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I study the nexus of flowers, insects, and people. I am especially interested in urban systems where the social and political dimensions of ecology are most salient.

Dovetailing with my research, I am interested in Bayesian modeling and principled causal inference.

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Employment (2)

University of Würzburg: Wurzburg, Bayern, DE

2020-03-17 to present | Postdoctoral Researcher (Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology)
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Douglas Sponsler

The Pennsylvania State University: University Park, PA, US

2017-01-01 to 2020-03-16 | Postdoctoral Scholar (Entomology)
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Education and qualifications (1)

The Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, US

2011-08-01 to 2016-12-01 | PhD (Entomology)
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Gesellschaft f. Ökologie: Berlin, DE

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Works (18)

Pollinator competition and the structure of floral resources

Authorea
2022-10-27 | Preprint | Author
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Aaron Iverson; Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
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Contrasting patterns of richness, abundance, and turnover in mountain bumble bees and their floral hosts

Ecology
2022-07 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0012-9658
Part of ISSN: 1939-9170
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Fabrice Requier; Katharina Kallnik; Alice Classen; Fabienne Maihoff; Johanna Sieger; Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter
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Douglas Sponsler

Grassy–herbaceous land moderates regional climate effects on honey bee colonies in the Northcentral US

Environmental Research Letters
2022-06-01 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1748-9326
Contributors: Gabriela Quinlan; Douglas Sponsler; Hannah R. Gaines-Day; Harper McMinn-Sauder; Clint Otto; Autumn Smart; Théotime Colin; Claudio Gratton; Rufus Isaacs; Reed M. Johnson et al.
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Floral preferences of mountain bumble bees are constrained by functional traits but flexible through elevation and season

Oikos
2022-03 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0030-1299
Part of ISSN: 1600-0706
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Katharina Kallnik; Fabrice Requier; Alice Classen; A. Fabienne Maihoff; Johanna Sieger; Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter
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Beekeeping in, of or for the city? A socioecological perspective on urban apiculture

People and Nature
2021-06 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2575-8314
Part of ISSN: 2575-8314
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Eve Bratman
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Douglas Sponsler

Honey Bees and Neonicotinoid‐Treated Corn Seed: Contamination, Exposure, and Effects

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2021-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0730-7268
Part of ISSN: 1552-8618
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Chia-Hua Lin; Douglas B. Sponsler; Rodney T. Richardson; Harold D. Watters; Donna A. Glinski; W. Matthew Henderson; Jeffrey M. Minucci; E. Henry Lee; S. Thomas Purucker et al.
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Application of plant metabarcoding to identify diverse honeybee pollen forage along an urban–agricultural gradient

Molecular Ecology
2021-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0962-1083
Part of ISSN: 1365-294X
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Rodney Richardson; Tyler D. Eaton; Chia-Hua Lin; Garrett Cherry; Reed M. Johnson; Douglas B. Sponsler
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Characterizing the floral resources of a North American metropolis using a honey bee foraging assay

Ecosphere
2020-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2150-8925
Part of ISSN: 2150-8925
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Douglas B. Sponsler; Don Shump; Rodney T. Richardson; Christina M. Grozinger
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MetaCurator: A hidden Markov model‐based toolkit for extracting and curating sequences from taxonomically‐informative genetic markers

Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2020-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-210X
Part of ISSN: 2041-210X
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Rodney Richardson; Douglas B. Sponsler; Harper McMinn‐Sauder; Reed M. Johnson
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A screening-level assessment of the pollinator-attractiveness of ornamental nursery stock using a honey bee foraging assay

Scientific Reports
2020-01-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Douglas B. Sponsler; Christina M. Grozinger; Rodney T. Richardson; Andrea Nurse; Dalton Brough; Harland M. Patch; Kimberly Stoner
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County-level analysis reveals a rapidly shifting landscape of insecticide hazard to honey bees (Apis mellifera) on US farmland

Scientific Reports
2020-01-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Margaret R. Douglas; Douglas B. Sponsler; Eric V. Lonsdorf; Christina M. Grozinger
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Pesticides and pollinators: A socioecological synthesis

Science of The Total Environment
2019-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0048-9697
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Douglas B. Sponsler; Christina M. Grozinger; Claudia Hitaj; Maj Rundlöf; Cristina Botías; Aimee Code; Eric V. Lonsdorf; Andony P. Melathopoulos; David J. Smith et al.
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Quantitative multi‐locus metabarcoding and waggle dance interpretation reveal honey bee spring foraging patterns in Midwest agroecosystems

Molecular Ecology
2019-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0962-1083
Part of ISSN: 1365-294X
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Rodney Richardson; Hailey R. Curtis; Emma G. Matcham; Chia‐Hua Lin; Sreelakshmi Suresh; Douglas B. Sponsler; Luke E. Hearon; Reed M. Johnson
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Mechanistic modeling of pesticide exposure: The missing keystone of honey bee toxicology

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2017-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0730-7268
Part of ISSN: 1552-8618
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Douglas B. Sponsler; Reed M. Johnson
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Spatial and taxonomic patterns of honey bee foraging: A choice test between urban and agricultural landscapes

Journal of Urban Ecology
2017-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2058-5543
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Douglas B. Sponsler; Emma G. Matcham; Chia-Hua Lin; Jessie L. Lanterman; Reed M. Johnson
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Poisoning a Society: A Superorganism Perspective on Honey Bee Toxicology

Bee World
2017-01-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0005-772X
Part of ISSN: 2376-7618
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Douglas B. Sponsler; Reed M. Johnson
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Honey bee success predicted by landscape composition in Ohio, USA

PeerJ
2015-03-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2167-8359
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; DB Sponsler; RM Johnson
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Application of ITS2 Metabarcoding to Determine the Provenance of Pollen Collected by Honey Bees in an Agroecosystem

Applications in Plant Sciences
2015-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2168-0450
Contributors: Douglas Sponsler; Rodney T. Richardson; Chia-Hua Lin; Douglas B. Sponsler; Juan O. Quijia; Karen Goodell; Reed M. Johnson
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Douglas Sponsler