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Laurence Packer

Laurence Packer

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
13318
World Ranking
2944
National Ranking
199

Overview

Laurence Packer is affiliated with York University in Canada and focuses research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field, with 48 publications. Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science; Genetics; Plant Science; and Ecological Modeling. This range shows a broad engagement with topics related to biology and ecology.

Their main topics of study include Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, and Fossil Insects in Amber. These subjects demonstrate a focus on ecological interactions, insect biology, and environmental changes affecting species.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Laurence Packer include:

  • Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward, 2020, Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • The evolutionary history of bees in time and space, 2023, Current Biology
  • Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the mining bee family Andrenidae, 2021, Systematic Entomology
  • Spotlight on insects: trends, threats and conservation challenges, 2020, Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • Inadequate treatment of taxonomic information prevents replicability of most zoological research, 2020, Canadian Journal of Zoology

Laurence Packer has published in various venues, frequently contributing to journals such as Zootaxa, Insect Conservation and Diversity, Sociobiology, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, and Current Biology. These outlets align with themes of entomology, biodiversity, and conservation sciences.

Collaborations appear significant in Packer's research, with frequent coauthors including Eduardo A. B. Almeida, Raphaël K. Didham, Manu E. Saunders, Christopher Hassall, and Diego S. Porto, illustrating active participation in collaborative scientific networks.

In addition to articles, Laurence Packer has contributed to book publications through Princeton University Press, including multiple editions of "Bees of the World" published in 2022 and 2023. These works contribute to the taxonomic and biological understanding of bee species internationally.

Best Publications

  • Pollination and other ecosystem services produced by mobile organisms: a conceptual framework for the effects of land-use change.

    Claire Kremen;Neal M. Williams;Marcelo A. Aizen;Barbara Gemmill-Herren

  • Climate change impacts on bumblebees converge across continents

    Jeremy T. Kerr;Alana Pindar;Paul Galpern;Laurence Packer

  • Ecological and life-history traits predict bee species responses to environmental disturbances

    Neal M. Williams;Elizabeth E. Crone;T'ai H. Roulston;Robert L. Minckley

  • Habitat heterogeneity as a determinant of mammal species richness in high-energy regions

    Jeremy T. Kerr;Laurence Packer

  • Pollinator diversity and crop pollination services are at risk.

    Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Simon G. Potts;Laurence Packer

  • Evidence for decline in eastern North American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with special focus on Bombus affinis Cresson

    Sheila R. Colla;Laurence Packer

  • Complementary sex determination substantially increases extinction proneness of haplodiploid populations.

    Amro Zayed;Laurence Packer

  • Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward

    Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham;Yves Basset;C. Matilda Collins;Simon R. Leather

  • DNA barcoding and the mediocrity of morphology

    Laurence Packer;Jason Gibbs;Cory Sheffield;Robert Hanner

  • Indicator Taxa, Rapid Biodiversity Assessment, and Nestedness in an Endangered Ecosystem

    Jeremy T. Kerr;Alissa Sugar;Laurence Packer

  • Wolbachia and DNA Barcoding Insects: Patterns, Potential, and Problems

    M. Alex Smith;Claudia Bertrand;Kate Crosby;Eldon S. Eveleigh

  • 'Bee hotels' as tools for native pollinator conservation: a premature verdict?

    J. Scott MacIvor;Laurence Packer

  • The potential of cleptoparasitic bees as indicator taxa for assessing bee communities

    Cory S. Sheffield;Alana Pindar;Laurence Packer;Peter G. Kevan

  • DNA barcoding a regional bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) fauna and its potential for ecological studies.

    Cory S. Sheffield;Paul D. N. Hebert;Peter G. Kevan;Laurence Packer

  • Pollination ecology in the 21st Century: Key questions for future research

    Carolin Mayer;Lynn Adler;W. Scott Armbruster;Amots Dafni

  • Revision and reclassification of Lasioglossum (Evylaeus), L. (Hemihalictus) and L. (Sphecodogastra) in eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae).

    Jason Gibbs;Laurence Packer;Sheila Dumesh;Bryan N Danforth

  • Population genetic aspects of pollinator decline

    Laurence Packer;Robin Owen

  • Can green roofs provide habitat for urban bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)?

    Sheila R. Colla;Erin Willis;Laurence Packer

  • EFFECTIVENESS OF MALAISE TRAPS IN COLLECTING HYMENOPTERA: THE INFLUENCE OF TRAP DESIGN, MESH SIZE, AND LOCATION

    D. Christopher Darling;Laurence Packer

  • Phylogeny of the Bee Genus Halictus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Based on Parsimony and Likelihood Analyses of Nuclear EF-1α Sequence Data

    Bryan N. Danforth;Hervé Sauquet;Laurence Packer

  • The Evolution of Social Behavior in Insects and Arachnids

    Laurence Packer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason Gibbs
Jason Gibbs University of Manitoba
Bryan N. Danforth
Bryan N. Danforth Cornell University
Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
Jeremy T. Kerr
Jeremy T. Kerr University of Ottawa
Peter G. Kevan
Peter G. Kevan University of Guelph
Raphael K. Didham
Raphael K. Didham University of Western Australia
Robert Hanner
Robert Hanner University of Guelph
M. Alex Smith
M. Alex Smith University of Guelph
Pierre Rasmont
Pierre Rasmont University of Mons
Jörg Müller
Jörg Müller Heinz Sielmann Foundation

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