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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt

@vhgonza.bsky.social
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KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum @kunhm.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Hey undergrads—want to go on a research adventure? Join KU Entomology’s @vhgonza.bsky.social on a NSF-funded project studying plant–pollinator interactions in Colombia! 🇨🇴🌿 🗓️ June 1–July 25, 2026 @kubiology.bsky.social Apply now ➡️ rockcha.lk/kwv
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
#EntSoc25 Curious about the future of bee taxonomy? Join our workshop to explore its current state, identify research gaps, and discover innovative solutions shaping the field. Wednesday at 1:30 PM in C25 @entsocamerica.bsky.social 🐝🧬🔬 @isabellamanning.bsky.social @mmlopezu.bsky.social
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
#EntSoc25 come and see #KU students showcasing research on insect biodiversity, molecular systematics, ecology & more @entsocamerica.bsky.social 🐝🪲🦋 @isabellamanning.bsky.social
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
#EntSoc25 Join us for our symposium on Ecophysiology of Social Insects. Wednesday at 9:30 am in Portland Ballroom 251. @entsocamerica.bsky.social @jelenabujan.bsky.social @mmlopezu.bsky.social @isabellamanning.bsky.social
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Vampire larvae, skeleton marks and a pumpkin pollinator: KU's hidden bee collection www.kansan.com/news/vampire...
kansan.com
Vampire larvae, skeleton marks and a pumpkin pollinator: KU's hidden bee collection
The University of Kansas houses the world’s largest bee research collection, with more than half a million specimens, including parasitic “vampire bees,” iridescent orchid bees, and a rediscovered gia...
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Bees, fieldwork, and science communication. See how students used social media to share their research experiences in Colombia 🇨🇴 Read more: kuub.ku.edu/news/article...
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Our new study on cellophane bees and their cold tolerance news.ku.edu/news/article...
news.ku.edu
Research shows cellophane bee is built for the chill
Click for a new study from University of Kansas researchers in the journal Ecology and Evolution
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Check out our new publication on outreach insect drawers, developed in collaboration with graduate students in museum studies!
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Over winter break, KU BioGEM scholar Liam Wrixon and I joined Smithsonian scientist Bill Wcislo in Panama to study nocturnal pollinators. Our research took us to Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal, and Fortuna, a cloud forest near Costa Rica. Here are some highlights!
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
How do #bees cope with multiple stressors under climate change? Check our latest study exploring the effects of desiccation & starvation on bee heat tolerance, conducted on the beautiful island of #Lesbos, #Greece. Read more: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.24… #ClimateChange #pollinators
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Margarita Lopez-Uribe @mmlopezu.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Join us for our next undergraduate research experience program in Colombia! 🇨🇴 We will work on projects investigating how climate and landscape changes affect plant-pollinator interactions in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. 🐝 #Bees #NSF Apply now! biodiversity.ku.edu/nsf-ires-tro...
biodiversity.ku.edu
NSF-IRES: Tropical Plant-Pollinator Interactions in a Changing World
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Victor H. Gonzalez Betancourt @vhgonza.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Great job #KU students presenting amazing results on the biogeography, diversity and thermal tolerance of #pollinators ! #EntSoc23 @NunezPenichet @MottaBees @KU_EEB @KUbiology @kunhm @ResearchAtKU
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Margarita Lopez-Uribe @mmlopezu.bsky.social · 04/11/2023
Looking forward yo it #EntSoc23! Sharing info on some talks of thermal biology, bee monitoring, phylogeography and #evolution!
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