2021 - Articles in scientific journals
Siefert P, Buling N, Grünewald B (2021)
Honey bee behaviours within the hive: Insights from long-term video analysis.
PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247323. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247323
2020 - Articles in scientific journals
Siefert P., Hota R., Ramesh V., Grünewald, B. (2020)
Chronic within-hive video recordings detect altered nursing behaviour and retarded larval development of neonicotinoid treated honey bees.
Sci. Rep. 10, 8727.
Boardman L., Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2020)
The complete mitochondrial genome of the West African honey bee Apis mellifera adansonii (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Mitochondrial DNA Part B(5) 11-12. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1693308
Boardman L., Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2020)
The mitochondrial genome of the spanish honey bee, Apis mellifera iberiensis (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), from Portugal
Mitochondrial DNA Part B(5) 17-18. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1693920
Boardman L., Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2020)
The mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera simensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an Ethopian honey bee
Mitochondrial DNA Part B(5) 9-10. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1693307
Boardman L., Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2020)
The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera jemenitica (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), the Arabian honey bee
Mitochondrial DNA Part B(5) 875-876. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1717383
Boardman L., Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2020)
The mitochondrial genome of the Maltese honey bee, Apis mellifera ruttneri (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Mitochondrial DNA Part B(5) 877-878. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1717384
Boardman L., Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2020)
Mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera anatoliaca (Hymenoptera: Apidae)-the Anatolian honey bee
Mitochondrial DNA Part B(5:2),1876-1877. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1751737
2019 - Articles in scientific journals
Grünewald B., Siefert P. (2019)
Acetylcholine and its Receptors in Honeybees: Involvement and Development and Impairments by Neonicotinoids
Insects(10) 1-12. DOI: 10.3390/insects10120420
Boardman L., Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2019)
The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera unicolor (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), the Malagasy honey bee
Mitochondrial DNA Part B(4) 3286-3287. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1671247
Boardman L., Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2019)
The complete mitochondrial genome of the Carniolan honey bee, Apis mellifera carnica (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Mitochondrial DNA Part B(4) 3288-3290. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1671250
2018 - Articles in scientific journals
Zwaka H., Bartels R., Grünewald B., Menzel R. (2018)
Neural organization of A3 mushroom body extrinsic neurons in the honeybee brain.
Frontiers in neuroanatomy Vol. 12, Article 57, 2018080/23802359.2019.1671250
2017 - Articles in scientific journals
Siede R., Faust L., Meixner M.D., Maus C., Grünewald B., Büchler R. (2017)
Performance of honey bee colonies under a long-lasting dietary exposure to sublethal concentrations of the neonicotinoid insecticide thiacloprid.
Pest Manag Sci73(7): 1334–1344. DOI: 10.1002/ps.4547
Nawrocka A., Kandemir I., Fuchs S., Tofilski A. (2017)
Computer software for identification of honey bee subspecies and evolutionary lineages.
Apidologie.DOI 10.1007/s13592-017-0538-y
Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2017)
The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis nuluensis Tingek, an Asian honey bee (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae).
Mitochondrial DNA Part B2(2):552-553. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1365655
Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2017)
The complete mitochondrial genome of an east African honey bee, Apis mellifera monticola Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae).
Mitochondrial DNA Part B2(2): 589-590. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1372722
Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2017)
The complete mitochondrial genome of the Egyptian honey bee, Apis mellifera lamarckii (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae).
Mitochondrial DNA Part B2(1):270-272. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1325343
Eimanifar A., Kimball R.T., Braun E.L., Fuchs S., Grünewald B., Ellis J.D. (2017)
The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera meda (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae).
Mitochondrial DNA Part B2(1):268-269. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1325342
2016 - Articles in scientific journals
Wessler I., Gärtner H.A., Michel-Schmidt R., Brochhausen C., Schmitz L., Anspach L., Grünewald B., Kirkpatrick C.J. (2016)
Honeybees Produce Millimolar Concentrations of Non-Neuronal Acetylcholine for Breeding: Possible Adverse Effects of Neonicotinoids
PLoS One. 11(6):e0156886. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156886
Rolke D., Fuchs S.,Grünewald B., Gao Z.,Blenau W. (2016)
Large-scale monitoring of effects of clothianidin-dressed oilseed rape seeds on pollinating insects in Northern Germany: effects on honey bees (Apis mellifera).
Ecotoxicology.25(9):1648-1665. DOI: 10.1007/s10646-016-1725-8
Rolke D., Persigehl M., Peters B., Sterk G., Blenau B. (2016)
Large-scale monitoring of effects of clothianidin-dressed oilseed rape seeds on pollinating insects in northern Germany: residues of clothianidin in pollen, nectar and honey.
