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Publications

01. Eltz, T., 1997. Zur Duftstoffbiologie neotropischer Prachtbienen (Apidae: Euglossini). Diplomarbeit, Universität Würzburg, 104 S.

02. Eltz, T., M. Schmid & D. W. Roubik, 1997. Haploid karyotypes of two species of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Euglossini). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 70: 142-144.

03. Eltz, T., 1997. Foraging in the ant-lion Myrmeleon mobilis Hagen 1888 (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae): Behavioral flexibility of a sit-and-wait predator. Journal of Insect Behavior 10: 1-11.

04. Malkmus, R., Brühl, C. A. & T. Eltz, 1999. Amfibien en reptilen van Deramakot (Sabah, Maleisie). Lacerta 75: 191-199.

05. Eltz, T., W. M. Whitten, D. W. Roubik & K. E. Linsenmair, 1999. Fragrance collection, storage, and accumulation by individual male orchid bees. Journal of Chemical Ecology 25: 157-176. PDF

06. Eltz, T. & C. A. Brühl, 2001. Ecological evaluation of forest management using leaf-litter ants and stingless bees as indicators. ISBN 3-933984-89-0. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Eschborn, 59 S. ??PDF??

07. Eltz, T., 2001. Ecology of stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) in lowland dipterocarp forests in Sabah, Malaysia, and an evaluation of logging impact on populations and communities. Dissertation, Universität Würzburg, 158 S. PDF

08. Eltz, T., C. A. Brühl, S. van der Kaars & K. E. Linsenmair, 2001. Assessing stingless bee pollen diet by analysis of garbage pellets: a new method. Apidologie 32: 285-396. PDF

09. Eltz, T., C. A. Brühl, S. van der Kaars, V. K. Chey & K. E. Linsenmair, 2001. Pollen foraging and resource partitioning of stingless bees in relation to flowering dynamics in a Southeast Asian tropical rainforest. Insectes Sociaux 48: 273-279. PDF

10. Eltz, T., C. A. Brühl, I. Zamrie & K. E. Linsenmair, 2002. Nesting and nest trees of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) in lowland dipterocarp forests in Sabah, Malaysia, with implications for forest management. Forest Ecology and Management 172: 301-313. PDF

11. Eltz, T., C. A. Brühl & C. Görke, 2002. Collection of mold (Rhizopus sp.) spores in lieu of pollen by the stingless bee Trigona (Tetragonula) collina. Insectes Sociaux 49: 28-30. PDF

12. Eltz, T., C. A. Brühl, S. van der Kaars & K. E. Linsenmair, 2002. Determinants of stingless bee nest density in lowland dipterocarp forests of Sabah, Malaysia. Oecologia 131: 27-34. PDF HTML.

13. Brühl, C.A., Eltz, T., & Linsenmair, K.E., 2003. Size does matter - Fragmentation of tropical rain forests in Sabah Malaysia and the effects on the leaf litter ant community. Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 1371-1389. PDF

14. Eltz, T., Roubik, D.W., & Whitten, W.M., 2003. Fragrances, male display and mating behaviour of Euglossa hemichlora - a flight cage experiment. Physiological Entomology 28: 251-260. PDF

15. Eltz, T. 2003. Duftakkumulation bei Prachtbienen (Euglossini): Mechanismen, Muster, offene Fragen. Verhandlungen des Westdeutschen Entomologentages 2002, 11-30.

16. Budde, J., Reckert, A., Sporer, F., Wink, M., Eltz, T. & Lunau, K. 2004. Contributions to the evolution of oligolecty in solitary bees of the genus Andrena. Entomologie heute 16: 191-200.

17. Eltz, T., 2004. Spatio-temporal variation of apine bee attraction to honeybaits in Bornean forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 20: 317-324. PDF

18. Eltz T., Roubik D.W. & Lunau K., 2005. Experience-dependent choices ensure species-specific fragrance accumulation in male orchid bees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59: 149-156. PDF

19. Eltz T. & Lunau K., 2005. Antennal response to fragrance compounds in male orchid bees. Chemoecology 15: 135-138. PDF

20. Gawleta, N., Zimmermann, Y. & Eltz, T., 2005. Repellent foraging scent recognition across bee families. Apidologie, 36:330. PDF

21. Eltz, T., Sager, A. & Lunau, K., 2005. Juggling with volatiles: exposure of perfumes by displaying male orchid bees. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 191: 575-581. PDF HTML

22. Zimmermann, Y., Roubik, D. W. & Eltz T., 2006. Species-specific attraction to pheromonal analogues in orchid bees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 833-843. PDF

23. Eltz T., 2006. Tracing pollinator footprints on natural flowers. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32: 907-915 PDF

24. Eltz T., Ayasse M. & Lunau K, 2006. Species-specific antennal response to tibial fragrances in male orchid bees. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32: 71-79 PDF

25. Leonhardt, S.D., Dworschak, K., Eltz, T. & Blüthgen, N., 2007. Foraging loads of stingless bees and utilisation of stored nectar for pollen harvesting. Apidologie 38: 125-135. ??PDF??

26. Witjes, S. & Eltz, T., 2007. Influence of scent deposits on flower choice: experiments in an artificial flower array with bumblebees. Apidologie 38: 12-18. PDF

26. Eltz, T., Zimmermann, Y., Haftmann, J., Twele, R., Francke, W., Quezada-Euan, J. J. G. & Lunau, K., 2007. Enfleurage, lipid recycling, and the origin of perfume collection in orchid bees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 274: 2843-2848. PDF  Nature Research Highlight

28. Wilms, J. & Eltz, T., 2008. Foraging scent marks of bumblebees: footprint cues rather than pheromone signals. Naturwissenschaften 95: 149-153. PDF

29. Eltz, T., Zimmermann, Y., Pfeiffer, C., Ramírez Pech, J., Twele, R., Francke, W., Quezada-Euan, J.J.G., Lunau, K. (2008). An olfactory shift is associated with male perfume differentiation and species divergence in orchid bees. Current Biology 18, 1844-1848. PDF Dispatch by Duncan Jackson

30. Brühl, C. A. & T. Eltz. (in press). Fuelling the biodiversity crisis: Species loss of ground-dwelling forest ants in oil palm plantations in Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo). Biodiversity and Conservation.

31. Zimmermann, Y., Quezada-Euan, J.J.G., Roubik, D.W., Paxton, R.J., and Eltz, T. (in press). Single mating in orchid bees (Euglossa, Apinae) and implications for mate choice and social evolution. Insectes Sociaux.

32. Zimmermann, Y., S. R. Ramírez, and T. Eltz. (in press). Chemical niche differentiation among sympatric species of orchid bees. Ecology.