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36
Citations
7195
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7032
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2363

Overview

M. Kim Fondrk is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research and academic career is connected to this institution, contributing to the academic community there.

There is no available record of recent papers, specific topics, or fields of study directly associated with M. Kim Fondrk. Similarly, there are no listed frequent co-authors or publication venues documented in the available data.

The absence of details regarding papers, co-authors, or main and subfields of study limits the scope of understanding of Fondrk's specific research interests or specializations. There is no information provided on awards or distinctions that Fondrk may have received.

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Best Publications

  • The gene csd is the primary signal for sexual development in the honeybee and encodes an SR-type protein.

    Martin Beye;Martin Hasselmann;M.Kim Fondrk;Robert E Page

  • The gene vitellogenin has multiple coordinating effects on social organization.

    C. Mindy Nelson;Kate E Ihle;M. Kim Fondrk;Robert E Page

  • The effect of genotype on response thresholds to sucrose and foraging behavior of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

    R. E. Page;J. Erber;M. K. Fondrk

  • Reproductive ground plan may mediate colony-level selection effects on individual foraging behavior in honey bees

    Gro V. Amdam;Kari Norberg;M. Kim Fondrk;Robert E. Page

  • The Making of a Queen: TOR Pathway Is a Key Player in Diphenic Caste Development

    Avani Patel;M. Kim Fondrk;Osman Kaftanoglu;Christine Emore

  • Social reversal of immunosenescence in honey bee workers.

    Gro V. Amdam;Anne Lene T.O. Aase;Siri-Christine Seehuus;M. Kim Fondrk

  • Complex social behaviour derived from maternal reproductive traits

    Gro V. Amdam;Gro V. Amdam;Angela Csondes;M. Kim Fondrk;Robert E. Page

  • The effects of colony-level selection on the social organization of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies: colony-level components of pollen hoarding

    Robert E. Page;M. Kim Fondrk

  • Brood pheromone stimulates pollen foraging in honey bees ( Apis mellifera )

    Tanya Pankiw;Robert E. Page;M. Kim Fondrk

  • Major Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Honey Bee Foraging Behavior

    G J Hunt;R E Page;M K Fondrk;C J Dullum

  • Behavioral genomics of honeybee foraging and nest defense

    Greg J. Hunt;Gro V. Amdam;David Schlipalius;Christine Emore

  • Regulation of life history determines lifespan of worker honey bees (Apis mellifera L.).

    Olav Rueppell;Cédric Bachelier;M. Kim Fondrk;Robert E. Page

  • Quantitative Trait Loci for Honey Bee Stinging Behavior and Body Size

    G J Hunt;E Guzmán-Novoa;M K Fondrk;R E Page

  • Effects of worker genotypic diversity on honey bee colony development and behavior (Apis mellifera L.)

    Robert E. Page;Gene E. Robinson;M. Kim Fondrk;Medhat E. Nasr

  • Regulation of pollen foraging in honeybee colonies: effects of young brood, stored pollen, and empty space

    Claudia Dreller;Robert E. Page;M. Kim Fondrk

  • Genetic specialists, kin recognition and nepotism in honey-bee colonies

    Robert E. Page;Gene E. Robinson;M. Kim Fondrk

  • Genetic dissection of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) foraging behavior

    RE Page;MK Fondrk;GJ Hunt;E Guzmán-Novoa

  • Effects of worker genotypic diversity on honey bee colony development and behavior ( Apis mellifera L.)

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  • Genetic determinants of honey bee foraging behaviour

    Robert E. Page;Keith D. Waddington;Greg J. Hunt;M. Kim Fondrk

  • Insulin-like peptide genes in honey bee fat body respond differently to manipulation of social behavioral physiology

    Kari-Anne Nilsen;Kate E. Ihle;Katy Frederick;M. Kim Fondrk

  • Variation in Endocrine Signaling Underlies Variation in Social Life History

    Gro V. Amdam;Kari‐Anne Nilsen;Kari Norberg;M. Kim Fondrk

  • The genetic architecture of the behavioral ontogeny of foraging in honeybee workers.

    Olav Rueppell;Tanya Pankiw;David I. Nielsen;M. Kim Fondrk

  • The nurse's load: early-life exposure to brood-rearing affects behavior and lifespan in honey bees (Apis mellifera).

    Gro V. Amdam;Olav Rueppell;M. Kim Fondrk;Robert E. Page

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Page
Robert E. Page University of California, Davis
Gro V. Amdam
Gro V. Amdam Arizona State University
Olav Rueppell
Olav Rueppell University of Alberta
Gene E. Robinson
Gene E. Robinson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Klaus Hartfelder
Klaus Hartfelder Universidade de São Paulo
Xavier Vekemans
Xavier Vekemans University of Lille
Mark L. Winston
Mark L. Winston Simon Fraser University
Robbin W. Thorp
Robbin W. Thorp University of California, Davis
Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman
Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman United States Department of Agriculture

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