Ecotoxicology 25(9):1691–1701. DOI 10.1007/s10646-016-1723-x
Grünewald B. (2016)
ET&C Perspectives The Challenge: Assessment of risks posed by systemic insecticides to hymenopteran pollinators: New perception when we move from laboratory via (semi-)field to landscape scale testing? A perspective from academia.
Environ Toxicol Chem 36(1): 18-18. DOI: 10.1002/etc.3631
Dukku U.H. (2016)
A preliminary evaluation of morphometric characters of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) populations in Nigeria
J Entomol Zool Studies 4(2):273-282
Dukku U.H. (2016)
Evaluation of Morphometric Characters of Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Populations in the Lake Chad Basin in Central Africa.
Adv Entomol 4(2): 75-89. DOI: 10.4236/ae.2016.42009
2015 - Book Chapters & Books
Grünewald B. (2015)
Die vielfältigen Bedrohungen der Honigbiene: Ist die Bestäubung in Gefahr?
In: Lorenz S, Stark K (eds) Menschen und Bienen. Ein nachhaltiges Miteinander in Gefahr. Oekom, München: p 49-60.
2015 - Articles in scientific journals
Devaud J.M., Papouin T., Carcaud J., Sandoz J.C., Grünewald B., Giurfa M. (2015)
Neural substrate for higher-order learning in an insect: Mushroom bodies are necessary for configural discriminations
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 112(43):E5854-62. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1508422112.
2014 - Articles in scientific journals
Fischer J., Müller T., Spatz A., Greggers U., Grünewald B., Menzel R. (2014)
Neonicotinoids interfere with specific components of navigation in honeybees.
PLOS One 9, 1-10
Schild H-A., Fuchs S., Bode H.B., Grünewald B.(2014)
Low-molecular weight metabolites secreted by Paenibacillus larvae as potential virulence factors of American Foulbrood.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. DOI: 10.1128, 1-29
French A., Rolke D., Simcock K., Gartside S.E., Blenau W., Wright G.A. (2014)
The role of serotonin in feeding and gut contractions in the honeybee.
J. Insect Physiol. DOI: 10.1016 /j.jinsphys.2013.12.005
Troppmann B., Balfanz S., Krach C., Baumann A., Blenau, W.(2014)
Characterization of an invertebrate-type dopamine rezeptor of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 15, 629-653
2013 - Articles in scientific journals
Cakmak I., Fuchs S. (2013)
Exploring a treatment strategy for long-term increase of varroa tolerance on Marmara Island,Turkey.
J.Apicult. Res. 52, 242-250
Reim T., Thamm M., Rolke D., Blenau W., Scheiner R. (2013)
Suitability of three common reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in honey bees.
Apidologie 44, 342-350
Schulte C., Leboulle G., Otte M., Grünewald B., Gehne N., Beye M. (2013)
Honey bee promoter sequences for targeted gene expression.
Insect Mol. Biol. 22, 399-410
Thamm M., Rolke D., Jordan N., Balfanz S., Schiffer C., Baumann A., Blenau, W. (2013)
Function and distribution of 5-HT2 receptors in the honeybee (Apis mellifera).
PLoS One 8, e82407
2013 - Book Chapters & Books
Scheiner, R., Ibramson,C.I., Brodschneider,R., Crailsheim,K., Farina,W.M., Fuchs,S., Grünewald,B., Hahshold,S., Karrer,M., Koeniger,G., Koeniger,N., Menzel,R., Mujagic,S., Radspieler,G., Schmickl,T., Schneider,C., Siegel,A.J., Szopek,M., Thenius,R.(2013)
Standard methods for behavioural studies of Apis mellifera.
J.Apicult. Res. 52, 1-58
Blenau, W., Thamm, M., Baumann, A. (2013)
Serotonin in insects: distribution, biosynthesis, uptake, inactivation, receptors, functions, and implications for human health.
Hall, F.S. (Ed.) Serotonin: Biosynthesis, Regulation and Health Implications. NOVA Publishers, New York, pp.1-26
Grünewald, B. (2013)
Cellular Mechanisms of neuronal plasticity in the honeybee brain.
in : Menzel R., and Benjamin P.R. (Eds.). Invertebrate Learning and memory. Academic press, London, pp. 467-477
2012 - Articles in scientific journals
Blenau, W., Rademacher, E., Baumann, A. (2012)
Plant essential oils and formamidines as insecticides/acaricides: what are the molecular targets?
Apidologie 43, 334-347
Dietemann, V., Pflugfelder, J., Anderson, D., Charriere, J.D., Chejanovsky, N., Dainat, B., de Miranda, J., Delaplane, K., Dillier, F.X., Fuchs, S., Gallmann, P., Gauthier, L., Imdorf, A., Koeniger, N., Kralj, J., Meikle, W., Pettis, J., Rosenkranz, P., Sammataro, D., Smith, D., Yanez, O., Neumann, P. (2012)
Varroa destructor: research avenues towards sustainable control.
