Seminars are held on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in HS 243, unless otherwise noted. For more info, please contact Dr. Susanne Daly
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Sept 4 [Thurs]
No seminar --
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Sept 11 [Thurs]
No seminar -Summer Research Symposium 3:30-5:00 pm--
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Sept 16 [Tues]
Deputy First Class Jason Burns with Electronic Storage Detection K9 LunaElectronic Storage Detection
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Sept 18 [Thurs]
University of Maryland-Baltimore School of Pharmacy --
Chemistry/Biology Departments
In-person
Sept 25 [Thurs]
TBA --
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Sept 30
Ret. FBI Agent Stanley Burke forensics linguistics
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Oct 2 [Thurs]
No seminar --
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In-person
Oct 6 [Mon]
Henson Seminar --
Henson
In-person
Oct 9 [Thurs]
No seminar --
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Oct 14 [Tues]
DSP Trooper Chloe Mason Experiences as a Delaware state police trooper
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Oct 16 [Thurs]
No Seminar - Rescheduled to Oct 30th -
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Oct 23 [Thurs] CANCELED
CANCELED
Kristen DeVito , GeorgeSquared, Advanced Biomedical Sciences program (Georgetown & George Mason Universities)
GeorgeSquared Program
Chelsea Berns
CANCELED
Oct 28 [Tues]
ABFE Forensic Entomology Technician Jocelyn Bunting Forensic Entomology
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Oct 30 [Thurs]
Zachary Pierce-Messick , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Behavioral Pharmacology Research UnitTranslational tools in behavioral neuroscience
Noah Bressman
In-person
Nov 4 [Tues]
Taylor Hall- Curry Serology
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Nov 6 [Thurs]
No Seminar --
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Nov 13 [Tues]
Invited speaker plant/molecular biology seminar
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In-person
Nov 20 [Thurs]
Invited speaker plant/molecular biology seminar
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In-person
Nov 27 [Thurs]
No Seminar - Thanksgiving--
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Dec 2 [Tues]
Emilie Ekholm , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥Soil Health: The Use of Regenerative Agriculture Practices on Vegetable Farms and Gardens
Chris Briand
In-person
Dec 4 [Thurs]
No seminar --
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Dec 11 [Thurs]
Stephanie Stotts , Department of Natural Sciences University of Maryland Eastern ShoreBeyond the Ghost Forest, Scratching the Surface of Delmarva's Complex and Resilient Coastal Forest Systems
Chris Briand
In-person
Previous Seminar Schedules
Spring 2025
Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Jan 30 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Feb 6 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Feb 13 [Thurs]
No seminar - rescheduled -- --
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Feb 20 [Thurs]
[canceled-snow] Nicole Putnam , University of Maryland School of MedicineJourney to Clinical Microbiology
Kirsten Guckes
In-person
Feb 27 [Thurs]
Haley Sater, Ph.D. , University of Maryland Extension-Baltimore City Extension Program Management Specialist--Agriculture and Food SystemsInternships with the University of Maryland Extension
Victor Miriel
In-person
Mar 6 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Mar 13 [Thurs]
Mandy Fischer , Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)Wildlife Trafficking
Mary Gunther
In-person
Mar 20 [Thurs]
No seminar – Spring Break
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Mar 27 [Thurs]
TBA --
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Apr 1 [Tues]
Stephen J. Godfrey, Curator of Paleontology Maryland Paleontology Collections and Research Center, Calvert Marine Museum
Henson Seminar Series: Predation by Sharks in the Fossil RecordHenson School of Science & Technology
In-person
Apr 3 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Apr 10 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Apr 17 [Thurs]
Grant Zemanek , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥MS Defense: Is He Worth It? Mate Choice Behavior in Female Túngara Frogs ( Engystomops pustulosus ) in the Presence of Terrestrial and Aerial Predator Models.
Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor
In-person
Apr 24 [Thurs]
Rescheduled for Wednesday, May 7
May 1 [Thurs]
SU Students Apocalypse Survival Game Show - Do you have what it takes to survive a series of apocalyptic events? Join us for this educational game show testing your survival skills and knowledge. Will you survive? Come find out! Bring your friends, make a team, and compete for prizes or just watch the competition.
