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    1. Dorey, J.B., Chesshire, P.R., Bolaños, A.N., O’Reilly, R.L., Bossert, S., Collins, S.M., Lichtenberg, E.M., Tucker, E. M., Smith-Pardo, A., Falcon-Brindis A., Guevara, D.A., Ribeiro, B., Pedro, D., Fischer, E.E., Pickering, J., Hung, K.L.J., Parys, K.A., McCabe, L.M., Rogan, M.S., Minckley, R.L., Velazco, S.J.E., Griswold,T., Zarrillo, T.A., Jetz, W., Sica, Y.V., Orr, M.C., Guzman, L.M., Ascher, J.A., Hughes, A.C., Neil S. Cobb, N.S. A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow. Scientific Data 10: 747. doi: 0.1038/s41597-023-02626-w.

    1. Sharkey, M.J., Tucker, E.M., Baker, A., Smith, A., Ratnasingham, S., Manjunath, R., Hebert, P., Hallwachs, W., Janzen, D.J. More discussion of minimalist species descriptions and clarifying some misconceptions contained in Meier et al. 2021. ZooKeys 1110: 135-149. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1110.85491.

    1. Tucker, E., Poelen, J., & Seltmann, K. A lesson plan for better understanding entomological specimen interaction data in collections by NSF funded Terrestrial Parasite Tracker Thematic Collection Network [website]. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6704580.

    1. Poelen, J.H., Seltmann, K.C., Campbell, M., Orlofske, S.A., Light, J.E., Tucker, E.M., Demboski, J.R., McElrath, T., Grinter, C.C., Diaz-Bastin, R., Bush, S.E., Delapena, R., Cook, J., Gall, L.F., Whiting, M.F., Clark, S.M., Cameron, S.L., Replogle, C.R., Rund, S.S.C., Young, D., Brabant, C., Sullivan, K., Turcatel, M., Shuman Baquiran, R., Albion, Z., Austin, K., Rubinoff, D., Cognato, A.I., Caywood, A., Colby, J., Allen, J., Zaspel, J.M. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker indexed biotic interactions and review summary (0.6) [Data set]. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6761707.

    1. Poelen, J.H., Seltmann, K.C., Campbell, M., Orlofske, S.A., Light, J.E., Tucker, E.M., Demboski, J.R., McElrath, T., Grinter, C.C., Diaz-Bastin, R., Bush, S.E., Delapena, R., Cook, J., Gall, L.F., Whiting, M.F., Clark, S.M., Cameron, S.L., Replogle, C.R., Rund, S.S.C., Young, D., Brabant, C., Sullivan, K., Turcatel, M., Shuman Baquiran, R., Albion, Z., Austin, K., Rubinoff, D., Cognato, A.I., Caywood, A., Colby, J., Allen, J. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker indexed biotic interactions and review summary (0.5) [Data set]. Zendo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5572874.

    1. Seltmann KC, Allen J, Brown BV, Carper A, Engel MS, Franz N, Gilbert E, Grinter C, Gonzalez VH, Horsley P, Lee S, Maier C, Miko I, Morris P, Oboyski P, Pierce NE, Poelen J, Scott VL, Smith M, Talamas EJ, Tsutsui ND, Tucker E (2021) Announcing Big-Bee: An initiative to promote understanding of bees through image and trait digitization. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 5: e74037. doi:10.3897/biss.5.74037.

    1. Poelen, J.H., Seltmann, K.C., Campbell, M., Orlofske, S.A., Tucker, E.M. Terrestrial Parasite Tracker indexed biotic interactions and review summary (0.3) [Data set]. Zendo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4070039.

    1. Tucker, E.M. & Rehan, S.M. Wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of the Ossipee Pine Barrens. Northeastern Naturalist 26(2): 379-391. doi:10.1656/045.026.0211.

    1. Tucker, E.M. & Rehan, S.M. Farming for bees: annual variation in pollinator populations across agricultural landscapes. Agriculture and Forest Entomology. doi:10.1111/afe.12287.

    1. Jacobson, M., Tucker, E., Mathiasson, M. & Rehan, S. Decline of bumble bees in northeastern North America, with special focus on Bombus terricola. Biological Conservation 217: 437-445. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2017.11.026.

    1. Tucker, E.M. & Rehan, S.M. Wild bee community assemblages across agricultural landscapes. Journal of Agriculture and Urban Entomology 33: 1-28. doi:10.3954/1523-5475-33.1.77.