J. Apicult. Res. 51, 125-132
Heindorff, K., Blenau, W., Walz, B., Baumann, O. (2012)
Characterization of a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent AC1 adenylyl cyclase in a non-neuronal tissue, the blowfly salivary gland.
Cell Calcium 52, 103-112
Himmelreich, S., Grünewald, B. (2012)
Cellular physiology of olfactory learning in the honeybee brain.
Apidologie 43, 308-321
Knipping, S., Grünewald, B., Hirt, R. (2012)
Erste Erfahrungen mit medizinischem Honig in der Wundbehandlung im Kopf-Hals-Bereich.
HNO 60, 830-836
Moors, L., Koeniger, G., Billen, J. (2012)
Ontogeny and morphology of the bulbus, part of the male reproductive organ in Apis mellifera carnica (Hymenoptera, Apidae).
Apidologie 43, 201-211
Röser, C., Jordan, N., Balfanz, S., Baumann, A., Walz, B., Baumann, O., Blenau, W. (2012)
Molecular and pharmacological characterization of serotonin 5-HT2α and 5-HT7 receptors in the salivary glands of the blowfly Calliphora vicina.
PLoS One 7, e49459
Schewe, B., Blenau, W., Walz, B. (2012)
Intracellular pH regulation in unstimulated Calliphora salivary glands is Na+-dependent and requires V-ATPase activity.
J. Exp. Biol. 215, 1337-1345
Schneider, C.W., Tautz, J., Grünewald, B., Fuchs, S. (2012)
RFID tracking of sublethal effects of two neonicotinoid insecticides on the foraging behavior of Apis mellifera.
PLoS One 7, e30023
Tan, K., Wang, Z., Yang, M., Fuchs, S., Luo, L., Zhang, Z., Li, H., Zhuang, D., Yang, S., Tautz, J., Beekman, M., Oldroyd, B. (2012)
Asian hive bees, Apis cerana, modulate dance communication in response to nectar toxicity and demand.
Anim. Behav. 84, 1589-1594
Vital, M.V.C., Hepburn, R., Radloff, S., Fuchs, S. (2012)
Geographic distribution of africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera) reflects niche characteristics of ancestral African subspecies.
Natureza & Conservacao 10, 184-190
2012 - Book Chapters & Books
Gauthier, M., Grünewald, B. (2012)
Neurotransmitter systems in the honey bee brain: functions in learning and memory.
in: Galizia C.G., Eisenhardt, D., Giurfa, M. (Eds.) Honeybee Neurobiology and Behavior, Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York, pp. 155-169
Grünewald, B. (2012)
Cellular physiology of the honey bee brain.
in: Galizia C.G., Eisenhardt, D., Giurfa, M. (Eds.) Honeybee Neurobiology and Behavior, Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York, pp. 185-198
2011 - Articles in scientific journals
Blenau, W., Thamm, M. (2011)
Distribution of serotonin (5‑HT) and its receptors in the insect brain with focus on the mushroom bodies. Lessons from Drosophila melanogaster and Apis mellifera.
Arthropod Struct Dev. 40, 381-394
Kandemir, I., Ozkan, A., Fuchs, S. (2011)
Reevaluation of honeybee (Apis mellifera) microtaxonomy: a geometric morphometric approach.
Apidologie 42, 618-627
Meixner, M.D., Leta, M.A., Koeniger, N., Fuchs, S. (2011)
The honey bees of Ethiopia represent a new subspecies of Apis mellifera-Apis mellifera simensis n. ssp.
Apidologie 42, 425-437
Wesener, T., Kohler, J., Fuchs, S., van den Spiegel, D. (2011)
How to uncoil your partner – “mating songs” in giant pill-millipedes (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida).
Naturwissenschaften 98, 967-975
2011 - Book Chapters & Books
Fuchs, S., Tautz, J. (2011)
Colony defence and natural enemies.
in: Honeybees of Asia, Hepburn, R., Radloff, S.E. (Eds.), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 369-395
Koeniger, G., Koeniger, N., Phiancharoen, M. (2011)
Comparative reproductive biology of honeybees.
in: Honeybees of Asia, Hepburn, R., Radloff, S.E. (Eds.), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 159-206
Koeniger, N., Koeniger, G., Smith, D. (2011)
Phylogeny of the genus Apis.
in: Honeybees of Asia, Hepburn, R., Radloff, S.E. (Eds.), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 23-50
2010 - Articles in scientific journals
Bloch, G., Francoy, T.M., Wachtel, I., Panitz-Cohen, N., Fuchs, S., Mazar, A. (2010)
Industrial apiculture in the Jordan valley during Biblical times with Anatolian honeybees.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 107, 11240-11244
Grünewald, B. (2010)
Is Pollination at Risk? Current Threats to and Conservation of Bees.