Henson STEM Outreach Committee Members
In-person
May 7 [Wed]
Michael Caldarola , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥MS Defense: Túngara Frog Movement
Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor
In-person
May 8 [Thurs]
Nicole Putnam Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pathology, Assistant Director, Clinical Microbiology, UMD School of MedicineFrom Petri Dishes to Patient Care: My Journey to Clinical Microbiology
Kirsten Guckes
In-person
Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Aug 29 [Thurs]
No seminar – Summer Student Research Showcase
Students will be sharing poster presentations of the projects they completed over the summer.
OURCA and the Henson School of Science and Technology
In-person Guerrieri Academic Commons (3:30-5pm)
Sept 4 [Wed]
No seminar - Biology Welcome Back
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Sept 5 [Thur]
No seminar
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Sept 12 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Sept 19 [Thurs]
David Shiffman , Marine Conservation BiologistShark conservation
Noah Bressman
In-person
Sept 26 [Thurs]
Eric Liebgold , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥Biology Study Abroad (School for Field Studies and more)
Eric Liebgold
In-person
Oct 3 [Thurs]
Joe Adserias-Garriga , Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, Mercyhurst UniversityHenson Seminar Series: Who? How? When? Contributions of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Odontology to Casework
Henson School of Science & Technology
In-person
Oct 17 [Thurs]
Matt Ravosa , Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineDeterminants of Phenotypic Variation in the Developing Skull
Aaron Hogue
In-person
Oct 24 [Thurs]
Guney Boso , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥Paleovirology: Domestication of Ancient Retroviral Genes by Mammals
Jennifer Nyland
In-person
Oct 31 [Thurs]
No seminar – Spooky Science Spectacular
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In-person
Nov 7 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Nov 14 [Thurs]
Molly Selba , Cadaveric Dissection:
Susanne
In-person
Nov 21 [Thurs]
Kelly Mitzel , MS Defense: Squirrel co-
Angela
In-person
Nov 28 [Thurs]
No Seminar - Thanksgiving
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Dec 3 [Tues]
No Seminar (moved to Thursday, Dec 5)
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Dec 5 [Thurs]
Brianna Esker ,MS Defense - Investigating the Impact of Hyperglycemia on Zebrafish Development: Implications for Bone, Cartilage, and Mobility Jessica
In-person
Spring 2024
Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Feb 1 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Feb 8 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Feb 15 [Thurs]
Biology Faculty & Students
Biology Lab ‘Speed Dating’
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In-person
Feb 22 [Thurs]
Logan Thomas ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥MS Thesis Defense
Philip Anderson
In-person
Feb 29 [Thurs]
Eguono Wayne Omagamre Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MDInfluence of perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) on insect-plant interaction: the secret under the threshold.
Jessica Clark
In-person
Mar 6 [Wed]
Henson Seminar
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In-person
Mar 7 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Mar 14 [Thurs]
Jesus Madrid Psychology, Cornell University, NYNeuroethology
Angela Freeman
In-person
Mar 21 [Thurs]
No seminar
Spring Break
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Mar 28 [Thurs]
Dr. Allison Tracy Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (USM)Marine host-symbiont interactions under global change
Noah Bressman
In-person
Apr 4 [Thurs]
Gabriel Foley Maryland Ornithological SocietyMaryland DC breeding bird atlas
Eric Liebgold
In-person
Apr 11 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Apr 18 [Thurs]
Jacob Watts University of ColoradoLichen Diversity/ Ecophysiology
Rich Wilkens
In-person
Apr 25 [Thurs]
Seminar Canceled --
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May 2 [Thurs]
Seminar Canceled --
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May 9 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Aug 31 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Sept 7 [Thurs]
No seminar
Biology Welcome Back
--
In-person
Sept 14 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Sept 21 [Thurs]
Stefanie N. Milam , JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry LaboratoryTBA
Gene Williams
In-person
Sept 28 [Thurs]
