller, Evandro Gama de Oliveira, Jérôme Orivel, Marc Pollet, Mathieu Rapp, Sérvio P. Ribeiro, Yves Roisin, Jesper B. Schmidt, Line Sørensen, Maurice Leponce
Ecology and Social Organization of Bees Author: David W. Roubik
Integrated landmark and outline-based morphometric methods efficiently distinguish species of Euglossa (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) Authors: Tiago Mauricio Francoy, Fernando De Faria Franco, David W. Roubik
A stingless bee can use visual odometry to estimate both height and distance Authors: A. Eckles, D. W. Roubik and J. C. Nieh
Detecting Insect Pollinator Declines on Regional and Global Scales Authors: Gretchen Lebuhn Sam Droege, Edward F. Connor, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Simon G. Potts, Robert L. Minckley, Terry Griswold, Robert Jean, Emanuel Kula, David W. Roubik, Jim Cane, Karen W. Wright, Gordon Frankie, and Frank Parker
Pollen use by Megalopta sweat bees in relation to resource availability in a tropical forest Authors: Adam R. Smith, Isis J. L Opez Quintero, Jorge Enrique, Moreno PatiNO, David W. Roubik And William T. Wcislo
- Back to the future: Apis versus non-Apis pollination Authors: Alexandre Aebi, Bernard E. Vaissie`re, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Keith S. Delaplane, David W. Roubik5 and Peter Neumann
2011
“POLLEN”, the film that wants to change the world. by: Stephanie Belpeche
2010
- Phylogeny, diversification patterns and historical biogeography of euglossine orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Author: Santiago R. Ramírez, David W. Roubik, Charlotte Skov and Naomi E. Pierce
A molecular phylogeny of the stingless bee genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Authors: Santiago R. Ramírez, James C. Nieh, Tiago B. Quental, David W. Roubik, Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca, Naomi E. Pierce
Large-Range Movements of Neotropical Orchid Bees Observed via Radio Telemetry Authors: Martin Wikelski, Jerry Moxley, Alexander Eaton-Mordas, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Richard Holland, David Moskowitz, David W. Roubik, Roland Kays
2009
Ecological Impact on Native Bees by the Invasive Africanized Honey Bee Author: David W. Roubik.
Invasive Africanized Honey Bee Impact on Native Solitary Bees: A Pollen Resource and Trap Nest Analysis Authors: David W. Roubik and Rogel Villanueva-Gutiérrez
Single mating in orchid bees (Euglossa, Apinae): implications for mate choice and social evolution Authors: Zimmermann, D. W. Roubik, J. J. G. Quezada-Euan, J. Paxton, T. Eltz
2008
Especies Nuevas Y Filogenia De Las Abejas De Fuego, Oxytrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini) Authors: Victor H. Gonzalez & David W. Roubik.
Stradivarius in the Jungle: Traditional Knowledge and the Use of “Black Beeswax” Among the Yuquí of the Bolivian Amazon Authors: Allyn MacLean Stearman, Eugenio Stierlin, Michael E. Sigman, David W. Roubik & Derek Dorrien
2007
Adaptive functions of defensive plant phenolics and a non-linear bee response to nectar components Authors: Liu, J. Chen, J. Chai, X. Zhang, X. Bai, D. He and D. W. Roubik
Old comb for nesting site recognition by Apis dorsata? Field experiments in China Authors: F. Liu, D.W. Roubik, D. He and J. Li.
Morphometric Analysis of Bees in the Trigona fulviventris Group (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Authors: Edgar Javier Hernandez, David W. Roubik, and Guiomar Nates-Parra
2006
Composition Of Stingless Bee Honey: Setting Quality Standards Authors: Bruno Souza, David·Roubik, Ortrud Barth, Tim Heard, Eunice Enriquez, Carlos Carvalho, Jeronimo Villas-Boas, Luis Marchini, Jean Locatelli, Livia Persano-Oddo, Ligia Almeida-Moradian, Stefan Bogdanov And Patricia Vit.
