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B. Danforth

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h-index: 40
Works: 86
Citations: 5,732

Most-cited papers

Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees.
M. Branstetter, B. Danforth, J. Pitts, B. Faircloth +5 more
2017Current Biology380 citations Open access
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How do insect nuclear and mitochondrial gene substitution patterns differ? Insights from Bayesian analyses of combined datasets.
Chung-Ping Lin, B. Danforth
2004Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution363 citations
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The Solitary Bees
B. Danforth, R. Minckley, J. L. Neff, Frances Fawcett
2019334 citations
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Mechanisms of spontaneous mutagenesis: an analysis of the spectrum of spontaneous mutation in the Escherichia coli lacI gene.
R. Schaaper, B. Danforth, B. Glickman
1986Journal of Molecular Biology290 citations
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Bees diversified in the age of eudicots
S. Cardinal, B. Danforth
2013Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences245 citations Open access
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Changing paradigms in insect social evolution: insights from halictine and allodapine bees.
M. Schwarz, M. Richards, B. Danforth
2007Annual Review of Entomology233 citations Open access
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Elongation factor-1 alpha occurs as two copies in bees: implications for phylogenetic analysis of EF-1 alpha sequences in insects.
B. Danforth, S. Ji
1998Molecular biology and evolution218 citations Open access
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The bee genera of North and Central America (Hymenoptera:Apoidea)
C. Michener, R. Mcginley, B. Danforth
1994204 citations
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The Antiquity and Evolutionary History of Social Behavior in Bees
S. Cardinal, B. Danforth
2011PLoS ONE202 citations Open access
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Emergence dynamics and bet hedging in a desert bee, Perdita portalis
B. Danforth
1999Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences193 citations Open access
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Secondarily solitary: the evolutionary loss of social behavior.
W. Wcislo, B. Danforth
1997Trends in Ecology & Evolution178 citations Open access
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Revision and reclassification of Lasioglossum (Evylaeus), L. (Hemihalictus) and L. (Sphecodogastra) in eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae).
J. Gibbs, L. Packer, S. Dumesh, B. Danforth
2013Zootaxa169 citations
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Recent and simultaneous origins of eusociality in halictid bees
S. Brady, S. Sipes, A. Pearson, B. Danforth
2006Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences168 citations Open access
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Phylogeny of halictine bees supports a shared origin of eusociality for Halictus and Lasioglossum (Apoidea: Anthophila: Halictidae).
J. Gibbs, S. Brady, Kojun Kanda, B. Danforth
2012Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution166 citations
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Phylogeny of the bee genus Halictus (Hymenoptera: halictidae) based on parsimony and likelihood analyses of nuclear EF-1alpha sequence data.
B. Danforth, H. Sauquet, L. Packer
1999Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution128 citations Open access
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A Fossil Bee from Early Cretaceous Burmese Amber
G. Poinar, B. Danforth
2006Science109 citations
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Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees
S. H. Woodard, Sarah Federman, R. James, B. Danforth +34 more
202097 citations Open access
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Rapid repeated cloning of mutant lac repressor genes.
R. Schaaper, B. Danforth, B. Glickman
1985Gene97 citations
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PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SOCIALLY POLYMORPHIC SWEAT BEE HALICTUS RUBICUNDUS (HYMENOPTERA: HALICTIDAE)
S. Soucy, B. Danforth
2002Evolution; international journal of organic evolution95 citations Open access
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Identifying the sister group to the bees: a molecular phylogeny of Aculeata with an emphasis on the superfamily Apoidea
Andrew H. Debevec, S. Cardinal, B. Danforth
201285 citations Open access
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Phylogeny of colletid bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) inferred from four nuclear genes.
E. A. B. Almeida, B. Danforth
2009Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution85 citations
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The morphology and behavior of dimorphic males in Perdita portalis (Hymenoptera : Andrenidae)
B. Danforth
1991Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology81 citations
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The evolution of hymenopteran wings: the importance of size
B. Danforth
198977 citations Open access
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Phylogeny and biogeography of bees of the tribe Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae).
Christophe J. Praz, A. Müller, B. Danforth, T. Griswold +2 more
2008Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution75 citations
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Provisioning behavior and the estimation of investment ratios in a solitary bee, Calliopsis (Hypomacrotera) persimilis (Cockerell) (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