Zachary Crum , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥Feeding and Trophic Ecology of Invasive Blue Catfish ( Ictalurus furcatus ) in the Nanticoke River
Noah Bressman
Registration Over
Oct 4 [Wed]
J. Tanner Slagel , NASA Langley Research CenterHenson Seminar Series: Proving safety in uncrewed aircraft systems
Henson School of Science & Technology
In-person
Oct 5 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Oct 12 [Thurs]
No seminar
Biology Group Advising
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In-person
Oct 19 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Oct 26 [Thurs]
E. Davis Carter , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥Host Range and Temperature Dependent Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
Elizabeth Emmert
In-person
Nov 2 [Thurs]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
--
In-person
Nov 7 [Tues]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
--
In-person
Nov 9 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Nov 14 [Tues]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
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In-person
Nov 16 [Thurs]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
--
In-person
Nov 23 [Thurs]
No Seminar - Thanksgiving
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Nov 28 [Tues]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
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In-person
Nov 30 [Thurs]
Seminar Canceled -
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Dec 7 [Thurs]
David Shiffman , Arizona State UniversityWhy everything you know about shark conservation is wrong Noah Bressman
In-person
Spring 2023
Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Feb 2
No Seminar
Feb 9
Rachael Faust, Recycling Coordinator, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Waste Management at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ from an Alumna and their Journey Kim Hunter In-person
Feb 16
Brenda Miller, Education Director, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Birding with a Clean Slate: Rediscovering Nature on the Other Side of the World
Noah Bressman
In-person
Feb 23
No Seminar
Mar 2
Various SU biology faculty & graduate/undergraduate students
Getting involved in SU biology research
In-person
Mar 9
Dr. Archer Larned, Maryland Coastal Bays Program
Creating a successful nesting raft in Chincoteague Bay
Kim Quillin
In-person
Mar 16
Thomas Stewart, Pennsylvania State University The water to land transition of early tetrapods Noah Bressman In-person
Mar 23
No Seminar
(Spring Break)
Mar 30
William McAvoy, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control The Flora and Ecology of Delmarva Bays, a unique freshwater wetland type Richard T. Wilkens In-person
Apr 6
Hale Amplo, Rutgers University Functional Morphology and Joint Biomechanics of Frogfish Noah Bressman In-person
Apr 13
Steven J Sarro, Smithsonian National Zoo
The African Penguin – endangered and declining!
Mary Gunther
In-person
Apr 20
Seminar Canceled
Apr 27
Karsin Bachran, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense
Eric Liebgold
In-person
May 4
Jonathan Shaw, Duke University
Ecology and evolution of peat mosses ( Sphagnum ): species matter! Richard T. Wilkens In-person
May 9
Kyle Musselman, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense: Say Hello to My Little Friends! Investigating the Influence of Aiptasia Symbiotic State and the Alga Symbiodinium on the Feeding Preferences of the Nudibranch, Berghia
Christina Bradley
In-person
May 11
Faculty Workshop In-person
Fall 2022
Fall 2022 Seminar Schedule
Date & Day Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Sept 15 [Thurs]
SU biology faculty: Gene Williams, Stephanie Miller, Angela Freeman, and Noah BressmanFaculty Spot-Light
Susanne Daly
In-person
Sept 22 [Thurs]
Dr. Katie Summers, Agricultural Research Services, US Dept. of AgricultureOne Health and Alternatives to Antibiotics in Agriculture
Elizabeth Emmert
In-person
Sept 29 [Thurs]
No seminar -
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Oct 5 [Wed]
Dr. Andrea Presotto , SU Department of Geography and GeosciencesPrimates and Elephants: How we find our way around
Henson
In-person
Oct 6 [Thurs]
No seminar -
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Oct 13 [Thurs]
No seminar Biology group advising
NA
In-person
Oct 20 [Thurs]
Don Moore PhD , Advisor, Polar Bears InternationalEvolution of modern accredited zoos: the importance of science
Mary R. Gunther
In-person
Oct 27 [Thurs]
Dr. Kate Craft , Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins UniversityThe Europa Clipper: Mission to a Jovian Moon
Gene Williams
In-person
Nov 3 [Thurs]
Invited speaker , TBDMicro/molecular biology
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Nov 10 [Thurs]
