Laura Russo

Botanist/Entomologist/Ecologist and bird nerd; Bug Looker

[Prof Phil Stevenson @chickpeaman]

Sterol composition in plants is specific to pollen, leaf, pollination & pollinator & differs from wind & animal pollinated species but no evidence that sterols evolved to support insect pollinators. Great job by @SamuelFurse w/@Carlitoscapac & @HaukeKoch
https://t.co/ZL1U5TGusZ

[Jake Francis @J_S_Francis]

I've been struggling with reviving old analyses for four papers (sorry co-authors). To recharge ~procrastinate~ I took a break with something less technical.

This post has some details about the finer points of sampling nectar with micro-cap tubes.

https://t.co/T5PZok5LW4

[Student & ECP Int Soc of Hymenopterists Members @ISHstudents]

Kalamazoo College is hiring an assistant professor with a specialty in invertebrate biology! https://t.co/elad34vj43

[McArt Lab @McArtLab]

New #EEID theory paper from our group. Predicting and controlling spillover in multi-species disease transmission networks: Steady-state analysis
https://t.co/V8ZIh1XptA

[Sandra Rehan @sanrehan]

New paper: The use of pinned specimens helps uncover patterns of genetic differentiation and signatures of selection in a wild pollinator 🐝🧬🔬https://t.co/dOS3noz6bJ @faridasamadzada @NSERC_CRSNG

[Laura Russo @lrusso08]

@jmheberling @abby_june24 I have often wondered at the impacts of getting stuck in leaf litter on plants! But alas will not be at ESA

[Mason Heberling @jmheberling]

Going to #ESA2023 next week? Be sure to check out @abby_june24's poster on the effects of leaf litter on herb layer spring phenology! Motivated by the observations pictured https://t.co/ZA749s1SNY

[UTK EEB @UTK_EEB]

EEB graduate student @biologybynicole was featured in a recent @audubonsociety magazine article about unpaid labor in conservation work.
https://t.co/iraM9bFNCW

[Krystle Hickman @BeeSipOnline]

Here is a rare bee called a Brachynomada melanantha. The likely host, Anthophorula chionura, in the 2nd image had a large population in the area.

One very interesting thing about this bee is according to the key, although the host tribe is known, the exact host bee is unknown.

[Max Tercel @MaximumInsect]

Chuffed this chapter from my PhD is finally online!! 🙌😃🐜

Our meta-analysis quantifies the effect of non-native ants on local animal community diversity in multiple locations globally. Spoiler alert: non-native ants are PRETTY BAD 🧵 1/6

https://t.co/J2nwO3AJ1B

[Laura Russo @lrusso08]

@amani__khalil Team work makes the dream work 😁

[Laura Russo @lrusso08]

Happy to announce the first pub with my first grad student (@amani__khalil ) as first author, and the first pub on my TN work to come out!
https://t.co/bTh5a12RQT
Floral identity and availability along with surrounding landscapes affect pollinator communities in eastern Tennessee

[Mason Heberling @jmheberling]

New position posted - Director of Collections & Access @CarnegieMNH https://t.co/hGwBVnHfjy

[Paulo Guimaraes @paulo_prguima]

Our new paper on indirect effects and fitness in coevolved networks is out

https://t.co/i51HjfIc16

[Manuel Vázquez @VzquezManu]

Enseñando el manejo de las colmenas tradicionales mayas o jobones, con la abeja Xunáan kaab (Melipona beecheii). Cultura maya viva en Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, México 🇲🇽🐝🇲🇽 #stinglessbees #meliponicultura #abejasnativas

[Wildlife Photographer of the Year @NHM_WPY]

Our winner in the Behaviour: Invertebrates category is Frank Deschandol. His image 'A tale of two wasps' is a remarkable framing of a red-banded sand wasp (left) and a cuckoo wasp, about to enter next-door nest holes. #WPY56

[Arceo-GomezG @ArceoGomezG]

There is still time to apply! We are looking for an assistant prof in #forest #ecology. Come work in the wonderful and super diverse #Appalachian region👇🏼

[Kocher Lab @KocherLab]

Thanks so much to @MendelsLOLs and @DanielKronauer for covering our work in this CB Dispatch article! https://t.co/tnoTmEuTYX

[Danielle Rutkowski @DanielleRutkow]

New review paper out now on bee-fungi associations with @rachelvannette and Makena Weston. We discuss some common fungal associations and their impacts on bees, and highlight how much there is to learn still about these interactions! https://t.co/zsXDNvKRmI

[James E. Pustejovsky @jepusto]

#MetaAnalysis folks in ecology: My colleague Alicia Foxx at Chicago Botanic Gardens is recruiting a post-doc to work on a super interesting research synthesis project on plant restoration. Details here: https://t.co/ACSAKNcU8h