    1. Tucker, E.M. & Rehan, S.M. High elevation refugia for Bombus terricola conservation and wild bees of the White Mountain National Forest. Journal of Insect Science 17: 1-10. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iew093.

    1. Tucker, E.M. & Rehan, S.M. Wild bee pollination networks in northern New England. Journal of Insect Conservation 1-13. doi:10.1007/s10841-016-9870-1.

    1. Tucker, E.M., & Sharkey, M.J. Deserters of Cremnops desertor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae): Delimiting species boundaries. Systematics & Biodiversity 1-9. doi:10.1080/14772000.2016.1150362.

    1. Fisher, R., Tucker, E. M., & Sharkey, M. J. Colemanus keeleyorum (Braconidae: Ichneutinae s.l.): a new genus and species of Eocene wasp from the Green River Formation of western North America. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 44: 57-67. doi:10.3897/JHR.44.4727.

    1. Tucker, E.M., & Sharkey, M.J. Spring-cleaning of the African agathidines: new combinations for five species previously placed in Cremnops Förster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 3946(1): 133–138. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3946.1.7.

    1. Tucker, E.M., Chapman, E.G., & M.J. Sharkey. A Revision of the New World species of Cremnops Förster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae). Zootaxa 3916(1): 001-083. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3916.1.1.

    1. Tucker, E.M., Chapman, E.G., & M.J. Sharkey. Interactive Key, DELTA data matrix, images, and other files to species descriptions for A revision of the New World species of Cremnops Förster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae). Dataset published in: Zootaxa 3916(1): 001-083. Interactive key, in IntKey format, doi:10.13140/2.1.1322.0649.

    1. Tucker, E.M., Sharkey, M.J., & S.A. Clutts Stoelb. A new species-group of Camptothlipsis (Braconidae: Agathidinae) from South Africa, with notes on the evolution of long mouthparts. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 24: 59-74. doi:10.3897/jhr.24.1909.

    1. Seltmann, K.J., Yoder, M.J., Mikó,I., Forshage, M., Bertone, M.A., Agosti, D., Austin, A.D., Balhoff, J.F., Borowiec, M.L., Brady, S.G., Broad, G.R., Brothers, D.J., Burks, R.A., Buffington, M.L., Campbell, H.M., Dew, K.J., Ernst, A.F., Fernández-Triana, J.L., Gates, M.W., Gibson, G.A.P., Jennings, J.T., Johnson, N.F., Karlsson, D., Kawada, R., Krogmann, L., Kula, R.R., Mullins, P.L., Ohl, M., Rasmussen, C., Ronquist, F., Schulmeister, S., Sharkey, M.J., Talamas, E., Tucker, E., Vilhelmsen, L., Ward, P.S., Wharton, R.A., & A.R. Deans. A hymenopterists’ guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: utility, clarification, and future directions. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 27: 67-88. doi:10.3897/jhr.27.2961.

    1. Sharkey, M.J., Clutts Stoelb, S.A., Tucker, E.M., Janzen, D., Hallwachs, W., Dapkey, T., & M.A. Smith. Lytopylus Forster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) species from Costa Rica, with an emphasis on specimens reared from caterpillars in Area de Conservacion Guanacaste. Zookeys 130: 379-419. doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1569.

    1. Sharkey, M.J., Clutts Stoelb, S.A., Tucker, E.M., Janzen, D., Hallwachs, W., Dapkey, T., & M.A. Smith. DELTA data matrix, images, and other files to the dichotomous key for Lytopylus Forster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) species from Costa Rica doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1569.app1. Dataset published in: Zookeys 130: 379-419. doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1569 Supplementary material 1.

    1. Sharkey, M.J., Clutts Stoelb, S.A., Tucker, E.M., Janzen, D., Hallwachs, W., Dapkey, T., & M.A. Smith. Interactive key, in IntKey format, to Lytopylus Forster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) species from Costa Rica doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1569.app3. Dataset published in Zookeys: 130: 379-419. doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1569 Supplementary material 2.

    1. Sharkey, M.J., Clutts Stoelb, S.A., Tucker, E.M., Janzen, D., Hallwachs, W., Dapkey, T., & M.A. Smith. DELTA data matrix, images, and other files to species descriptions for Lytopylus Forster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) species from Costa Rica doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1569.app2. Dataset published in Zookeys: 130: 379-419. doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1569 Supplementary material 3.


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