Open Position for Master’s Thesis at Plant-Insect Interactions Chair: Assessing Fitness Parameters in Reed-Nesting Solitary Bees

Summary

Nutritional stress caused by limited access to suitable floral resources is considered a major driver of bee pollinator decline. However, it is still unclear how land-use intensity affects the diversity and quality of floral resources and, in turn, the fitness of wild bees. Therefore, we investigate fitness-related traits and the nesting biology of cavity-nesting wild bees along a land-use gradient.