Ash Samuelson
@Ash_Samuelson
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Bee biologist @RoyalHollway and botanical specimen preparer at @kewgardens. Views my own
London
Joined August 2014
Set up an instagram account for my botanical specimen preparation work @kewgardens - follow https://t.co/SnCdVgpYg4 🌿
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Mounting a specimen of Microlicia sp. collected in Brazil #botany #plants #botanicgardens #curation #collections #conservation #biology #neotropics #melastomataceae @KewScience @kewgardens
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Honeybees forage shorter distances and have higher nectar quality in #urban areas. Excellent project decoding waggle dances by @Ash_Samuelson @ElliLeadbeater1 @RHULBioSci #CEESymosium
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Speaking at the #CEESymposium today about food for #bees in the city, using data from the #waggledance
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A new study has found that British bumblebees fare better in cities than in the countryside.
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First paper from my PhD published in @JAppliedEcology today! We show, through a meta-analysis, that pesticides negatively impact bee learning and memory, even at field realistic exposure. @ElliLeadbeater1 @sphaerularia @KorichevaLab
https://t.co/Fo2tqiwKE0
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New research, published today, shows pesticides influence bee learning and memory: https://t.co/k36pkBkiQ7
@RoyalHolloway
britishecologicalsociety.org
Research shows pesticides influence bee learning and memory - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.
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A really important new study from @sphaerularia and @ElliLeadbeater1 showing that buff-tailed bumblebee colonies do much better in cities and villages than in agricultural areas. #beesneeds
#ProcB Lower #bumblebee colony reproductive success in agricultural compared with urban environments @Ash_Samuelson @sphaerularia
https://t.co/EiJ6GPVPHD
#openaccess
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@Ash_Samuelson @OregonState Recent studies that @Ash_Samuelson worked on shows that colonies located in urban areas may actually be more successful than nests located in agricultural areas. #SciFriLive
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Next up! Time to dive into hive mind. @Ash_Samuelson and Ramesh Sagili @OregonState are here to give us the buzz about those complex colonies. #SciFriLive
https://t.co/ncU6qoNwBZ
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Great interview by @Ash_Samuelson speaking about her latest paper on the impact of urbanisation on bumblebee colonies. https://t.co/PbiTjsZmGY
bbc.co.uk
Beef exports to China, moorland fires, lakeland fell footpaths and urban bumblebees.
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At BBC Broadcasting House to do an interview for Radio 4's Farming Today about our paper out today in PRSB on urban bees @RHULBioSci
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In contrast to Beatrix Potter’s mice, bumblebees 🐝 are happier in cities . https://t.co/Uik8vg0PqF Great work by @Ash_Samuelson and fun to work with her and @ElliLeadbeater1 and Rich Gill @BumblebeeTrust @AgriBeeHealth @poshbee_eu
theguardian.com
Urban bumblebees have better access to food, allowing them to produce more offspring
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Bumblebees in cities show higher reproductive success than those in agricultural areas - new research out in PRSB today
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New paper just out in Ecology and Evolution presenting a protocol for land classification in pollinator ecology research, with @ElliLeadbeater1
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A lovely tree bumblebee foraging yesterday at Savill garden @WindsorGtPark @BumblebeeTrust @wurflenii @Bumble_Watching
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Beautiful but deceptive Ophrys bee orchids out on our nature walk at the Sussex field trip in Portugal #SussexMed18
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Can anyone help ID this pollen sample? Collected from beehives in/around London in May 2015, common in urban but not rural areas. Please RT!
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