The Nieh Lab
Section of Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Division of Biological Sciences
University of California, San Diego

Renner MA, Nieh JC (in press) Bumble bee olfactory information flow and contact-based foraging activation. Insectes Sociaux

Mapalad KS, Leu D, Nieh JC (2008) Bumble bees heat up for high quality pollen. Journal of Experimental Biology 211: 2239-2242

Eckles MA, Wilson EE, Holway DA, Nieh JC (in press) Yellowjackets (Vespula pensylvanica) thermoregulate in response to changes in protein concentration. Naturwissenschaften

Sánchez D, Nieh J, Vandame R (2008) Experience-based interpretation of visual and chemical information in Scaptotrigona mexicana (Apidae, Meliponini). Animal Behaviour 76: 407-414

Contrera FAL, Nieh JC (2007) Effect of forager-deposited odors on the intra-patch accuracy of recruitment of the stingless bees Melipona panamica and Partamona peckolti (Apidae, Meliponini). Apidologie 38: 584-594

Contrera FAL, Nieh JC (2007) The effect of ambient temperature on forager sound production and thoracic temperature in the stingless bee, Melipona panamica. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 887-897

Nieh JC, León A, Cameron S, Vandame R (2006) Hot bumblebees at good food: thoracic temperature of feeding Bombus wilmattae foragers is tuned to sucrose concentration. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 4185-4192

Wilson EE, Holway D, Nieh JC (2006) Cold anaesthesia decreases foraging recruitment in the New World bumblebee, Bombus occidentalis. Journal of Apicultural Research 45: 169-172

Nieh JC, Kruizinga K, Barreto LS, Contrera FAL, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL (2005) Effect of group size on the aggression strategy of an extirpating stingless bee, Trigona spinipes. Insectes Sociaux 52: 1-8

Nieh JC, Sánchez D (2005) Effect of food quality, distance and height on thoracic temperature in the stingless bee Melipona panamica. The Journal of Experimental Biology 208: 3933-3943

Saraiva AM, Nieh JC, Cartolano EA Jr. (2005) EthoLog: a tool for data studies. In press

Contrera FAL, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL, Nieh JC (2004) Temporal and climatological influences on flight activity in the stingless bee Trigona hyalinata (Apidae, Meliponini). Revista de Tecnologia e Ambiente, Criciúma 10: 35-43.

Nieh JC (2004) Recruitment communication in stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini). Apidologie 35: 159-182

Nieh JC, Barreto LS, Contrera FAL, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL (2004) Olfactory eavesdropping by a competitively foraging stingless bee, Trigona spinipes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 271: 1633-1640

Nieh JC, Contrera FAL, Yoon RR, Barreto LS, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL (2004) Polarized short odor-trail recruitment communication by a stingless bee, Trigona spinipes. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56: 435-448

Sánchez D, Nieh JC, Hénaut Y, Cruz L, Vandame R (2004) High precision during food recruitment of experienced (reactivated) foragers in the stingless bee Scaptotrigona mexicana (Apidae, Meliponini). Naturwissenschaften 91: 346-349

Nieh JC, Contrera FAL, Nogueira-Neto P (2003) Pulsed mass-recruitment by a stingless bee, Trigona hyalinata. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 270: 2191-2196

Nieh JC, Contrera FAL, Ramírez S, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL (2003) Variation in the ability to communicate 3-D resource location by stingless bees from different habitats. Animal Behaviour 66: 1129-1139

Nieh JC, Contrera FAL, Rangel J, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL (2003) Effect of food location and quality on recruitment sounds and success in two stingless bees, Melipona mandacaia and Melipona bicolor. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55: 87-94

Nieh JC, Ramírez S, Nogueira-Neto P (2003) Multi-source odor-marking of food by a stingless bee, Melipona mandacaia. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 54: 578-586

Nieh JC, Tautz J (2000) Behavior-locked signal analysis reveals weak 200-300 Hz comb vibrations during the honeybee waggle dance. Journal of Experimental Biology 203: 1573-1579

Nieh JC, Tautz J, Spaethe J, Bartareau T (2000) The communication of food location by a primitive stingless bee, Trigona carbonaria. Zoology 102: 239-246

Nieh JC (1999) Stingless-bee communication. American Scientist 87: 428-435

Nieh JC (1998) The food recruitment dance of the stingless bee, Melipona panamica. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 43: 133-145

Nieh JC (1998) The honey bee shaking signal: function and design of a modulatory communication signal. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 42: 23-36

Nieh JC (1998) The role of a scent beacon in the communication of food location in the stingless bee, Melipona panamica. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 43: 47-58

Nieh JC, Roubik DW (1998) Potential mechanisms for the communication of height and distance by a stingless bee, Melipona panamica. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 43: 387-399

Nieh JC, Roubik DW (1995) A stingless bee (Melipona panamica) indicates food location without using a scent trail. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 37: 63-70

Nieh JC (1993) The stop signal of honey bees: Reconsidering its message. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 33: 51-56

Runestad JA, Ruff CB, Nieh JC, Thorington RW, Jr., Teaford MF (1993) Radiographic estimation of long bone cross-sectional geometric properties. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 90: 207-213

Allmon WD, Nieh JC, Norris RD (1990) Drilling and peeling of turreteline gastropods since the Late Cretaceous. Palaeontology 33: 595-611