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Personal profile
Research interests
- Nutritional Ecology
- Behavioral Ecology
- Chemical Ecology
- Neuroethology
My main research interest is based on what influences resource quality and how resource quality itself is assessed by consumers.
To address these questions I mainly work with bees, mainly bumblebees, which are able to differentiate between different food qualities and use this ability while foraging.
The main focus of my current work is:
- Electrophysiological and behavioral experiments to uncover out which nutrients can be received and perceived by bees
- Feeding assays to determine the influences of these nutrients on colony performance and quality assessment
- Finding drivers of the differences in pollen nutrient composition between species
- Biochemical analyses of pollen
- Socioecological studies on beekeeping and farming
- Receptors and behavior of ticks
Scientific Career
| 01/2026-present | Assistant Professor (Akademischer Rat), Plant-Insect-Interactions, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich |
| 11/2019-12/2025 | Research Assistant, Plant-Insect-Interactions, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich |
| 11/2016-10/2020 | PhD candidate, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg |
| 10/2014-09/2016 | Master of Science in Biology, University of Würzburg |
| 10/2011-09/2014 | Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Würzburg |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Projects
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Comparative studies on the nutrient sensory ecology of North American and European bumble bees
Rüdenauer, F. (Spokesperson), Nebauer, C. A. (CoPI), Ramírez, S. (CoPI) & Fisher, K. (CoPI)
Project: Research
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Data on the diet and nutrition of urban and rural bumblebees
Casanelles-Abella, J., Selva, S., Keller, A., Ruedenauer, F. A., Fournier, B., Leonhardt, S. D. & Moretti, M., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Data. 12, 1, 286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Data on visitation records from wild bees and plants along a land use gradient in Germany and Belgium: laboratory work and protocol description for barcoding
Parreño, M. A., Werle, S., Buydens, L., Spitz, J., Härtl, F., Montoya, J., Ruedenauer, F., Arisoy, B., Seiler, R., Leroy, C., Feng-Spitz, Q., Nebauer, C. A., Ferrari, A., Proessl, N., Borchardt, R., Peters, B., Siebler, S., Reese, M., Schumacher, N. & Phung, T. & 20 others, , Aug 2025, In: Data in Brief. 61, 111672.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does fat identity matter? The effect of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids on bumble bee consumption and fitness
Ruedenauer, F. A., Schaeffler, A. A., Schneider, T., Rakonic, G., Spaethe, J. & Leonhardt, S. D., Apr 2025, In: Ecological Entomology. 50, 2, p. 318-328 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Pollen-Derived Fatty Acids and Amino Acids Mediate Variance in Pollinator Visitation
Murray, A. F., Leonhardt, S. D., Stout, J. C., Ruedenauer, F. A., Vanderplanck, M. & Russo, L., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 51, 1, 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Urban bumblebees diversify their foraging strategy to maintain nutrient intake
Selva, S., Moretti, M., Ruedenauer, F. A., Keller, A., Fournier, B., Leonhardt, S. D., Eggenberger, H. & Casanelles Abella, J., 21 May 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2047, 20250639.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Hummeln halten strikte Fett-Diät
Ruedenauer, F. A., Leonhardt, S. D. & Spaethe, J.
6/02/20
1 Media contribution
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Bumble bees prefer a low-fat diet
Ruedenauer, F. A., Leonhardt, S. D. & Spaethe, J.
5/02/20
1 Media contribution
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Inside JEB article on "How to know which food is good for you: bumblebees use taste to discriminate between different concentrations of food differing in nutrient content"
Ruedenauer, F. A., Leonhardt, S. D. & Spaethe, J.
1/07/15
1 Media contribution
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