Invited speaker , TBDMicro/molecular biology
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Nov 17 [Thurs]
Invited speaker , TBDMicro/molecular biology
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Dec 1 [Thurs]
Olivia Rose Hamilton , SU Biology“Faux frogs, foam nests, and females: Mate choice as an evolutionary driver of conspicuous mating signals” (SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense) Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor
In-person
Dec 8 [Thurs]
No Seminar
Spring 2022
Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule
Date
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Status
Feb. 10
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Feb. 17
Brinkley Rayne , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ ZooAcclimation of Zoo Animals - to the zoo, each other, and the staff
Mary Roman Gunther
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Feb. 24
Katie Hunzinger , Univ. of Pennsylvania
Relationship between concussion and subsequent musculoskeletal injury
Noah Bressman
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Mar. 3
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Mar. 10
** Canceled **
Cassidy Schweibenz (SU Alumna), Penn Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Exploration of Clinical Careers in Healthcare for Biology/Pre-nursing Majors
Eugene Williams
Mar. 17
Maxwell Bressman , MDCovid-19 in NYC at the beginning of the pandemic from the perspective of a physician
Noah Bressman
Mar. 31
Karla Heidelberg , USC, and NSF Antarctica ProgramExtreme Science: Evaluating Effects of Climate Change on Aspects of Marine Biology in Antarctica Ann Barse
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Apr. 7
Susanne Daly , ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Chew on this: tooth form and and function in primates Victor Miriel -
Apr. 14
Keith Peterman, York College of Pennsylvania Matt Cordes, WritingWorks
A Tale of Two Orgies: Climate Change in the Anthropocene
Susanne Daly -
Tuesday
Jessica Strange, M.Sc. Thesis Defense
Analyzing the Effects of Mercury on Acetylcholinesterase In Vitro
Jennifer Nyland -
Apr. 21
Sheridan Sargent , M.Sc. Thesis Defense When Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Isn’t Enough: Impaired Vertebral Development and Persistent Behavioral Deficits Jessica Clark
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Apr. 28
Lindsay Sailer , Postdoc, Cornell University Epigenetic mechanisms of pair bonding
Angela Freeman
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May 5
Stephanie Miller , M.Sc. Thesis DefenseInvestigations into the regulation of short-chain fatty acid assimilation and ethanolamine metabolism in bacteria
Michael Carter and Les Erickson
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Spring 2021
Past Biology Spring Seminars
Date
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Status
Feb. 11
Joan Maloof, Prof. Emeritus, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Recent Scientific Evidence Linking Old-Growth Forests and Carbon Uptake
Ann Barse
Feb. 18
Kim Quillin, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Is tree phenology changing on campus due to climate change?
Ann Barse
Feb. 25
Lauren Green, Notre Dame
Microglia during development and disease
Jessica Clark
Mar. 4
Itumeleng Moroenyane, Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quebec
Plant-microbobe interactions in agroecosystems
Christopher Briand
Mar. 11
Julie Jung, Boston University
The development of a decision: how red-eyed treefrog embryos sense snake shakes and decide to escape
Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor
Mar. 18
Justin North, The Ohio State University Bacterial Sulfur Salvage: Making Methionine from Metabolic Waste Michael Carter
Mar. 25
Brinkley Rayne, Kate Holloway, and Hannah Buchek, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Zoo
Topic: Hand-rearing a Sloth: Pierre's Story
Mary Gunther
Apr. 1
Matt Moran, Hendrix College
Lost ecosystem services from oil and gas land development and opportunities for restoration
Jocelyn Bunting
Apr. 8
Nina Kikel-Coury, Notre Dame
Exploring Astroglia Beyond the Nervous System: Nexus Glia in the Heart Jessica Clark
Apr. 15
Andrew McGowan, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays
Working at a National Estuary Program; Research and Restoration in the Delaware Inland Bays Dana Price
Apr. 22
Georgia Silvera Seamans, Washington Square Park Eco Projects, NYC
Observing urban nature as a sustainable forest-based livelihood strategy in NYC Christopher Briand
Apr. 29
Mallory Hagadorn, Utah State University
Experience and maturation as factors influencing brain plasticity in solitary and social bees Dana Price
