Recent Publications

Evolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole


Author(s): Evan P. Economo, Jen-Pan Huang, Georg Fischer, Eli M. Sarnat, Nitish Narula, Milan Janda, Benoit Guénard, John T. Longino, L. Lacey Knowles

Solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of the Ligand-Binding Domain of an Orphan Nuclear Receptor Reveal a Dynamic Helix in the Ligand-Binding Pocket

| Biochemistry
Author(s): Nicolas Daffern, Zhonglei Chen, Yongbo Zhang, Leslie Pick, Ishwar Radhakrishnan

Genetically engineering better fungal biopesticides

| Pest Management Science
Author(s): Brian Lovett, Raymond John St. Leger

Taxonomy and biogeography ofHemphillia(Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in North American rainforests, with description of a new species (Skade’s jumping-slug,Hemphillia skadeisp. nov.)

| Canadian Journal of Zoology
Author(s): M.K. Lucid, A. Rankin, A. Espíndola, L. Chichester, S. Ehlers, L. Robinson, J. Sullivan

Arthropod communities in warm and cool grass riparian buffers and their influence on natural enemies in adjacent crops

| Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Author(s): Jessica L. Nelson, Lauren G. Hunt, Margaret T. Lewis, Kelly A. Hamby, Cerruti R.R. Hooks, Galen P. Dively

Stress‐induced pyruvate accumulation contributes to cross protection in a fungus

| Environmental Microbiology
Author(s): Xing Zhang, Raymond J. St. Leger, Weiguo Fang

Landscape metrics as predictors of hydrologic connectivity between Coastal Plain forested wetlands and streams

| Hydrological Processes
Author(s): Steven M. Epting, Jacob D. Hosen, Laurie C. Alexander, Megan W. Lang, Alec W. Armstrong, Margaret A. Palmer

Enhanced Response of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to Its Aggregation Pheromone with Ethyl Decatrienoate

| Journal of Economic Entomology
Author(s): Kevin B Rice, Robert H Bedoukian, George C Hamilton, Peter Jentsch, Ashot Khrimian, Priscilla MacLean, William R Morrison, Brent D Short, Paula Shrewsbury, Donald C Weber, et. al

Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools

| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Author(s): Hanno Seebens, Tim M. Blackburn, Ellie E. Dyer, Piero Genovesi, Philip E. Hulme, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Shyama Pagad, Petr Pyšek, Mark van Kleunen, Marten Winter, et. al

Combining allele frequency and tree‐based approaches improves phylogeographic inference from natural history collections

| Molecular Ecology
Author(s): Megan Ruffley, Megan L. Smith, Anahí Espíndola, Bryan C. Carstens, Jack Sullivan, David C. Tank

Benefit relevant indicators: Ecosystem services measures that link ecological and social outcomes

| Ecological Indicators
Author(s): Lydia P. Olander, Robert J. Johnston, Heather Tallis, James Kagan, Lynn A. Maguire, Stephen Polasky, Dean Urban, James Boyd, Lisa Wainger, Margaret Palmer

Local extinction of the Asian tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus ) following rat eradication on Palmyra Atoll

| Biology Letters
Author(s): Kevin D. Lafferty, John P. McLaughlin, Daniel S. Gruner, Taylor A. Bogar, An Bui, Jasmine N. Childress, Magaly Espinoza, Elizabeth S. Forbes, Cora A. Johnston, Maggie Klope, et. al

Can Barn Owls Help Control Rodents in Winegrape Vineyard Landscapes? A Review of Key Questions and Suggested Next Steps

| Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference

Combining allele frequency and tree-based approaches improves phylogeographic inference from natural history collections

| Molecular Ecology
Author(s): Ruffley, M., Smith, M.L., Espíndola, A., Carstens, B., Sullivan, J., Tank, D.C.

Antibiotic and pesticide susceptibility and the Anthropocene operating space

| NATURE SUSTAINABILITY

Origin of Pest Lineages of the Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

| Journal of Economic Entomology
Author(s): Victor M Izzo, Yolanda H Chen, Sean D Schoville, Cong Wang, David J Hawthorne

Influence of winter cover crop mulch on arthropods in a reduced tillage Cucurbit system

| Environmental Entomology
Author(s): Buchanan, A.L., Hooks, C.R.R.

Can conservation tillage reduce N2O emissions on cropland transitioning to organic vegetable production?

| Science of the Total Environment
Author(s): Chen, G., Kolb, L., Cavigelli, M.A., Weil, R.R., Hooks, C.R.R.

Measuring Earth's rivers Satellite images enable global tally of freshwater ecosystems and resources

| Science
Author(s): Palmer, M., Ruhi, A.

Vertical foraging shifts in Hawaiian forest birds in response to invasive rat removal

| PLOS ONE
Author(s): Rankin, E. E. W., Knowlton, J. L., Gruner, D. S., Flaspohler, D. J., Giardina, C. P., Leopold, D. R., Buckardt, A., Pitt, W. C., Fukami, T.

A new species of Leiobunum from Arizona, U. S. A. Highlights the limits of typological classification in harvestmen (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae: Leiobuninae)

| Zootaxa
Author(s): Shultz, J.W.

A guide to the identification of the terrestrial Isopoda of Maryland, U.S.A. (Crustacea)

| ZooKeys
Author(s): Shultz, J.W.

A Guide to the Identification of the Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) of Maryland

| Northeastern Naturalist
Author(s): Shultz, J.W.

Taxonomy and biogeography of hemphillia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in North American rainforests, with description of a new species (skade’s jumping-slug, Hemphillia Skadei sp nov.)

| Canadian Journal of Zoology
Author(s): Lucid, M.K., Rankin, A., Espíndola, A., Chichester, L., Ehlers, S., Robinson, L., Sullivan, J.

The effect of barley cover crop residue and herbicide management on the foliar arthropod community in no-till soybeans

| Agronomy
Author(s): Rosario-Lebron, A., Leslie, A.W., Chen, G., Hooks, C.R.R.