Simon Tierney
evolutionary ecologist at large
- No fruit in the 2025 fruit bowl - @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social Victoria Pengilley interviews yours truly. Compounding affects of weather delayed native bees + Varroa mite infested feral honey bees? Is Bilpin the Canary in the Coalmine? The jury is in deliberation: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
- Fresh global-analysis admirably lead by @eeraertsmaxime.bsky.social (+ @oliviabernauer.bsky.social PhD data) indicates native bee pollination services leads to higher-quality apples = improved weight & seed set. How do you like them apples? 🍎 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- New perspective on bee microbiomes from a progressively provisioning social tribe that frequently engage in trophallaxis and removal of faeces in stem nests that lack brood cells. Evolutionary Applications: doi.org/10.1111/eva....
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