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Academic articles: 39
Selected in rev. or subsequent review rounds:
Selected submitted / in first round of review:
Books, chapters:
Technical reports:
Popular and other non-peer-reviewed articles:
Online publications:
Academic articles: 39
- Orr, M.C., A.C. Hughes*, D. Chesters, J. Pickering, C.-D. Zhu, & J.S. Ascher*. (2020). Global patterns and drivers of bee distribution. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.053
- Hughes, A.C., H. Qiao, M.C. Orr*. (Accepted). Extinction targets are not SMART (Specific, Measurable, Ambitious, Realistic, Timebound). BioScience. ecoevorxiv.org/5hb4m
- Huang*, D., R. Kou, M.C. Orr, H. Li, F. Dou, & C. Zhu*. Comparison of two criteria on the essential number calculation of Andrena camellia. Bulletin of Entomological Research.
- Lanner, J., F. Gstöttenmayer, M. Curto, B. Geslin, K. Huchler, M.C. Orr, B. Pachinger, C. Sedivy, & H. Meimberg. Evidence for multiple introductions of an invasive wild bee species currently under rapid range expansion in Europe. BMC Evolutionary Biology.
- Orr*, M.C., R.R. Ferrari, A.C. Hughes, J. Chen, J.S. Ascher, Y. Yan, P.H. Williams, X. Zhou, M. Bai, A. Rudoy, F. Zhang, K.-P. Ma, & C.-D. Zhu*. (Accepted). Taxonomy must engage with new technologies and evolve to face future challenges. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01360-5
- Branstetter*, M.G., A. Müller, T.L. Griswold, M.C. Orr, & C.D. Zhu. (Accepted with minor revisions.) UCE phylogenomics and biogeography of the agriculturally important mason bees Osmia (Osmia). Systematic Entomology.
- Sritongchuay, T., K. Wayo, M.C. Orr, & A.C. Hughes*. (Accepted). Artificially-induced early flowering of a tropical fruit crop decreases pollinator importance, crop yield, and long-term economic viability. Journal of Applied Ecology.
- Orr*, M.C. & M.G. Branstetter. (Accepted). Unusual nocturnal foraging by ants at sandstone bee nests (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Formicidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society.
- Satyshur*, C. & M.C. Orr. (In press). Record of Anthophora (Clisodon) terminalis nesting in a wooden trap-nesting block and comparison to available nesting information (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Melittology.
- Invited: Orr*, M.C. (In press). A preliminary report on the bees of Joshua Tree National Park, with special focus on Anthophora Digger Bees. Joshua Tree Science 1.
- Garibaldi*, L.A., F. Oddi, F. Miguez, I. Bartomeus, M. Orr, E. Jobbagy, C. Kremen, L.A. Schulte, A.C. Hughes, C. Bagnato, G. Abramson, P. Bridgewater, D.G. Carella, S. Diaz, L. Dicks, E.C. Ellis, M. Goldenberg, C.A. Huaylla, M. Kuperman, Z. Mehrabi, F. Santibanez, & C.D. Zhu. (2020). Working landscapes need more than 20% native habitat. Conservation Letters. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12773
- Astafurova, Y.V., M.Y. Proshchalykin*, Z. Niu, M.C. Orr, & C.-D. Zhu. (2020). New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) from Southern and South-Western China. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 79: 145-162.
- Niu, Z.-Q., Y. Feng, J.S. Ascher, M. Kasparek, M.C. Orr, T. Griswold, & C.-D. Zhu*. (2020). Overview of the Bee Genus Anthidium Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthidiini) from China. Zootaxa 4867(1): 1-67.
- Williams*, P.H., D. Altanchimeg, A. Byvaltsev, R. De Jonghe, S. Jaffar, G. Japoshvili, S. Kahono, H. Liang, M. Mei, A. Monfared, T. Nidup, R. Raina, Z. Ren, C. Thanoosing, Y. Zhao, & M.C. Orr. (2020). Widespread polytypic species or complexes of local species? Revising Melanobombus bumblebees world-wide (Hymenoptera: Apidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 719: 1-120.
