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Michael Hrncir is affiliated with the Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, their work focuses on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics encompass a variety of subjects related to plant and animal studies, insect ecology, and behavioral science. Key topics covered include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Hrncir's recent publications reflect a focus on stingless bees and their ecology, thermal tolerance, and foraging behavior. Selected papers include:

  • "A Comparative Study of Food Source Selection in Stingless Bees and Honeybees: Scent Marks, Location, or Color" (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • "Don't stay out too long! Thermal tolerance of the stingless bees Melipona subnitida decreases with increasing exposure time to elevated temperatures" (2020, Apidologie)
  • "Increasing thermal stress with flight distance in stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) in the Brazilian tropical dry forest: Implications for constraint on foraging range" (2020, Journal of Insect Physiology)
  • "Editorial: The decline of wild bees: Causes and consequences" (2022, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution)
  • "Stingless Bees (Melipona subnitida) Overcome Severe Drought Events in the Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest by Opting for High-Profit Food Sources" (2020, Neotropical Entomology)

The most frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael Hrncir are:

  • Camila Maia-Silva
  • Maria Augusta Pereira Lima
  • Ken-ichi Harano
  • Isabel Alves-dos-Santos
  • Breno Magalhães Freitas

They publish often in venues specializing in insect and ecological research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Insectes Sociaux
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Apidologie
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Insect Physiology

Michael Hrncir has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media:

  • "What Sensory Ecology Might Learn From Landscape Ecology?" (2023)

Best Publications

  • Pollination of tomatoes by the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata and the honey bee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae).

    S.A. Bispo dos Santos;A.C. Roselino;M. Hrncir;L.R. Bego

  • Signals and cues in the recruitment behavior of stingless bees (Meliponini).

    Friedrich G. Barth;Michael Hrncir;Stefan Jarau

  • Recruitment behavior in stingless bees, Melipona scutellaris and M. quadrifasciata. I. Foraging at food sources differing in direction and distance

    Stefan Jarau;Michael Hrncir;Ronaldo Zucchi;Friedrich G. Barth

  • On the Diversity of Foraging-Related Traits in Stingless Bees

    Michael Hrncir;Camila Maia-Silva

  • A POLINIZAÇÃO POR VIBRAÇÃO

    Patrícia Nunes-Silva;Michael Hrncir;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca

  • Food Exploitation By Social Insects : Ecological, Behavioral, and Theoretical Approaches

    Stefan Jarau;Michael Hrncir

  • Stingless bees (Meliponini): senses and behavior.

    Michael Hrncir;Stefan Jarau;Friedrich G. Barth

  • Stingless bees, Melipona fasciculata, as efficient pollinators of eggplant (Solanum melongena) in greenhouses

    Patrícia Nunes-Silva;Michael Hrncir;Cláudia Inês da Silva;Yara Sbrolin Roldão

  • A stingless bee uses labial gland secretions for scent trail communication (Trigona recursa Smith 1863)

    S. Jarau;S. Jarau;M. Hrncir;R. Zucchi;F. G. Barth

  • Effectiveness of recruitment behavior in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini)

    S. Jarau;M. Hrncir;V. M. Schmidt;R. Zucchi

  • On the origin and properties of scent marks deposited at the food source by a stingless bee, Melipona seminigra

    Michael Hrncir;Stefan Jarau;Ronaldo Zucchi;Friedrich G. Barth

  • Recruitment behavior in stingless bees, Melipona scutellaris and M. quadrifasciata. II. Possible mechanisms of communication.

    Michael Hrncir;Stefan Jarau;Ronaldo Zucchi;Friedrich G. Barth

  • Spitting out information: Trigona bees deposit saliva to signal resource locations.

