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Research overview
A. Environmental Physiology of Invertebrates.
Water balance and osmoregulation in insects. Thermal physiology in relation to microclimate and behaviour, especially in bees and other terrestrial and littoral invertebrates.
B. Insect-Plant Interactions.
Pollination ecology. Interactions between pollinators, pests and predators.
Insects as pests on crop plants, and interactions with crop microclimates. Ant deterrence in flowers.
C. Animal behaviour, especially social insects.
Ecology and behaviour of insects, specifically insect-plant interactions and pollination ecology. The constraints acting on pollinators, especially bees, in temperate and arid systems.
D. Invertebrate Evolution and Convergent Evolution.
Invertebrate morphology and fossils; the evolution of basic body plans, and the prevalence of convergent evolution; implications for phylogenetic approaches.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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A dual function for 4-methoxybenzaldehyde in Petasites fragrans? Pollinator-attractant and ant-repellent
Pattrick, J. G., Shepherd, T., Hoppitt, W., Plowman, N. S. & Willmer, P., Oct 2017, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 11, 5, p. 623-627 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating pollinator performance of visitors to the self-incompatible crop-plant Brassica rapa by single visit deposition and pollen germination: a comparison of methods
Patchett, R. B., Ballantyne, G. A. & Willmer, P. G., 1 Dec 2017, In: Journal of Pollination Ecology. 21, 3, p. 78-85 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insights from measuring pollen deposition: quantifying the pre-eminence of bees as flower visitors and effective pollinators
Willmer, P. G., Cunnold, H. E. & Ballantyne, G. A., Jun 2017, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 11, 3, p. 411-425 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pollinator importance networks illustrate the crucial value of bees in a highly speciose plant community
Ballantyne, G., Baldock, K. C. R., Rendell, L. & Willmer, P. G., 21 Aug 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 7, 13 p., 8389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Constructing more informative plant-pollinator networks: visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community
Ballantyne, G. A., Baldock, K. C. R. & Willmer, P. G., 2 Sept 2015, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282, 9 p., 20151130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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