# Harriet Lambert Source: https://hello.cv/harrietlambert ## Links - twitter | https://x.com/hcs_lambert ## About My research focuses on the ecology, evolution, and conservation of social bees. I am particularly interested in bee behaviour and the mechanisms underpinning intra- and interspecific plant-pollinator communication. During my PhD, I discovered a novel behaviour in bumblebees and explored its significance and implications for bumble bee colonies and bee-plant interactions. I used laboratory, semi-natural and behavioural experiments to show how Bombus terrestris workers use their mouthparts to routinely damage plant leaves. I have investigated the triggers for this behaviour and its effect on flowering time using a variety of assays. During my PostDoc, I have investigated the ecological relevance of this behaviour, by examining fitness implications of food scarcity, as well as the behavioural preferences of bees in natural experiments. In my future work, I plan to work increasingly in natural settings, investigating the effects of floral resource availability on the behaviour, resource use and reproduction of bumble bees in human-modified landscapes. I am passionate about open science, science communication and collaborating with researchers from diverse disciplines and backgrounds. ## Work ### Postdoctoral Researcher | ETH Zurich ### PhD researcher | ETH Zurich ## Education ### ETH Zurich | PhD ### Imperial College London | MSc in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation ### University of Oxford | Biological Sciences ## Publications ### Fine-scale variation in pollen availability influences Bombus terrestris colony behaviour, development and fitness preprint ### Honeybees collect pollen from the buzz-pollinated flowers of invasive Solanum elaeagnifolium in Northern Greece preprint ### Bumble bee leaf damaging behaviour: effects on flowering time and implications for ecology and evolution PhD Dissertation, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich dissertation-thesis ### Bumble bees damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production when pollen is scarce Science journal-article ### Recovery Dynamics of Bees and Syrphid Flies to Restorative Land-use Transitions MSc Thesis, Department of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London dissertation-thesis ## Source Read this profile on Hello.cv: https://hello.cv/harrietlambert Create your free profile at https://hello.cv