Publications

Recent papers

  • Martínez-López, V., Ruiz, C., & De la Rúa, P (2022). Migratory beekeeping and its influence on the prevalence and dispersal of pathogens to managed and wild bees.  International Journal for Parasitology. (Accepted)

  • May-Itza W.J, Martínez-Fortún S, Zaragoza-Trello C, Ruiz, C, (2022). Stingless bees in tropical dry forests: context and global challenges of an integral conservationist management Journal of Apicultural Research. (Accepted)

  • Lugo, D., Peña, G., De la Rúa, P., & Ruiz, C. (2022). Presence of exotic species of the wild bee genus Hylaeus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in the Canary Islands revealed by molecular and citizen science. Journal of Apicultural Research, 1-9.

  • Piot, N., Schweiger, O., Meeus, I., Yañez, O., Straub, L., Villamar-Bouza, L., ... & de Miranda, J. R. (2022). Honey bees and climate explain viral prevalence in wild bee communities on a continental scale. Scientific reports, 12(1), 1-11.

  • Martínez-López, V.,Ruiz, C.,Muñoz, I. Ornosa, C., Higes, M., Martínez-Hernández, R.,De la Rúa, P. (2021). Detection of Microsporidia in Pollinator Communities of a Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot for Wild Bees. Microbial Ecology.

  • Ruiz, C., Cejas, D., Muñoz, I., & De la Rua, P. (2021). Characterizing the Mitogenome of the Endemic Bumblebee Subspecies from the Canary Islands for Conservation Purposes. Sociobiology, 68(3), e5910-e5910.

  • Jara, L., Ruiz, C., Martín-Hernández, R., Muñoz, I., Higes,M., Serrano, J., De la Rúa, P. (2021). The effect of migratory beekeeping on the infestation rate of parasites in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies and on their genetic variability. Microorganisms 9 (1), 1 - 18. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9010022

  • Ruiz, C., Suárez, D., Naranjo, M., & De la Rúa, P. (2020). First record of the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Canary Islands confirmed by DNA barcoding. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 80: 169-175.DOI: 10.3897/jhr.80.59649


Other publications

  • Suárez, D., García, J., Santos, I., Ruiz, C., Peña, G., Pérez, A. J., ... & Báez, M. (2020). Annotated check-list of the family Tachinidae (Diptera: Calyptratae: Oestroidea) in the Canary Islands. Annales de la Société entomologique de France 56(2)135-152.

  • Suárez, D. 2017. Three new Hymenoptera species for the Canary Islands (Spain). 18: 267-270.

  • Hurtado–Burillo, M., May-Itzá, W.de J., Quezada-Euán, J. J.G., De la Rúa,P., Ruiz, C. 2017. Multilocus species delimitation in Mesoamerican Scaptotrigona stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) supports the existence of cryptic species.42 (1), 171-181. Systematic Entomology DOI: 10.1111/syen.12201.

  • Hurtado-Burillo, M., Jara, L., May-Itzá, W.de J., Quezada-Euán, J. J.G., Ruiz, C., De la Rúa, P. 2016. A geometric morphometric and microsatellite analyses of Scaptotrigona mexicana and S. pectoralis (Apidae: Meliponini) sheds light on the biodiversity of Mesoamerican stingless bees. Journal of Insect Conservation. 20 (5), 753-763. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-016-9899-1.

  • Ruiz, C., May-Itzá, W.J., Quezada-Euán, J.J.G., De la Rúa, P. 2014. Utility of ITS1 region for phylogenetic analysis in stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini): a case study of the endangered Melipona yucatanica. Sociobiology. 61(4): 470-477. DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v61i4.470-477.

  • Ruiz, C., May-Itzá, W.J., Quezada-Euán, J.J.G., De la Rúa, P. 2013. Presence of nuclear copies of mitochondrial origin (NUMTs) in two related species of stingless bee genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Meliponini). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 51: 107-113. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12011.

  • Hurtado-Burillo, M., Ruiz, C., May-Itzá, W., Quezada-Eúan, J. J., De la Rúa, P. 2013. Barcoding stingless bees: genetic diversity of the economically important genus Scaptotrigona in Mesoamerica. Apidologie. 44:1-10. DOI: 10.1007/s13592-012-0146-9