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A Spatial Knowledge Economy by Davis, Donald R., Dingel, Jonathan I.

“…Leading empiricists and theorists of cities have recently argued that the generation and exchange of ideas must play a more central role in the analysis of…”
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Phylogeny and Evolution of Lepidoptera by Mitter, Charles, Davis, Donald R, Cummings, Michael P

“…Until recently, deep-level phylogeny in Lepidoptera, the largest single radiation of plant-feeding insects, was very poorly understood. Over the past two…”
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Pratiloma Paranoia: Class Hierarchy, Conservatism, and Ethics in Classical Hindu Law by Davis, Donald R.

“…The Hindu law tradition grounds its social ethics on an ideological hierarchy of class or caste known as varṇa. The positive inculcation of this hierarchy is…”
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The dietary risk index system: a tool to track pesticide dietary risks by Benbrook, Charles M, Davis, Donald R

“…Abstract Background For years the United States Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program and the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency have…”
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Organic production enhances milk nutritional quality by shifting fatty acid composition: a United States-wide, 18-month study by Benbrook, Charles M, Butler, Gillian, Latif, Maged A, Leifert, Carlo, Davis, Donald R

“…Over the last century, intakes of omega-6 (ω-6) fatty acids in Western diets have dramatically increased, while omega-3 (ω-3) intakes have fallen. Resulting…”
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Large-Scale, Higher-Level, Molecular Phylogenetic Study of the Insect Order Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) by Regier, Jerome C, Mitter, Charles, Zwick, Andreas, Bazinet, Adam L, Cummings, Michael P, Kawahara, Akito Y, Sohn, Jae-Cheon, Zwickl, Derrick J, Cho, Soowon, Davis, Donald R, Baixeras, Joaquin, Brown, John, Parr, Cynthia, Weller, Susan, Lees, David C, Mitter, Kim T, Moreau, Corrie S

“…Higher-level relationships within the Lepidoptera, and particularly within the species-rich subclade Ditrysia, are generally not well understood, although…”
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Bones, Bombs, and Break Points: The Geography of Economic Activity by Davis, Donald R., Weinstein, David E.

“…We consider the distribution of economic activity within a country in light of three leading theories-increasing returns, random growth, and locational…”
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Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study by Regier, Jerome C, Zwick, Andreas, Cummings, Michael P, Kawahara, Akito Y, Cho, Soowon, Weller, Susan, Roe, Amanda, Baixeras, Joaquin, Brown, John W, Parr, Cynthia, Davis, Donald R, Epstein, Marc, Hallwachs, Winifred, Hausmann, Axel, Janzen, Daniel H, Solis, M. Alma

“…Background: In the mega-diverse insect order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths; 165,000 described species), deeper relationships are little understood within…”
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A new North American species of Etainia (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), feeding on Arbutus and Arctostaphylos species (Ericaceae) by van Nieukerken, Erik J, Davis, Donald R, Swain, Steven V, Epstein, Marc E

“…van Nieukerken, Epstein & Davis, is the second native American species of Beirne, 1945, and the second known species feeding on Ericaceae. The species is known…”
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A SEARCH FOR MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA IN URBAN INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE by Davis, Donald R., Weinstein, David E.

“…ABSTRACT Theories featuring multiple equilibria are widespread across economics. Yet little empirical work has asked if multiple equilibria are features of…”
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Bionomics of Bagworms (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) by Rhainds, Marc, Davis, Donald R, Price, Peter W

“…The bagworm family (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) includes approximately 1000 species, all of which complete larval development within a self-enclosing bag. The…”
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A molecular phylogeny and revised higher‐level classification for the leaf‐mining moth family Gracillariidae and its implications for larval host‐use evolution by KAWAHARA, AKITO Y., PLOTKIN, DAVID, OHSHIMA, ISSEI, LOPEZ‐VAAMONDE, CARLOS, HOULIHAN, PETER R., BREINHOLT, JESSE W., KAWAKITA, ATSUSHI, XIAO, LEI, REGIER, JEROME C., DAVIS, DONALD R., KUMATA, TOSIO, SOHN, JAE‐CHEON, DE PRINS, JURATE, MITTER, CHARLES

“…Gracillariidae are one of the most diverse families of internally feeding insects, and many species are economically important. Study of this family has been…”
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Can Deliberately Incomplete Gene Sample Augmentation Improve a Phylogeny Estimate for the Advanced Moths and Butterflies (Hexapoda: Lepidoptera)? by Cho, Soowon, Zwick, Andreas, Regier, Jerome C, Mitter, Charles, Cummings, Michael P, Yao, Jianxiu, Du, Zaile, Zhao, Hong, Kawahara, Akito Y, Weller, Susan, Davis, Donald R, Baixeras, Joaquin, Brown, John W, Parr, Cynthia

“…This paper addresses the question of whether one can economically improve the robustness of a molecular phylogeny estimate by increasing gene sampling in only…”
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Phylotranscriptomics resolves ancient divergences in the Lepidoptera by BAZINET, ADAM L., MITTER, KIM T., DAVIS, DONALD R., NIEUKERKEN, ERIK J., CUMMINGS, MICHAEL P., MITTER, CHARLES

“…Classic morphological studies of the oldest, so‐called nonditrysian lineages of Lepidoptera yielded a well‐resolved phylogeny, supported by the stepwise origin…”
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New fossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Amphiesmenoptera) from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Northeastern China by Zhang, Weiting, Shih, Chungkun, Labandeira, Conrad C, Sohn, Jae-Cheon, Davis, Donald R, Santiago-Blay, Jorge A, Flint, Oliver, Ren, Dong

“…The early history of the Lepidoptera is poorly known, a feature attributable to an inadequate preservational potential and an exceptionally low occurrence of…”
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Increased gene sampling strengthens support for higher-level groups within leaf-mining moths and relatives (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) by Kawahara, Akito Y, Ohshima, Issei, Kawakita, Atsushi, Regier, Jerome C, Mitter, Charles, Cummings, Michael P, Davis, Donald R, Wagner, David L, De Prins, Jurate, Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos

“…Researchers conducting molecular phylogenetic studies are frequently faced with the decision of what to do when weak branch support is obtained for key nodes…”
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An Account of Global Factor Trade by Davis, Donald R., Weinstein, David E.

“…A half century of empirical work attempting to predict the factor content of trade in goods has failed to bring theory and data into congruence. Our study…”
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Market access, economic geography and comparative advantage: an empirical test by Davis, Donald R., Weinstein, David E.

“…Traditional neoclassical models of comparative advantage suggest that, all else equal, a country with idiosyncratically strong demand for a good will be an…”
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The comparative advantage of cities by Davis, Donald R., Dingel, Jonathan I.

“…What determines the distributions of skills, occupations, and industries across cities? We develop a theory to jointly address these fundamental questions…”
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Cities, lights, and skills in developing economies by Dingel, Jonathan I., Miscio, Antonio, Davis, Donald R.

“…In developed economies, agglomeration is skill-biased: larger cities are skill-abundant and exhibit higher skilled wage premia. This paper characterizes the…”
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