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Charles D. Michener

Charles D. Michener

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
34105
World Ranking
2351
National Ranking
833

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1966 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1965 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1955 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Charles D. Michener was affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research output primarily focused on the collection, identification, and deposition of natural history specimens. Michener contributed multiple papers documenting this work, with recent publications spanning from 2023 to 2025.

Recent scholarly works by Michener included the following papers:

  • Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2025, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The primary venue for Michener's publications was Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), where eight publications were recorded.

The scientist received several honors throughout their career, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1980
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1966
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1965
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1955

Best Publications

  • The Bees of the World

    Charles Duncan Michener

  • A statistical method for evaluating systematic relationships

    Robert R. Sokal;Charles D. Michener

  • The social behavior of the bees : a comparative study

    Charles Duncan Michener

  • The Social Behavior of the Bees

    Charles Duncan Michener

  • Economic value of tropical forest to coffee production

    Taylor H. Ricketts;Gretchen C. Daily;Paul R. Ehrlich;Charles D. Michener

  • Biogeography of the bees.

    Charles D Michener

  • A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO A PROBLEM IN CLASSIFICATION

    Charles D. Michener;Robert R. Sokal

  • Comparative Social Behavior of Bees

    Charles D. Michener

  • Evolution of Sociality in Insects

    Norman Lin;Charles D. Michener

  • Kin recognition in animals.

    D. J. C. Fletcher;C. D. Michener

  • Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

    R. L. Kitching;Richard F. Johnston;Peter W. Frank;Charles D. Michener

  • The bee genera of North and Central America (Hymenoptera:Apoidea)

    Charles Duncan Michener;Ronald J. McGinley;Bryan N. Danforth

  • A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions

    Charles D. Michener

  • Comparative external morphology, phylogeny, and a classification of the bees (Hymenoptera)

    C.D Michener

  • Classification of the Apidae (Hymenoptera).

    Charles D. Michener

  • Reproductive efficiency in relation to colony size in hymenopterous societies

    Charles D. Michener

  • Mechanisms of identification and discrimination in social Hymenoptera.

    B. Holldobler;C. D. Michener;H. Markl

  • The Brazilian Bee Problem

    Charles D. Michener

  • The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

    Alvaro Wille;Charles D. Michener

  • Bees of Panama

    Charles Duncan Michener

  • Were workers of eusocial hymenoptera initially altruistic or oppressed

    Charles D. Michener

  • The Biology of Social Insects

    Michael D. Breed;Charles D. Michener;Howard E. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Engel
Michael S. Engel University of Kansas
Robert R. Sokal
Robert R. Sokal Stony Brook University
Terry L. Griswold
Terry L. Griswold Utah State University
Michael D. Breed
Michael D. Breed University of Colorado Boulder
David A. Grimaldi
David A. Grimaldi American Museum of Natural History
Mark L. Winston
Mark L. Winston Simon Fraser University
Bryan N. Danforth
Bryan N. Danforth Cornell University
David W. Roubik
David W. Roubik Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Gareth Nelson
Gareth Nelson University of Melbourne
Gretchen C. Daily
Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University

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