Pollinator ResearchDanny Minahan
2016 The Garden Club of America Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship
Danny F. Minahan is a PhD candidate in the Zoology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Protein in pollen is an important dietary source for developing bees. His research will investigate how the total protein content and amino acid profile of collected pollen relates to the foraging activity of the western honeybee and common eastern bumblebee in a shared habitat. This data will be used to model the foraging patterns of social bees in relation to the quality of pollen resources collected and inform habitat conservation projects designed to benefit our bee friends.
The Garden Club of America Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship
To provide funding to study the causes of pollinator decline, in particular bees, bats, butterflies, and moths, which could lead to potential solutions for their conservation and sustainability.
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