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The Erwin equation of biodiversity: From little steps to quantum leaps in the discovery of tropical insect diversity by García‐Robledo, Carlos, Kuprewicz, Erin K., Baer, Christina S., Clifton, Elizabeth, Hernández, Georgia G., Wagner, David L.

“…Almost 40 years ago, Terry L. Erwin published a seemingly audacious proposition: There may be as many as 30 million species of insects in the world. Here, we…”
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Both host plant and ecosystem engineer identity influence leaf-tie impacts on the arthropod community of Quercus by Wang, H. George, Marquis, Robert J., Baer, Christina S.

“…Many insect herbivores build shelters on plants, which are then colonized by other arthropod species. To understand the impacts of such ecosystem engineering…”
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DNA Barcoding Reveals Generalization and Host Overlap in Hummingbird Flower Mites: Implications for the Mating Rendezvous Hypothesis by Bizzarri, Laura, Baer, Christina S, García-Robledo, Carlos

“…AbstractHummingbird flower mites are assumed to monopolize single host plant species owing to sexual selection for unique mating rendezvous sites. We tested…”
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Between predators and parasitoids: Complex interactions among shelter traits, predation and parasitism in a shelter‐building caterpillar community by Baer, Christina S., Marquis, Robert J., Tobias, Joseph

“…Shelter‐building is widespread in the animal world and such shelters often influence the success of their builders. Shelters built by caterpillars influence…”
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Experimental shelter-switching shows shelter type alters predation on caterpillars (Hesperiidae) by Baer, Christina S, Marquis, Robert J

“…Abstract Caterpillars build various shelters that protect them from natural enemies, but whether specific shelters provide different protection is unknown. To…”
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Positive genetic covariance and limited thermal tolerance constrain tropical insect responses to global warming by García‐Robledo, Carlos, Baer, Christina S.

“…Tropical ectotherms are particularly vulnerable to global warming because their physiologies are assumed to be adapted to narrow temperature ranges. This study…”
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Evolutionary history, not ecogeographic rules, explains size variation of tropical insects along elevational gradients by Garcia‐Robledo, Carlos, Baer, Christina S., Lippert, Kes, Sarathy, Vikas, White, Craig

“…One of the best‐known biogeographic rules for ectotherms is the temperature‐size rule, which asserts that ectotherms produce smaller adults at warmer…”
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Portable heaters for microhabitat heating experiments by Baer, Christina S., Dierick, Diego, Garcia‐Robledo, Carlos, Freckleton, Robert

“…Global warming will likely cause more ecological change by altering how species interact with each other than by directly affecting individual species. Field…”
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Native leaf-tying caterpillars influence host plant use by the invasive Asiatic oak weevil through ecosystem engineering by Baer, Christina S, Marquis, Robert J

“…We tested the effect of leaf-tying caterpillars, native ecosystem engineers, on the abundance and host feeding of an invasive insect, the Asiatic oak weevil,…”
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Native leaf‐tying caterpillars influence host plant use by the invasive Asiatic oak weevil through ecosystem engineering by Baer, Christina S, Robert J. Marquis

“…We tested the effect of leaf‐tying caterpillars, native ecosystem engineers, on the abundance and host feeding of an invasive insect, the Asiatic oak weevil,…”
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Both host plant and ecosystem engineer identity influence leaf‐tie impacts on the arthropod community of Quercus by Wang, H. George, Robert J. Marquis, Christina S. Baer

“…Many insect herbivores build shelters on plants, which are then colonized by other arthropod species. To understand the impacts of such ecosystem engineering…”
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The Diversity, Costs, and Benefits of Shelters Built by Lepidopteran Caterpillars in a Costa Rican Dry Forest by Baer, Christina S

“…Thousands of Lepidoptera species build shelters as caterpillars using plant material and their own silk. Although these caterpillars and their shelters are…”
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