Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at Tel Aviv University
Dr. Danny Minahan holds a B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin. From 2019-2024 he conducted research into the role of nutrition and honey bee behavior at the Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has extensive experience conducting field research to improve our understanding of plant-pollinator interactions, and how it can be applied to support both biodiversity conservation and sustainable food systems. He has developed and taught college level introductory biology courses that incorporate up-to-date best practices to promote learning among diverse audiences, and led wilderness-based leadership development courses.
Publications
Minahan, D., Goren, M., & Shafir, S. (2024). Unbalanced dietary omega-6:3 ratio affects onset of nursing and nurse–larvae interactions by honey bees, Apis mellifera. Animal Behaviour. 213. 235-246.
Minahan, D. F., & Brunet, J. (2018). Strong interspecific differences in foraging activity observed between honey bees and bumble bees using miniaturized radio frequency identification (RFID). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 156.
Brunet, J., & Minahan, D. (2024). Honey bee pollination ecology. In The Foraging Behavior of the Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera, L.) (pp. 121-150). Academic Press.