Large Processes with Small Targets: Rarity and Pollination in Rain Forests Author: David W. Roubik
Honey-Making Bee Colony Abundance and Predation by Apes and Humans in a Uganda Forest Reserve Authors: Robert Kajobe & David W. Roubik
Global meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities Authors: Marilda Cortopassi-Laurino, Vera Lucia Imperatiz-Fonseca, David Ward Roubik, Anne Dollin, Tim Heard, Ingrid Aguilar, Giorgio C. Venturieri, Connal Eardley, Paulo Nougeira-Neto
Species-specific attraction to pheromonal analogues in orchid bees Authors: Yvonne Zimmermann, David W. Roubik, Thomas Eltz
Stingless bee nesting biology Author: David W. Roubik
2005
Neotropical Meliponini: Paratrigonoides mayri, new genus and species from western Colombia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) and phylogeny of related genera Authors: João M. F. Camargo & David W. Roubik
Allometric scaling of flight energetics in orchid bees: evolution of flux capacities and flux rates Authors: Charles-A. Darveau, Peter W. Hochachka, David W. Roubik & Raul K. Suarez
Allometric scaling of flight energetics in Panamanian orchid bees: a comparative phylogenetic approach Authors: Charles-A. Darveau, Peter W. Hochachka, Kenneth C. Welch, Jr, David W. Roubik & Raul K. Suarez
Honeybees in Borneo Author: David W. Roubik
Busy Bees Authors: Charles-A. Darveau, Peter W. Hochachka, Kenneth C. Welch, Jr., David W. Roubik, Raul K. Suarez
Extinction of Melipona beecheii and traditional beekeeping in the Yucatán peninsula Authors: Rogel Villanueva-G, David W Roubik, Wilberto Colli-Ucán
Experience-dependent choices ensure species-specific fragrance accumulation in male orchid bees Authors: Thomas Eltz · David W. Roubik · Klaus Lunau
Energy metabolism in orchid bee flight muscles: carbohydrate fuels all Authors: Raul K. Suarez, Charles-A. Darveau, Kenneth C. Welch, Jr., Diane M. O’Brien, David W. Roubik, Peter W. Hochachka.
Roles of hierarchical and metabolic regulation in the allometric scaling of metabolism in Panamanian orchid bees Authors: Raul K. Suarez, David W. Roubik, Charles-A. Darveau, and Peter W. Hochachka.
2004
Large Processes with Small Targets: Rarity and Pollination in Rain Forests Authors: David W. Roubik
Why are African honey bees and not European bees invasive? Pollen diet diversity in community experiments Authors: Rogel Villanueva-G, David W. Roubik
Effects of Animal Pollination on Pollen Dispersal, Selfing, and Effective Population Size of Tropical Trees: A Simulation Study Authors: Bernd Degen and David W. Roubik
Long-Term Studies of Solitary Bees: What The Orchid Bees are Telling Us Author: D. W. Roubik.
Pollen Sources of Long-Tongued Solitary Bees (Megachilidae) In The Biosphere Reserve Of Quintana Roo, Mexico Authors: Rogel Villanueva-Gutierrez, David W. Roubik
Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and character evolution in bumble bees (Bombus: Apidae) based on simultaneous analysis of three nuclear gene sequences. Authors: Atsushi Kawakita, Teiji Sota, Masao Ito, John S. Ascher, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Makoto Kato, and David W. Roubik
2003
Canopy flowers and certainty: loose niches revisited Authors: David W. Roubik, Shoko Sakai, and Francesco Gattesco
Fragrances, male display and mating behaviour of Euglossa hemichlora: a flight cage experiment Authors: Thomas Eltz, David W. Roubik, and Mark W. Whitten
Mitochondrial variation and genetic differentiation in honey bees (Apis cerana, A. koschevnikovi and A. dorsata) of Borneo Authors: Hiroyuki Tanaka Takeshi Suka, Sih Kajion0, Hiromitsu Samejima, Maryati Mohajvied And David W. Roubik
Solitary and group nesting in the orchid bee Euglossa hyacinthina (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Authors: L. Soucy, T. Giray, and D. W. Roubik
Use of diploid male frequency data as an indicator of pollinator decline Authors: Amro Zayed, David W. Roubik, and Laurence Packer
2002
The value of bees to the coffee harvest Author: David W. Roubik
Feral African Bees Augment Neotropical Coffee Yield Author: David W. Roubik
2001
Do competing haoney bees matter? Dynamics and abundance of native bees before and after honey bee invasion Authors: David W. Roubik, Henk Wolda
Genetic differentiation-among geographic groups of three honeybee species, Apis cerana, A. koschevnikovi and A. dorsata, in Borneo Authors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Takeshi Suka, David W. Roubik, Maryati Mohamed
Las Abejas Africanas y el café en Panamá Author: David W. Roubik
Ups and Downs in Pollinator Populations: When is there a Decline? Author: David W. Roubik
Stenotarsus Subtilis Arrow, The Aggregating Fungus Beetle of Barro Colorado Island Nature Monument, Panama (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) Authors: David W. Roubik and Paul Skelley
2000
Pollination System Stability in Tropical America Author: David W. Roubik
Deceptive orchids with Meliponini as pollinators Author: David W. Roubik
A Framework for Melittology Author: David W. Roubik
1999
Grave-Robbing by Male Eulaema (Hymenoptera, Apidae): Implications for Euglossine Biology Author: David W. Roubik