B. Danforth
1990Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology72 citations
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Episodes in insect evolution.
T. Bradley, Adriana D. Briscoe, S. Brady, H. Contreras +9 more
2009Integrative and Comparative Biology71 citations Open access
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Nest Suitability, Fine-Scale Population Structure and Male-Mediated Dispersal of a Solitary Ground Nesting Bee in an Urban Landscape
M. López-Uribe, S. Morreale, Christine K. Santiago, B. Danforth
2015PLoS ONE69 citations Open access
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Determining Parasitoid Species Composition in a Host Population: A Molecular Approach
K. Tilmon, B. Danforth, W. Day, M. Hoffmann
200067 citations
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The Evolution of Social Behavior in Insects and Arachnids: The evolution of social behavior in the augochlorine sweat bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) based on a phylogenetic analysis of the genera
B. Danforth, G. C. Eickwort
199767 citations
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Elongation Factor-1 a Occurs as Two Copies in Bees : Implications for Phylogenetic Analysis of EF1 a Sequences in Insects
B. Danforth, S. Ji
200063 citations
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Phylogenetic utility of the major opsin in bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): a reassessment.
J. Ascher, B. Danforth, S. Ji
2001Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution61 citations
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Phylogeny of Halictidae with an emphasis on endemic African Halictinae
B. Danforth, C. Eardley, L. Packer, K. Walker +2 more
2011Apidologie59 citations Open access
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of maternal care in Membracine treehoppers.
Chung-Ping Lin, B. Danforth, T. Wood
2004Systematic Biology56 citations
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Female foraging and intranest behavior of a communal bee, Perdita portalis (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
B. Danforth
199154 citations
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Mitochondrial DNA differentiation between two cryptic Halictus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) species
B. Danforth, P. Mitchell, L. Packer
199850 citations
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Biology of Calliopsis pugionis (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae): Nesting, Foraging, and Investment Sex Ratio
P. Visscher, B. Danforth
199350 citations
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Variation in DNA Methylation Is Not Consistently Reflected by Sociality in Hymenoptera
Karl M. Glastad, Samuel V. Arsenault, Kim L Vertacnik, S. Geib +6 more
2017Genome Biology and Evolution49 citations Open access
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Taxonomic affinity of halictid bee fossils (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) based on geometric morphometrics analyses of wing shape
T. de Meulemeester, D. Michez, A. Aytekin, B. Danforth
201246 citations
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Male dimorphism in Perdita portalis (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) has arisen from preexisting allometric patterns
B. Danforth, Christopher A. Desjardins
1999Insectes Sociaux41 citations
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Nesting Behavior of Four Species of Perdita (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
B. Danforth
198941 citations
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Male Polymorphism and Polyethism in Perdita texana (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
B. Danforth, J. L. Neff
199236 citations
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Gene tree estimation error with ultraconserved elements: An empirical study on Pseudapis bees.
S. Bossert, Elizabeth A. Murray, A. Pauly, Kyrylo Chernyshov +2 more
2020Systematic Biology35 citations
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Sources and frequency of brood loss in solitary bees
R. Minckley, B. Danforth
2019Apidologie33 citations Open access
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Recent intron gain in elongation factor-1alpha of colletid bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae).
S. Brady, B. Danforth
2004Molecular biology and evolution33 citations Open access
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Pollen preferences among the bee species visiting apple (Malus pumila) in New York
L. Russo, B. Danforth
2017Apidologie31 citations Open access
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Gene Flow and Population Structure in an Oligolectic Desert Bee, Macrotera (Macroteropsis) portalis (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)
B. Danforth, S. Ji, L. Ballard
200331 citations
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Wing folding in the Hymenoptera
B. Danforth, C. Michener
198830 citations
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Rooting phylogenies using gene duplications: an empirical example from the bees (Apoidea).
S. Brady, Jessica R. Litman, B. Danforth
2011Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution26 citations
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DNA fingerprinting data and the problem of non‐independence among pairwise comparisons
B. Danforth, C. R. Freeman-Gallant
1996Molecular Ecology26 citations
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Australian Lasioglossum + Homalictus form a monophyletic group: resolving the "Australian enigma".
B. Danforth, S. Ji
2001Systematic Biology25 citations Open access
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