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Sheila R Colla

PeerJ Editor & Author

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Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.

Teaching and Research subjects include protected areas management, species at-risk, ecology, environmental management.

Conservation Biology Ecology Entomology Science Policy

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PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

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York University

Work details

Associate Professor

York University

July 2015

Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change

Teaching and Research subjects include protected areas management, species at-risk, ecology, environmental management

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May 22, 2024

Determining the plant-pollinator network in a culturally significant food and medicine garden in the Great Lakes region

Shelby D. Gibson, Thomas M. Onuferko, Lisa Myers, Sheila R. Colla

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17401 PubMed 38799060

June 29, 2020

Using Bumble Bee Watch to investigate the accuracy and perception of bumble bee (Bombus spp.) identification by community scientists

Victoria J. MacPhail, Shelby D. Gibson, Richard Hatfield, Sheila R. Colla

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9412 PubMed 32655993

May 12, 2020

Community science participants gain environmental awareness and contribute high quality data but improvements are needed: insights from Bumble Bee Watch

Victoria J. MacPhail, Shelby D. Gibson, Sheila R. Colla

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9141 PubMed 32435544

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August 16, 2024

Seasonality and alternative floral resources affect reproductive success of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata

Casey M. Delphia, Laura A. Burkle, Joshua M. Botti-Anderson, Kevin M. O’Neill

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17902 PubMed 39161964

January 30, 2024

Identification of fungi isolated from commercial bumblebee colonies

Lui Julie Chow, Miles L. Nesbit, Tom Hill, Christopher Tranter, Sophie E.F. Evison, William O.H. Hughes, Peter Graystock

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16713 PubMed 38313023

October 25, 2023

Using sentinel nodes to evaluate changing connectivity in a protected area network

Paul O’Brien, Natasha Carr, Jeff Bowman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16333 PubMed 37901466

May 5, 2023

Pollination efficacy of stingless bees, Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz (Apidae: Meliponini), on greenhouse tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum Linnaeus)

Kanyanat Wongsa, Orawan Duangphakdee, Atsalek Rattanawannee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15367 PubMed 37168539

August 5, 2022

Individual-level specialisation and interspecific resource partitioning in bees revealed by pollen DNA metabarcoding

Jan Klečka, Michael Mikát, Pavla Koloušková, Jiří Hadrava, Jakub Straka

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13671 PubMed 35959478

March 11, 2022

A review of the opportunities to support pollinator populations in South African cities

Peta Brom, Les G. Underhill, Kevin Winter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12788 PubMed 35295555

February 23, 2022

Disentangling bias for non-destructive insect metabarcoding

Francesco Martoni, Alexander M. Piper, Brendan C. Rodoni, Mark J. Blacket

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12981 PubMed 35228909

November 17, 2021

No evidence of effects or interaction between the widely used herbicide, glyphosate, and a common parasite in bumble bees

Edward A. Straw, Mark J.F. Brown

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12486 PubMed 34820203

September 17, 2021

Model for finding the number of honey bee colonies needed for the optimal foraging process in a specific geographical location

Olvija Komasilova, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Armands Kviesis, Aleksejs Zacepins

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12178 PubMed 34616624

September 30, 2020

Identification of areas of very high biodiversity value to achieve the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 key commitments

Iulia V. Miu, Laurentiu Rozylowicz, Viorel D. Popescu, Paulina Anastasiu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10067 PubMed 33062449

September 25, 2020

Suitability of native milkweed (Asclepias) species versus cultivars for supporting monarch butterflies and bees in urban gardens

Adam M. Baker, Carl T. Redmond, Stephen B. Malcolm, Daniel A. Potter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9823 PubMed 33033658

June 4, 2020

Bee diversity in secondary forests and coffee plantations in a transition between foothills and highlands in the Guatemalan Pacific Coast

Gabriela Armas-Quiñonez, Ricardo Ayala-Barajas, Carlos Avendaño-Mendoza, Roberto Lindig-Cisneros, Ek del-Val

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9257 PubMed 32547874

March 25, 2020

Temporal changes in the most effective pollinator of a bromeliad pollinated by bees and hummingbirds

Roberta Luisa Barbosa Leal, Marina Muniz Moreira, Alessandra Ribeiro Pinto, Júlia de Oliveira Ferreira, Miguel Rodriguez-Girones, Leandro Freitas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8836 PubMed 32257647

March 10, 2020

Uptake and toxicity of clothianidin to monarch butterflies from milkweed consumption

Timothy A. Bargar, Michelle L. Hladik, Jaret C. Daniels

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8669 PubMed 32195048

February 28, 2020

Native bees of high Andes of Central Chile (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): biodiversity, phenology and the description of a new species of Xeromelissa Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Xeromelissinae)

