Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Pimplikar, S., Hemingway, C.T., Jha, S., Muth, F. (2026). Sucrose responsiveness is associated with foraging specialization in honeybees but not bumblebees. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 80, 102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-026-03775-9  

Hemingway, C. T., Leonard, A. S., MacNeill, F. T., Pimplikar, S., & Muth, F. (2024). Pollinator cognition and the function of complex rewards. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 39(11), 1047–1058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.06.008 

Hemingway, C. T., Pimplikar, S., & Muth, F. (2024). Wild bumblebees use both absolute and relative evaluation when foraging. Behavioral Ecology, 35(1), arad112. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad112 

George, E. A., Pimplikar, S., Thulasi, N., & Brockmann, A. (2020). Similarities in dance follower behaviour across honey bee species suggest a conserved mechanism of dance communication. Animal Behaviour, 169, 139–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.09.011

In review

Waybright, S., Kimball, M. G., Pimplikar, S., Muth, F. (2026) Reward evaluation differs between bumble bee queens and workers (in review at Animal Behavior).