Contact Information
505 S. Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Interests
Application of phylogenetics, behavior and development to address questions concerning the evolution of social behavior in bees; conservation status and causal factors in declining pollinators; evolution of color pattern mimicry in bees
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor Emerita, Entomology
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Recent Publications
Martín-Blázquez, R., Calhoun, A. C., Sadd, B. M., & Cameron, S. A. (2023). Gene expression in bumble bee larvae differs qualitatively between high and low concentration imidacloprid exposure levels. Scientific reports, 13(1), Article 9415. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36232-y
Cameron, S. A., & Sadd, B. M. (2020). Global trends in bumble bee health. Annual Review of Entomology, 65, 209-232. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-011118-111847
Cameron, S. A., Corbet, S. A., & Whitfield, J. B. (2019). Bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus terrestris) collecting honeydew from the giant willow aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 68, 75-83. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.68.30495
Cameron, S. A., & Whitfield, J. B. (2019). Shift in temporal and spatial expression of Hox gene explains color mimicry in bees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(24), 11573-11574. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906978116
Cameron, S. A., & Whitfield, J. B. (2017). Insect Systematics as a Central Discipline of Entomology. Insect Systematics and Diversity, 1(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixx008