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Ecology and Evolution
Panama
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
67
Citations
18804
World Ranking
1585
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Panama Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Panama Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Panama Leader Award

Overview

David W. Roubik is affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and has a focused research profile within Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work primarily spans subfields such as Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Genetics, and Pharmacology.

The topics extensively covered in their research include Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Bee Products Chemical Analysis, Healthcare and Venom Research, and Insect Utilization and Effects.

They have published in several venues, with multiple contributions to Sociobiology and Insect Conservation and Diversity. Other notable venues for their work include Annual Review of Entomology, Current Opinion in Insect Science, and LWT.

Notable recent papers by David W. Roubik include:

  • Stingless Bee (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) Ecology, 2022, Annual Review of Entomology
  • Long-term (1979-2019) dynamics of protected orchid bees in Panama, 2021, Conservation Science and Practice

In their collaborative efforts, they frequently co-author with researchers such as Yves Basset, Patrícia Vit, Bajaree Chuttong, Norhasnida Zawawi, and María del Pilar Díaz.

Their work investigates aspects related to bee ecology and behavior, including flight metabolism and the ecological dynamics of stingless bees and orchid bees in tropical environments.

Best Publications

  • Ecology and natural history of tropical bees

    David W. Roubik

  • Pollen and spores of Barro Colorado Island [Panama].

    D. W. Roubik

  • Pollen and spores of Barro Colorado Island

    David W. Roubik;Jorge Enrique Moreno Patiño

  • Stingless bee nesting biology

    David W. Roubik

  • Arthropod diversity in a tropical forest

    Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Lukas Cizek;Lukas Cizek;Philippe Cuenoud;Raphael K. Didham

  • Pollination of cultivated plants in the tropics.

    David W. Roubik

  • Global meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities

    Marilda Cortopassi-Laurino;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca;David Ward Roubik;Anne Dollin

  • The value of bees to the coffee harvest

    David Ward Roubik

  • Ups and Downs in Pollinator Populations: When is there a Decline?

    David Ward Roubik

  • Detecting Insect Pollinator Declines on Regional and Global Scales

    Gretchen Lebuhn;Sam Droege;Edward F. Connor;Barbara Gemmill-Herren

  • Composition of stingless bee honey: Setting quality standards

    Bruno Souza;David Roubik;Ortrud Barth;Tim Heard

  • Competitive Interactions Between Neotropical Pollinators and Africanized Honey Bees

    David W. Roubik

  • Long-term ecology of euglossine orchid-bees (Apidae: Euglossini) in Panama.

    D. W. Roubik;J. D. Ackerman

  • Nectar selection by Melipona and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and the ecology of nectar intake by bee colonies in a tropical forest.

    David W. Roubik;Stephen L. Buchmann;Stephen L. Buchmann

  • Foraging Behavior of Competing Africanized Honeybees and Stingless Bees

    David W. Roubik

  • The Ecological Impact of Nectar-Robbing Bees and Pollinating Hummingbirds on a Tropical Shrub

    David W. Roubik

  • Fragrance Collection, Storage, and Accumulation by Individual Male Orchid Bees

    T. Eltz;W. M. Whitten;D. W. Roubik;K. E. Linsenmair

  • Mate number, kin selection and social conflicts in stingless bees and honeybees

    John M Peters;David C Queller;Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca;David W Roubik

  • Sporadic food competition with the African honey bee: projected impact on neotropical social bees

    David W. Roubik;J. Enrique Moreno;Carlos Vergara;Dieter Wittmann

  • Arthropod distribution in a tropical rainforest: Tackling a four dimensional puzzle

    Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Lukas Cizek;Lukas Cizek;Philippe Cuenoud;Raphael K. Didham

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Basset
Yves Basset Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Vojtech Novotny
Vojtech Novotny Czech Academy of Sciences
Roger L. Kitching
Roger L. Kitching Griffith University
Lukas Cizek
Lukas Cizek Sewanee: The University of the South
Yves Roisin
Yves Roisin Université Libre de Bruxelles
Bruno Corbara
Bruno Corbara University of Clermont Auvergne
Raphael K. Didham
Raphael K. Didham University of Western Australia
Tomas Roslin
Tomas Roslin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jérôme Orivel
Jérôme Orivel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University

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