    Dirk Louis P Schorkopf;Stefan Jarau;Wittko Francke;Robert Twele

  • Applications of RFID technology on the study of bees

    P. Nunes-Silva;M. Hrncir;J. T. F. Guimarães;H. Arruda

  • Mandibular gland secretions of meliponine worker bees: further evidence for their role in interspecific and intraspecific defence and aggression and against their role in food source signalling.

    Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf;Michael Hrncir;Michael Hrncir;Sidnei Mateus;Ronaldo Zucchi

  • Landscape genomics to the rescue of a tropical bee threatened by habitat loss and climate change.

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Rodolfo Jaffé;Jamille C. Veiga;Nathaniel S. Pope;Éder C. M. Lanes

  • Vibratory and Airborne-Sound Signals in Bee Communication (Hymenoptera)

    Friedrich Barth;Michael Hrncir;Jurgen Tautz

  • A Stingless Bee (Melipona seminigra) Marks Food Sources with a Pheromone from Its Claw Retractor Tendons

    Stefan Jarau;Michael Hrncir;Manfred Ayasse;Claudia Schulz

  • Stingless bees and their adaptations to extreme environments.

    Michael Hrncir;Camila Maia-Silva;Vinício Heidy da Silva Teixeira-Souza;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca

  • Chemical Communication during Food Exploitation in Stingless Bees

    Stefan Jarau;Michael Hrncir

  • Hexyl decanoate, the first trail pheromone compound identified in a stingless bee, Trigona recursa.

    Stefan Jarau;Claudia M. Schulz;Michael Hrncir;Wittko Francke

  • Survival strategies of stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) in an unpredictable environment, the Brazilian tropical dry forest

    Camila Maia-Silva;Camila Maia-Silva;Michael Hrncir;Claudia Inês da Silva;Claudia Inês da Silva;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca

  • Collective foraging in a stingless bee: dependence on food profitability and sequence of discovery

    Veronika M. Schmidt;Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf;Michael Hrncir;Ronaldo Zucchi

  • Thoracic vibrations in stingless bees (Melipona seminigra): resonances of the thorax influence vibrations associated with flight but not those associated with sound production.

    Michael Hrncir;Michael Hrncir;Anne-Isabelle Gravel;Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf;Veronika M. Schmidt

  • Olfactory eavesdropping between two competing stingless bee species

    Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Michael Hrncir;Michael Hrncir;Izabel C. Turatti;James C. Nieh

  • The recruiter's excitement – features of thoracic vibrations during the honey bee's waggle dance related to food source profitability

    Michael Hrncir;Camila Maia-Silva;Sofia I. Mc Cabe;Walter M. Farina

  • Vibrating the food receivers: a direct way of signal transmission in stingless bees (Melipona seminigra)

    Michael Hrncir;Veronika M. Schmidt;Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf;Stefan Jarau

  • Environmental windows for foraging activity in stingless bees, Melipona subnitida Ducke and Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

    Camila Maia-Silva;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca;Cláudia Inês Silva;Michael Hrncir

  • Stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) adjust brood production rather than foraging activity in response to changes in pollen stores

    Camila Maia-Silva;Camila Maia-Silva;Michael Hrncir;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca;Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf

  • Social Cues and Adaptive Foraging Strategies in Ants

    Claire Detrain;Jean-Louis Deneubourg;Stefan Jarau;Michael Hrncir

Frequent Co-Authors

Friedrich G. Barth
Friedrich G. Barth University of Vienna
Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca
Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca Universidade de São Paulo
Walter M. Farina
Walter M. Farina University of Buenos Aires
James C. Nieh
James C. Nieh University of California, San Diego
Manfred Ayasse
Manfred Ayasse University of Ulm
Rodolfo Jaffé
Rodolfo Jaffé ENVIRON (United States)
Wittko Francke
Wittko Francke Universität Hamburg
Joshua Graff Zivin
Joshua Graff Zivin University of California, San Diego
Martin Giurfa
Martin Giurfa Sorbonne University
Breno Magalhães Freitas
Breno Magalhães Freitas Universidade Federal do Ceará

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