Patricia Henríquez-Piskulich, Cristian A. Villagra, Alejandro Vera

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8675 PubMed 32161691

August 30, 2019

Post-fledging habitat use in a declining songbird

Clayton D. Delancey, Kamal Islam

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7358 PubMed 31531266

August 12, 2019

Pollen report: quantitative review of pollen crude protein concentrations offered by bee pollinated flowers in agricultural and non-agricultural landscapes

Tobias Pamminger, Roland Becker, Sophie Himmelreich, Christof W. Schneider, Matthias Bergtold

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7394 PubMed 31423355

June 7, 2019

Garden centre customer attitudes to pollinators and pollinator-friendly planting

Veronica R. Wignall, Karin Alton, Francis L.W. Ratnieks

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7088 PubMed 31211021

May 20, 2019

Evidence for low prevalence of ranaviruses in Ontario, Canada’s freshwater turtle population

Sue J. Carstairs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6987 PubMed 31149410

February 27, 2019

The nectar report: quantitative review of nectar sugar concentrations offered by bee visited flowers in agricultural and non-agricultural landscapes

Tobias Pamminger, Roland Becker, Sophie Himmelreich, Christof W. Schneider, Matthias Bergtold

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6329 PubMed 30834180

January 18, 2019

Potential surrogate plants for use in semi-field pesticide risk assessment with Megachile rotundata

Andrew J. Frewin, Angela E. Gradish, Graham R. Ansell, Cynthia D. Scott-Dupree

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6278 PubMed 30687587

December 18, 2018

Morphological characterization and staging of bumble bee pupae

Li Tian, Heather M. Hines

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6089 PubMed 30588402

December 4, 2018

Reducing protected lands in a hotspot of bee biodiversity: bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Joseph S. Wilson, Matt Kelly, Olivia Messinger Carril

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6057 PubMed 30533320

November 7, 2018

Along urbanization sprawl, exotic plants distort native bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) assemblages in high elevation Andes ecosystem

Patricia Henríquez-Piskulich, Alejandro Vera, Gino Sandoval, Cristian Villagra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5916 PubMed 30425897

November 7, 2018

Field evaluation of the potential for avian exposure to clothianidin following the planting of clothianidin-treated corn seed

Sean McGee, Melissa Whitfield-Aslund, Daiana Duca, Nicole Kopysh, Tereza Dan, Loren Knopper, Larry Brewer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5880 PubMed 30425890

September 27, 2018

Distribution, habitat associations, and conservation status updates for the pilose crayfish Pacifastacus gambelii (Girard, 1852) and Snake River pilose crayfish Pacifastacus connectens (Faxon, 1914) of the western United States

Rachel M. Egly, Eric R. Larson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5668 PubMed 30280038

September 4, 2018

Factors influencing exotic species richness in Argentina’s national parks

Mariela G. Gantchoff, Clay M. Wilton, Jerrold L. Belant

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5514 PubMed 30202651

August 14, 2018

Roads affect the spatial structure of butterfly communities in grassland patches

Piotr Skórka, Magdalena Lenda, Dawid Moroń

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5413 PubMed 30128196

August 3, 2018

Daytime driving decreases amphibian roadkill

Wenyan Zhang, Guocheng Shu, Yulong Li, Shan Xiong, Chunping Liang, Cheng Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5385 PubMed 30083473

July 20, 2018

Habitat and landscape factors influence pollinators in a tropical megacity, Bangkok, Thailand

Alyssa B. Stewart, Tuanjit Sritongchuay, Piyakarn Teartisup, Sakonwan Kaewsomboon, Sara Bumrungsri

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5335 PubMed 30042902

June 22, 2018

Vertical stratification of plant–pollinator interactions in a temperate grassland

Jan Klecka, Jiří Hadrava, Pavla Koloušková

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4998 PubMed 29942686

June 22, 2018

Cities may save some threatened species but not their ecological functions

Álvaro Luna, Pedro Romero-Vidal, Fernando Hiraldo, Jose L. Tella

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4908 PubMed 29942675

May 17, 2018

Diet breadth and exploitation of exotic plants shift the core microbiome of Cephaloleia, a group of tropical herbivorous beetles

Chelsea L. Blankenchip, Dana E. Michels, H. Elizabeth Braker, Shana K. Goffredi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4793 PubMed 29785353

May 4, 2018

The pitfalls of short-range endemism: high vulnerability to ecological and landscape traps

Leanda D. Mason, Philip W. Bateman, Grant W. Wardell-Johnson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4715 PubMed 29740516

May 2, 2018

Stinging wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata), which species have the longest sting?

Emily A. Sadler, James P. Pitts, Joseph S. Wilson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4743 PubMed 29736350

March 12, 2018

Chloropid flies (Diptera, Chloropidae) associated with pitcher plants in North America

Julia J. Mlynarek, Terry A. Wheeler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4491 PubMed 29576962

February 26, 2018

Regenerative agriculture: merging farming and natural resource conservation profitably

Claire E. LaCanne, Jonathan G. Lundgren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4428 PubMed 29503771