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Overview

Sara D. Leonhardt is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on areas bridging agricultural and biological sciences with biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader fields, their studies delve into ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, as well as insect science, genetics, plant science, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Plant parasitism and resistance
  • Plant reproductive biology
  • Bee products chemical analysis
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies

Recent published papers by Sara D. Leonhardt include:

  • "Beyond flowers: including non-floral resources in bee conservation schemes," 2020, Journal of Insect Conservation
  • "Critical links between biodiversity and health in wild bee conservation," 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Best be(e) on low fat: linking nutrient perception, regulation and fitness," 2020, Ecology Letters
  • "(More than) Hitchhikers through the network: the shared microbiome of bees and flowers," 2020, Current Opinion in Insect Science
  • "Mutualisms and (A)symmetry in Plant-Pollinator Interactions," 2021, Current Biology

Frequent collaborators who have co-authored with Leonhardt include Alexander Keller, Fabian A. Ruedenauer, Susanne Butschkau, Johannes Spaethe, and Alexandra-Maria Klein. These collaborations reflect sustained work on ecological and behavioral studies focused on pollinators and related topics.

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Ecology and Evolution, Insects, Basic and Applied Ecology, and Ecological Entomology. These journals align closely with their research interests in insect science, ecology, and evolutionary biology.

Best Publications

  • From research to action: Enhancing crop yield through wild pollinators

    Lucas A Garibaldi;Luísa G Carvalheiro;Luísa G Carvalheiro;Sara D Leonhardt;Marcelo A Aizen

  • Ecology and Evolution of Communication in Social Insects

    Sara Diana Leonhardt;Florian Menzel;Volker Nehring;Thomas Schmitt

  • The same, but different: pollen foraging in honeybee and bumblebee colonies

    Sara Diana Leonhardt;Nico Blüthgen

  • Critical links between biodiversity and health in wild bee conservation.

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  • Economic gain, stability of pollination and bee diversity decrease from southern to northern Europe

    Sara Diana Leonhardt;Nicola Gallai;Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi;Michael Kuhlmann

  • Antibiotics impact plant traits, even at small concentrations.

    Vanessa Minden;Andrea Deloy;Anna Martina Volkert;Sara Diana Leonhardt

  • Plant diversity and composition compensate for negative effects of urbanization on foraging bumble bees

    Marietta Hülsmann;Henrik von Wehrden;Alexandra Maria Klein;Alexandra Maria Klein;Sara Diana Leonhardt

  • Urban gardens promote bee foraging over natural habitats and plantations

    Benjamin F. Kaluza;Benjamin F. Kaluza;Benjamin F. Kaluza;Helen Wallace;Tim A. Heard;Alexandra‐Maria Klein

  • Beyond flowers: including non-floral resources in bee conservation schemes

    Fabrice Requier;Fabrice Requier;Sara D. Leonhardt;Sara D. Leonhardt

  • A Sticky Affair: Resin Collection by Bornean Stingless Bees

    Sara Diana Leonhardt;Nico Blüthgen

  • Social bees are fitter in more biodiverse environments.

    Benjamin F. Kaluza;Benjamin F. Kaluza;Benjamin F. Kaluza;Helen M. Wallace;Tim A. Heard;Tim A. Heard;Vanessa Minden;Vanessa Minden

  • How to know which food is good for you: bumblebees use taste to discriminate between different concentrations of food differing in nutrient content.

    Fabian A. Ruedenauer;Johannes Spaethe;Sara D. Leonhardt

  • Hungry for quality—individual bumblebees forage flexibly to collect high-quality pollen

    Fabian A. Ruedenauer;Johannes Spaethe;Sara D. Leonhardt

  • (More than) Hitchhikers through the network: The shared microbiome of bees and flowers

    Alexander Keller;Quinn S McFrederick;Prarthana Dharampal;Shawn Steffan

  • Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: biosynthetic constraints and eco-evolutionary implications

    Robert R. Junker;Jonas Kuppler;Luisa Amo;James D. Blande

  • Best be(e) on low fat: linking nutrient perception, regulation and fitness.

    Fabian A. Ruedenauer;Fabian A. Ruedenauer;David Raubenheimer;Daniela Kessner‐Beierlein;Nils Grund‐Mueller

  • Mutualisms and (a)symmetry in plant–pollinator interactions

    Casper J. van der Kooi;Mario Vallejo-Marín;Sara D. Leonhardt

  • How landscape, pollen intake and pollen quality affect colony growth in Bombus terrestris

    Wiebke Kämper;Patrizia K. Werner;Andrea Hilpert;Catrin Westphal

  • Diversity matters: how bees benefit from different resin sources

    Nora Drescher;Helen M. Wallace;Mohammad Katouli;Carmelina F. Massaro

  • Smelling like resin: terpenoids account for species-specific cuticular profiles in Southeast-Asian stingless bees

    Sara Diana Leonhardt;Nico Blüthgen;Thomas Schmitt

  • Generalist social bees maximize diversity intake in plant species-rich and resource-abundant environments

    Benjamin F. Kaluza;Benjamin F. Kaluza;Benjamin F. Kaluza;Helen Wallace;Alexander Keller;Tim A. Heard

  • Foraging loads of stingless bees and utilisation of stored nectar for pollen harvesting

    Sara Diana Leonhardt;Kai Dworschak;Thomas Eltz;Nico Blüthgen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico Blüthgen
Nico Blüthgen Technical University of Darmstadt
Alexandra-Maria Klein
Alexandra-Maria Klein University of Freiburg
Dennis vanEngelsdorp
Dennis vanEngelsdorp University of Maryland, College Park
Lucas A. Garibaldi
Lucas A. Garibaldi National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Claire Kremen
Claire Kremen University of British Columbia
Astrid T. Groot
Astrid T. Groot University of Amsterdam
Marcelo A. Aizen
Marcelo A. Aizen National University of Comahue
Peter Brooks
Peter Brooks University of Melbourne
Rufus Isaacs
Rufus Isaacs Michigan State University

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