- NPR: Wagner, T.C., et al., as signatory. (2020). Agroecology in the Post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1262-y
- Zhou, Q.-S., A. Luo, F. Zhang, Z.-Q. Niu, Q.-T. Wu, M. Xiong, M.C. Orr, & C.-D. Zhu*. (2020). The first draft genome of the plasterer bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Colletes gigas). Genome Biology and Evolution 12(6): 860-866.
- NPR: Orr, M.C., A.-R. Luo, D. Chesters, Q.-S. Zhou, F. Zhang, & C.-D. Zhu*. (2020). Future directions in Systematics: A report from the 4th Systematic Biology Forum in China. Zoological Systematics 45(2): 78-80.
- Zhang, D., Z.-Q. Niu, M.C. Orr, J.S. Ascher, & C.-D. Zhu*. (2020). Chinese species of Nomia (Gnathonomia) Pauly, 2005 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae: Nomiinae). Zootaxa 4768: 76-94.
- Walker, R., M.C. Orr, & S. Miller. (2020). Factors contributing to leaf decomposition vary with temperature in two montane rivers of the Intermountain West, Utah. Aquatic Sciences 82(49).
- Hughes*, A.C., A.M. Lechner, A. Chitov, A. Horstmann, A. Hinsley, A. Tritto, A. Chariton, B. Li, C. Wang, D. Ganapin, E. Simonov, K. Morton, K. Toktomushev, M. Foggin, M. Tan-Mullins, M.C. Orr, R. Griffiths, R. Nash, S. Perkin, R. Glemet, M. Kim, & D.W. Yu. (2020). Horizon Scan of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35(7): 583-593.
- Sun, X., Y. Ding, M.C. Orr, & F. Zhang*. (2020). Streamlining universal single-copy ortholog and ultraconserved element design: a case study in Collembola. Molecular Ecology Resources 20(3).
- Invited: Orr, M.C., J.S. Ascher, M. Bai, D. Chesters, & C.-D. Zhu*. (2020). Three questions: How can taxonomy survive and thrive worldwide? Megataxa 1(1): 19-27.
- NPR: Harvey*, J.A., ..., M.C. Orr (47th), ..., & H. de Kroon. (2020). International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4: 174-176.
- Chesters, D., P. Beckschafer, S.J. Adamowicz, M.C. Orr, K.-P. Chun*, & C.-D. Zhu. (2019). Climatic and Vegetational Drivers of Insect Beta Diversity at the Continental Scale. Ecology and Evolution 9: 13764-13775.
- Portman*, Z.M., M.C. Orr, & T. Griswold. (2019). A review and updated classification of pollen gathering behavior in bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 71: 171-208.
- Niu, Z.-Q., J.S. Ascher, M.C. Orr, T. Griswold, & C.-D. Zhu*. (2019). Overview of the Bee Genus Trachusa Panzer, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthidiini) from China with Description of three New Species. Zootaxa 4646(2): 251-270.
- Orr*, M.C., F.D. Parker*, & G.D. Smith*. (2019). Sceloporus tristichus and Sceloporus magister: Diet and behavior at bee nests. Herpetological Review 50(2): 378.
- Zhang*, F., Y. Ding, C.D. Zhu, X. Zhou, M. Orr, S. Scheu, & Y. Luan*. (2019). Phylogenomics from Low-coverage Whole-genome Sequencing. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10(4): 507–517.
- Invited, NPR: Orr, M.C., F.D. Parker, T. Griswold, & S.H. Woodard. (2018). A tale of two cliff dwellings: parallels between the Ancestral Puebloan Peoples and native bees. American Entomologist 64(4): 218–223.
- Taylor*, S., J. Meiners, K. Riemer, M. Orr, & E. White. (2018). Comparison of large-scale citizen science data and long-term study for phenology modeling. Ecology 100(2): e02568.
- Orr*, M.C., J.P Pitts, & T. Griswold. (2018). Revision of the bee group Anthophora (Micranthophora) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with notes on potential conservation concerns and a molecular phylogeny of the genus. Zootaxa 4511(1): 1-193.
- Parys*, K., T. Griswold, H.W. Ikerd, & M.C. Orr. (2018). New records and range extensions of several species of native bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Mississippi, USA. Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e25320.
