Dr Katja Hogendoorn

Biography/ Background

Katja Hogendoorn is a postdoctoral research associate in Mike Keller's group. Her research focuses on the behavioural ecology of native bees, and on the importance and potential of native bees as crop pollinators.

She currently works on an ARC funded project to develop a breeding program that will allow the use of native blue-banded bees as tomato pollinators in greenhouses. This is a collaborative project with Timbercorp, Perfection Fresh and Biological Sciences.

Qualifications

Drs (equivalent to MSc with BSc) Biology with majors in Entomology and Ethology and Sociobiology. Utrecht University, 1987. PhD. Ethology and Sociobiology. Utrecht University, 1994.

Research Interests

Behavioural ecology of native bees, in particular mating behaviour, Native bees as (crop) pollinators,
Taxonomy and phylogeography of native bees, Evolution of sociality.

Publications

Batley M. & Hogendoorn K. 2009. Conservation status of Australian native bees Apidologie 240:347-354.

 

Leijs, R. & Hogendoorn K. 2008. Correlated evolution of mating behaviour and morhology in large carpenter bees (Xylocopa). Apidologie 239: 119-132.

Zammit J., Hogendoorn K. & Schwarz M.P., 2008. Strong constraints to independent nesting in a facultatively social bee: quantifying the effects of enemies-at-the-nest. Insectes Sociaux 55:74-78

Stevens M.I., Hogendoorn K. & Schwarz M.P., 2007. Evolution of sociality by natural selection on variances in reproductive fitness: evidence from a social bee. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 7:153

Hogendoorn K., Coventry S.A. & Keller M.A., 2007. Foraging behaviour of a blue banded bee, Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea Cockerell in greenhouses: implications for use as tomato pollinators. Apidologie 38: 86-92.

Hogendoorn K., Gross C.L., Sedgley M.& Keller M.A., 2006. Increased tomato yield through pollination by native Australian blue-banded bees (Amegilla chlorocyanea Cockerell). Journal of Economic Entomology 99: 828-833.

Langer P., Hogendoorn K., Schwarz M. P. & Keller L. 2006. Reproductive skew in the Australian allodapine bee Exoneura robusta. Animal Behaviour 71:193-201.

Wallman J.F, Leys R. & Hogendoorn K., 2005. Molecular systematics of Australian carrion-breeding blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) based on mitochondrial DNA. Invertebrate Systematics 19: 1-15.

Langer P, Hogendoorn K & Keller L., 2004. Tug of war over reproduction in a social bee. Nature 428: 844-847.

Hogendoorn K., Watiniasih N.L. & Schwarz M.P., 2001. Extended alloparental care in the almost solitary bee Exoneurella eremophila (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 50: 275-282.

Hogendoorn K.& Zammit J., 2001.Benefits of cooperative breeding through increased colony survival in an allodapine bee. Insectes Sociaux 48: 392-397.

Hogendoorn K., Steen Z. & Schwarz M.P., 2000. Native Australian carpenter bees as a potential alternative to introducing bumble bees for tomato pollination in greenhouses. Journal of Apicultural Research 39: 67-74.

Schwarz M.P. & Hogendoorn K., 1999. Biodiversity and conservation of Australian native bees. In: The other 99 %. The Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates. The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, p 388-393. Australian Zoologist.

Hogendoorn K. & Velthuis H.H.W., 1999. Reproductive skew in mass provisioning carpenter bees in relation to age and size. Insectes Sociaux 46: 198-207.

Schwarz M.P., Bull N.J. & Hogendoorn K., 1998. Evolution of sociality in the allodapine bees: a review of sex allocation, ecology and evolution. Insectes Sociaux 45: 349-368.

Hogendoorn K. & Schwarz M.P., 1998. Guarding specialization in pre-reproductive colonies of the allodapine bee Exoneura bicolor. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 10: 67-77.

Hogendoorn K. & Leys R., 1998. The life-cycle of Halictus rubicundus (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) in the Netherlands: comparison of two populations. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 70: 347-352.

Hogendoorn K., 1996. Socio-economics of brood destruction during supersedure in the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 9: 931-952.

Hogendoorn K. & Velthuis H.H.W., 1995. The role of young guards in the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens. Insectes Sociaux 42: 427-448.

Hogendoorn K. & Leys R., 1993. The superseded female's dilemma: ultimate and proximate factors that influence guarding behaviour of the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 33: 371-381.

Hogendoorn K. & Velthuis H.H.W., 1993. The sociality of Xylocopa pubescens: Does a helper really help? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 32: 247-257.

Hogendoorn K., 1991. Intraspecific competition in the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens and its implications for the evolution of sociality. Proc. Exper. & Appl. Entomol (N.E.V. Amsterdam) 2: 123-128.

Hogendoorn K. & Velthuis, H.H.W. 1988. Influence of multiple mating on kin recognition in worker honeybees. Naturwissenschaften 75: 412-413.

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Animals and veterinary science, Agriculture and farming
Expertise	Bees, in particular native bees Pollination Crop pollination Invertebrates Entomology Social behaviour Animal behaviour Mating behaviour
Notes	Associate editor of Behaviour Member of: International Union for the Study of Social Insects Australian Pollination Ecology Society European Society for Evolutionary Biology Australian Society for the Study of Animal behaviour

Entry last updated: Friday, 22 Feb 2013