Hema Somanathan

Employment

• Indian Institute of Science Education Research Thiruvananthapuram Associate Professor
  2009 - Present

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Publications (23)

• Pollen diet diversity in sympatric honeybees and stingless bees
  Apidologie 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-026-01267-3
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• Strengthening India's field biology infrastructure: establishing a network of field stations
  Journal of Experimental Biology 2026 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.252222
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• Human landscape modification shapes foraging preferences and sucrose responsiveness of honey bees in Asia
  2026 DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.27.708048
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• Left in the dark: nocturnal pollinators and the flowers they service in a brightly lit world
  Journal of Experimental Biology 2026 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.250795
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• Colour preference and constancy in the giant Asian honey bee Apis dorsata
  2026 DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.21.700526
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• Colour preference and foraging constancy in the Asian giant honeybee Apis dorsata
  Journal of Experimental Biology 2026 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.252021
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• Reproductive status modulates colour preference and multimodal cue integration in host plant location by butterflies
  Journal of Experimental Biology 2025 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.250414
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• Time Is Not Everything: Spatial Segregation of Nests in Nocturnal and Diurnal Carpenter Bees
  Biotropica 2025 DOI: 10.1111/btp.70121
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• Influence of floral traits on visitation patterns in a miniature tropical stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis
  The Science of Nature 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-025-01994-0
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• Why diversity matters for understanding the visual ecology and behaviour of bees
  Current Opinion in Insect Science 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101224
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