Publications
Carr-Markell, M.K., and Spivak, M. (2021) External validation of the new calibration for mapping honey bee waggle dances. Animal Behaviour. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.12.006
Carr-Markell, M.K., Demler, C.M.*, Couvillon, M.J., Schürch, R., Spivak, M. (2020) Do honey bee (Apis mellifera) foragers recruit their nestmates to native forbs in reconstructed prairie habitats? PLOS ONE 15(2): e0228169. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228169 *Undergraduate student that I mentored
Corby-Harris, V., Bowsher, J., Carr-Markell, M.K., Carroll, M., Centrella, M. et al. (2018) Emerging themes from the ESA symposium entitled “Pollinator Nutrition: Lessons from Bees at Individual to Landscape Levels.” Bee World. DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2018.1535951
Southey, B.R., Zhu, P., Carr-Markell, M.K., Liang, Z.S., Zayed, A., Li, R., Robinson, G.E., Rodriguez-Zas, S.L. (2016) Characterization of genomic variants associated with scout and recruit behavioral castes in honey bees using whole-genome sequencing. PLOS ONE 11(1): e0146430. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146430
Richards, J., Carr-Markell, M.K., Hefetz, A., Grozinger, C.M., and Mattila, H.R. (2015) Queen-produced volatiles change dynamically during reproductive swarming and are associated with changes in honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker behavior. Apidologie. 46(6): 679-690. DOI: 10.1007/s13592-015-0358-x
Carr-Markell, M.K. and Robinson, G.E. (2014) Comparing reversal-learning abilities, sucrose responsiveness, and foraging experience between scout and non-scout honey bee (Apis mellifera) foragers. Journal of Insect Behavior. 27(6): 736-752. DOI: 10.1007/s10905-014-9465-1
Heath, K.D., Bagley, E., Berkey, A.J.M., Birlenbach, D.M., Carr-Markell, M.K. et al. (2014) Amplify the signal: graduate training in broader impacts of scientific research. BioScience. 6(6): 517-523. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biu051
Carr-Markell, M.K., McDonald, K.M., and Mattila, H.R. (2013) Intracolonial genetic diversity increases chemical signaling by waggle-dancing honey bees, Apis mellifera. Insectes Sociaux. 60(4): 485-496. DOI: 10.1007/s00040-013-0315-5
Blog Posts and Popular Science Articles
“Dream homes for chimney bees” HMC Bee Lab Blog (June 3, 2023) http://hmcbee.blogspot.com/2023/06/dream-homes-for-chimney-bees.html
"A Year in the Life of Our Apiary" HMC Bee Lab Blog. (May 18, 2022) http://hmcbee.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-year-in-life-of-our-apiary.html
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" HMC Bee Lab Blog. (May 26, 2021) http://hmcbee.blogspot.com/2021/05/uneasy-lies-head-that-wears-crown.html
"When you've only got a hundred thousand bees to hive" HMC Bee Lab Blog. (May 5, 2021) http://hmcbee.blogspot.com/2021/05/when-youve-only-got-hundred-thousand.html
“PAm-Costco Scholar Spotlight: Reflections from Morgan Carr-Markell” Project Apis m. Blog (Feb 19, 2020) https://www.projectapism.org/project-apis-m-blog/pam-costco-scholar-spotlight-reflections-from-morgan-carr-markell
“The buzz about bees” Market Science Blog (June 20, 2016) https://marketsci.org/2016/06/20/pollinators-the-buzz-about-bees/
“Giving honey bee colonies the tools for success." Smile Politely Online Magazine. (Nov 20, 2012) http://www.smilepolitely.com/culture/science_politely_giving_honey_bee_colonies_the_tools_for_success/
News Coverage of Research
Georgiou, A. (2020, February 14). More Than 1,500 Bee Dance Moves Decoded by Scientists. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/1500-bee-dance-moves-decoded-scientists-1487326