Height Communication by Bornean Honey Bees (Apiformes: Apidae; Apini) Authors: David W. Roubik, Tamiji Inoue, Abdul Hamid, and Rhett Harrison
Mate number, kin selection and social conflicts in stingless bees and honeybees Authors: John M. Peters, David C. Queller, Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca, David W. Roubik and Joan E. Strassmann
Nestmate recognition in the stingless bee Melipona panamica (Apidae, Meliponini) Authors: Tamiji Inoue, D. W. Roubik, and T. Suka
Phylogenetic relationships within the corbiculate Apinae (Hymenoptera) and the evolution of eusociality Authors: Koulianos, R. Schmid-Hempel, D. W. Roubik and P. Schmid-Hempel
1998
Potential mechanisms for the communication of height and distance by a stingless bee, Melipona panamica Authors: James C. Nieh, David W. Roubik
The Killer Bee Saga Author: David W. Roubik
1997
Haploid· Karyotypes of Two Species of Orchid Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Euglossini) Authors: Thomas Eltz, Michael Schmid, and David W. Roubik
New stingless bee genus endemic to Central American cloud forests: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications of (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) Authors: David W. Roubik, Jorge Arturo Lobo Segura, Joao Maria Franco De Camargo
1996
A Study of Flowering and Pollen Characteristics in a Tropical Herb Under Elevated CO2 Treatment. Authors: David W. Roubik and Klaus Winter
Male and female bee dynamics in a lowland tropical forest Authors: David W. Roubik, Henk Wolda
African honey bees as exotic pollinators in French Guiana Author: David W. Roubik
Pollen Specialization and Generalization by Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meuponini) Authors: David W. Roubik, J. Enrique Moreno
Population Genetics, Diploid Males, and Limits to Social Evolution of Euglossine Bees Authors: David W. Roubik; L.A. Weight; M.A. Bonilla
The De-Flowering of Central America: A Current Perspective Author: David W. Roubik
Wild bees of Brunei Darussalam Author: David W. Roubik
1995
Canopy Foraging by Two Tropical Honeybees: Bee Height Fidelity and Tree Genetic Neighborhoods Authors: Abang Abdul Hamid, Tamiji Inoue, and David W. Roubik
A stingless bee (Melipona panamica) indicates food location without using a scent trail Authors: Charles D. Michener and David W. Roubik
1994
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1993
Direct costs of forest reproduction, bee-cycling and the efficiency of pollination modes Author: David W. Roubik
Observations on the Labium of Meliponine Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Authors: Charles D. Michener and David W. Roubik
- Tropical Pollinators in the Canopy· and Understory: Field Data and Theory for Stratum “Preferences” Author: David W. Roubik
1992
Enzymatic amplification and nucleotide sequencing of portions of the 18s rRNA·gene of the bee Proplebeia dominicana (Apidae: Hymenoptera) isolated from 25-40 million year old Dominican amber Authors: R.J. Cano, H.N. Poinar, D.W. Roubik, and G.0. Poinar Jr
Foraging Behavior and Concentration Preference of Male Euglossine Bees (Apidae: Hymenoptera) Authors: Makoto Kato, David W. Roubik, Tamiji Inoue
- Loose Niches in Tropical Communities: Why Are There So Few Bees and So Many Trees? Author: David W. Roubik,
1991
Systematics and bionomics of the apoid obligate necrophages: the Trigona hypogea group (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Meliponinae) Authors: Joao M. F. Camargo, David W. Roubik
Distinctive hydrocarbons among giant honey bees, the Apis dorsata group (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Authors: DA Carlson, David W. Roubik, K Milstrey
Aspects of Africanized Honey Bee Ecology in Tropical America Author: David W. Roubik
1990
A Mixed Colony of Eulaema (Hymenoptera: Apidae ), Natural Enemies, and Limits to Sociality Author: David W. Roubik
Abejas Nativas en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka’an Quintana Roo, Mexico Authors: David W. Roubik, Rogel Villanueva G, Edgar Fco. Cabrera Cano and Wilberto Colli Ucan
Biogeographical Ecology of Melipona (Apidae: Meliponinae) Author: David W. Roubik
Comparative Energy Balance in Groups of Africanized and European Honey Bees: Ecological Implications Authors: E. E. Southwick, D. W. Roubik and J.M. Williams.
How Real are Temperate-Tropical Honey Bee Differences? Author: David W. Roubik
Learning to Live With Africanized Honeybees Authors: David W. Roubik and Melvin M. Boreham
Mate Location and Mate Competition in Males of Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae) Author: David W. Roubik
Microorganisms associated with pollen, honey, and brood provisions in the nest of a stingless bee, Melipona fasciata Authors: M Gilliam, OW Roubik , BJ Lorenz
Nesting and Defence in Tropical Honeybees and Stingless Bees: You are What Eats You? Author: David W. Roubik
Niche Preemption in Tropical Bee Communities: A Comparison of Neotropical and Malesian Faunas Author: David W. Roubik
- Sympatry Among Subspecies of Melipona favosa in Colombia and a Taxonomic Revision Authors: Guiomar Nates Parra and David W. Roubik.