- Orr*, M.C. & A.D. Tripodi. (2017). Stiff upper lip: Labrum deformity and functionality in bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 57: 89–101.
- Orr*, M.C., T. Griswold, J.P. Pitts, & F.D. Parker. (2016). A new bee species that excavates sandstone nests. Current Biology 26(17): R792–3.
- Erenler*, H.E., M.C. Orr, M.P. Gillman, B.R.B. Parkes, H. Rymer, & J.M. Maes. (2016). Persistent nesting by Anthophora Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae) bees in ash adjacent to an active volcano. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 92(2): 67–78.
- Orr*, M.C. & T. Griswold. (2015). A review of the cleptoparasitic bee genusTownsendiella (Apidae, Nomadinae, Townsendiellini), with the description of a new species from Pinnacles National Park. ZooKeys 546: 87–104.
- Orr*, M.C., Z.M. Portman, & T. Griswold. (2015). Megachile (Megachile) montivaga (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) nesting in live thistle (Asteraceae: Cirsium). Journal of Melittology 48: 1–6.
- Orr*, M.C., J.B. Koch, T. Griswold, & J.P. Pitts. (2014). Taxonomic utility of environmental niche models for species distinction: A case study in Anthophora (Heliophila) (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa 3846(3): 411–429.
- Park, M.G., M.C. Orr, & B.N. Danforth. (2010). The role of native bees in apple pollination. New York State Fruit Quarterly 18(1): 21–25.
Selected in rev. or subsequent review rounds:
- Hughes, A.C., M.C. Orr, Q. Yang*, H. Qiao*. Effectively and accurately mapping global biodiversity patterns for different regions and taxa. Global Ecology and Biogeography. https://www.authorea.com/doi/full/10.22541/au.159654424.40253314
Selected submitted / in first round of review:
- Hughes+*, A.C., M.C. Orr+*, K. Ma, M.J. Costello, J. Waller, P. Provoost, C.D. Zhu, & H. Qiao*. Biodiversity data are only available for seven percent of the world. PNAS. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.159419540.02222358
- Garibaldi*, L.A., N. Pérez-Méndez, G. Cordeiro, A.C. Hughes, M.C. Orr, I. Alves-dos-Santos, B. Freitas, F. de Oliveira, G. LeBuhn, I. Bartomeus, M. Aizen, P. Andrade, B. Blochtein, D. Boscolo, P. Drumond, M. Gaglianone, B. Gemmill-Herren, R. Halinski, C. Krug, M. Maués, L. Kiill, M. Pinheiro, C. Pires, & B. Viana. Invasive honey bees are the most-dominant bee in Brazil but are no worse than dominant natives. Ecology.
Books, chapters:
- Submitted: Gómez Carella, , D.S., M.C. Orr., J.I. Agüero, & L.A. Garibaldi. Pollination Services. In (Apimondia): Guidelines on Good Beekeeping Practices for Sustainable Apiculture.
- Orr*, M.C. & A.C. Hughes. Transportation infrastructure as a vehicle for species discovery and health security. (Accepted). In (Eds Griffiths, Hughes): In the way of the Road. The ecological impact of infrastructure.
Technical reports:
- Orr, M.C. & T. Griswold. (2013 & 2014). A Faunal Survey of the Native Bees and Wasps of Death Valley National Park. Investigator’s Annual Report submitted via IRMA RPRS.
Popular and other non-peer-reviewed articles:
- Orr, M.C. (Submitted). Building new bridges for Asian bee research.
- Invited: Orr, M.C. (2018). My time in China as a postdoctoral researcher. Chinese Academy of Sciences Newsletter: Science Story No. 141.
- Orr, M.C. (2017). Cars do not like rocks. University of California Riverside Friends of the Entomology Research Museum Newsletter 40: 3–4.
- Invited, Cover Image: Orr, M.C., F.D. Parker, T. Griswold, & S.H. Woodard. (2016). Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The (Re)discovery of a Sandstone-excavating Bee. Bee World 93(3): 80–84.
Online publications:
- 30+ web-published bee identification guides with the DiscoverLife.org system. An example may be found at the following URL: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Anthophora_male