Gaia 19, 61-67
Kralj, J., Fuchs, S. (2010)
Nosema sp influences flight behavior of infected honey bee (Apis mellifera) foragers.
Apidologie 41, 21-28
Meznar, E.R., Gadau, J., Koeniger, N., Rueppell, O. (2010)
Comparative linkage mapping suggests a high recombination rate in all honeybees.
J. Hered. 101, S118-S126
Radloff, S.E., Hepburn, C., Hepburn, H.R., Fuchs, S., Hadisoesilo, S., Tan, K., Engel, M.S., Kuznetsov, V. (2010)
Population structure and classification of Apis cerana.
Apidologie 41, 589-601
2010 - Book Chapters & Books
Koeniger, N., Koeniger, G., Tingek, S. (2010)
Honey Bees of Borneo, Exploring the Centre of Apis Diversity.
Natural History Publication (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu
2009 - Articles in scientific journals
Haddad, N., Fuchs, S., Hepburn, H.R., Radloff, S.E. (2009)
Apis florea in Jordan: source of the founder population.
Apidologie 40, 508-512
Haddad, N., Meixner, M.D., Fuchs, S., Migdadi, H., Garnery, L., Sheppard, W.S. (2009)
Mitochondrial DNA support for genetic reserves of Apis mellifera syriaca in Jordan.
J. Apicult. Res. 48, 19-22
Shaibi, T., Fuchs, S., Moritz, R.F.A. (2009)
Morphological study of honeybees (Apis mellifera) from Libya.
Apidologie 40, 97-105
2008 - Articles in scientific journals
Grünewald, B., Wersing, A. (2008)
An ionotropic GABA receptor in cultured mushroom body Kenyon cells of the honeybee and its modulation by intracellular calcium.
J. Comp. Physiol. A 194, 329-340
Hadisoesilo, S., Raffiudin, R., Susanti, W., Atmowidi, T., Hepburn, C., Radloff, S.E., Fuchs, S. Hepburn, H.R. (2008)
Morphometric analysis and biogeography of Apis koschevnikovi Enderlein (1906).
Apidologie 39, 495-503
Hasselmann, M., Vekemans, X., Pflugfelder, J., Koeniger, N., Koeniger, G., Tingek, S., Beye, M. (2008)
Evidence for convergent nucleotide evolution and high allelic turnover rates at the complementary sex determiner gene of Western and Asian honeybees.
Mol. Biol. Evol. 25, 696-708
Tan, K., Fuchs, S., Engel, M.S. (2008)
An adventitious distal abscissa in the forewing of honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apis).
Apidologie 39, 674-682
Tan, K., Hepburn, H.R., Radloff, S.E., Fuchs, S., Fan, X., Zhang, L.J., Yang, M.X. (2008)
Multivariate morphometric analysis of the Apis cerana of China.
Apidologie 39, 343-353
2007 - Articles in scientific journals
Barbara, G.S., Grünewald, B., Paute, S., Gauthier, M., Raymond-Delpech, V. (2007)
Study of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on cultured antennal lobe neurones from adult honeybee brains.
Invert. Neurosci. 8, 19-29
De la Rua, P., Fuchs, S., Serrano, J. (2007)
A scientific note on the ITS-1 region of Apis mellifera subspecies.
Apidologie 38, 378-379
Devaud, J.M., Blunk, A., Podufall, J., Giurfa, M., Grünewald, B. (2007)
Using local anaesthetics to block neuronal activity and map specific learning tasks to the mushroom bodies of an insect brain.
Eur. J. Neurosci. 26, 3193-3206
Koeniger, N., Koeniger, G. (2007)
Mating flight duration of Apis mellifera queens: As short as possible, as long as necessary.
Apidologie 38, 606-611
Koeppler, K., Vorwohl, G., Koeniger, N. (2007)
Comparison of pollen spectra collected by four different subspecies of the honey bee Apis mellifera.
Apidologie 38, 341-353
Meixner, M.D., Worobik, M., Wilde, J., Fuchs, S., Koeniger, N. (2007)
Apis mellifera mellifera in eastern Europe - morphometric variation and determination of its range limits.
Apidologie 38, 191-197
Tingek, S., Koeniger, G., Koeniger, N., Spivak, M. (2007)
A new record of a parasite of honey bees in Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo: An additional danger for worldwide beekeeping?
Am. Bee J. 147, 1037-1038