1989
Asynchronous Phenologies of a Neotropical Orchid and its Euglossine Bee Pollinator Authors: Jess K. Zimmerman, David W. Roubik, James D. Ackerman
Ecology of Necrophilous and Filth-Gathering Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) of Peru Authors: Donald L. Baumgartner, David W. Roubik.
1988
Melipona yucatanica New Species (Hymenoptera: Apidae:
Meliponinae); Stingless Bee Dispersal Across the Caribbean Are and Post-Eocene Vicariance. Authors: J. M. F. Camargo, J. S. Moure, D. W. Roubik.
An overview of Africanized honey-bee populations: reproduction, diet, and competition. Author: D. W. Roubik.
1987
Pollen Deposition and Removal by Bees Visiting Two Tree Species in Panama. Authors: Allison A. Snow, David W. Roubik
Long-term ecology of euglossine orchid-bees (Apidae: Euglossini) in Panama Authors: D.W. Roubik, J.D. Ackerman
1986
Nocturnal Bee Abundance and Seasonal Bee Activity in a Panamanian Forest. Authors: Henk Wolda; David W. Roubik
Sporadic food competition with the African honey bee: projected impact on neotropical social bees. Authors: David W. Roubik, J. Enrique Moreno, Carlos Vergara and Dieter Wittmann.
1985
Microbiology Of The Larval Provisions Of The Stingless Bee, Trigona Hypogea an Obligate Necrophage Authors: Martha Gilliam, Stephen L. Buchmann, Brenda J. Lorenz
- Nesting Biology of Crawfordapis in Panama (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) Authors: David W. Roubik and Charles D. Mrchener
1984
Nectar Selection By Melipona and Apis Mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and The Ecology Of Nectar Intake By Bee Colonies In a Tropical Forest Authors: David W. Roubik and Stephen L. Buchmann
1983
Experimental Community Studies: Time-Series Tests of Competition between African and Neotropical Bees. Author: David W. Roubik
Flight Ranges of Melipona and Trigona in Tropical Forest Authors: David W. Roubik, Martin Aluja
MANDIBULAR GLANDS OF STINGLESS BEES (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE): Chemical Analysis of Their Contents and Biological Function in Two Species of Melipona Authors: B.H. Smith, D.W. Roubik
- Direct costs of forest reproduction, bee cycling and the efficiency of pollination modes Author: David W. Roubik
1982
Obligate Necrophagy in a Social Bee Author: David W. Roubik
The Ecological Impact of Nectar-Robbing Bees and Pollinating Hummingbirds on a Tropical Shrub Author: David W. Roubik
Stratum, Tree, and Flower Selection by Tropical Bees: Implications for the Reproductive Biology of Outcrossing Cochlospermum Vitifolium in Panama. Authors: David W. Roubik; James D. Ackerman; Christine Copenhaver; Brian H. Smith
Flightless Beetles and Stingless Bees: Phoresy of Scotocryptine Beetles (Leiodidae) on Their Meliponine Hosts (Apidae) Authors: David W. Roubik, Quentin D. Wheeler
Seasonality in Colony Food Storage, Brood -Production and Adult Survivorship: Studies of Melipona in Tropical Forest (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Author: David W. Roubik
Ecological Impact Of Africanized Honeybees On Native Neotropical Pollinators Author: David W. Roubik
1981
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1980
New species of Trigona and cleptobiotic L estrimelitta from French Guiana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Author: David W. Roubik
The Seasonal Cycle and Nests of Epicharis zonata, a Bee Whose Cells Are below the Wet-Season Water Table (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae) Authors: David W. Roubik, Charles D. Michener
Foraging Behavior Of Competing Africanized Honeybees And Stingless Bees Author: David W. Roubik
1979
Africanized Honey Bees, Stingless Bees, And The Structure Of Tropical Plant-Pollinator Communities. Author: David W. Roubik
1978
- Competitive lnteractions Between Neotropical Pollinators and Africanized Honey Bees. Author: David W. Roubik
1976
1. 1976a. D. W. Roubik. Killer Bee. In: Merit Students Encyclopedia. Macmillan Educational Corporation, New York, New York, USA.
- 2. 1976b. D. W. Roubik. Aquatic Coleoptera of Kansas. pp. 55-74 In: New state records of aquatic macroinvertebrates collected by the State Biological Survey of Kansas. Kansas Biological Survey Technical Bulletin No. 1.