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Succession and climatic stochasticity induce long-term decline of a forest browser by Long, Eric S, Tham, Enoch J, Ferrer, Ryan P

“…Removal of predators and creation of early seral habitat have, in many systems, caused substantial population growth of herbivores. Hyperabundant herbivores,…”
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Molecules of Keystone Significance: Crucial Agents in Ecology and Resource Management by Ferrer, Ryan P, Zimmer, Richard K

“…The keystone species concept provides a valuable framework for integrating findings across traditional disciplines that scale from the cellular level (chemical…”
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Alien predators and amphibian declines: review of two decades of science and the transition to conservation by Kats, Lee B., Ferrer, Ryan P.

“…Over the last two decades, numerous studies have shown that alien predators contributed to amphibian population declines. Both experimental studies and…”
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Neuroecology, Chemical Defense, and the Keystone Species Concept by Zimmer, Richard K., Ferrer, Ryan P.

“…Neuroecology unifies principles from diverse disciplines, scaling from biophysical properties of nerve and muscle cells to community-wide impacts of trophic…”
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Chemosensory reception, behavioral expression, and ecological interactions at multiple trophic levels by Ferrer, Ryan P, Zimmer, Richard K

“…Chemoreception may function throughout an entire animal lifetime, with independent, stage-specific selection pressures leading to changes in physiological…”
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Behavioral Avoidance of Ultraviolet-B Radiation by Two Species of Neotropical Poison-Dart Frogs by Han, Barbara A, Kats, Lee B, Pommerening, Rachel C, Ferrer, Ryan P, Murry-Ewers, Marcia, Blaustein, Andrew R

“…Many animals, plants, and microorganisms are harmed by ultraviolet-B radiation. In particular, several members of class amphibia are negatively affected by…”
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Community Ecology and the Evolution of Molecules of Keystone Significance by FERRER, RYAN P., ZIMMER, RICHARD K.

“…Molecules of keystone significance are vital in structuring ecological communities. Select bioactive compounds can cause disproportionately large effects by…”
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Saxitoxin and the Ochre Sea Star: Molecule of Keystone Significance and a Classic Keystone Species by Ferrer, Ryan P., Lunsford, Elias T., Candido, Camillo M., Strawn, Madison L., Pierce, Karisa M.

“…Saxitoxins (STXs) are paralytic alkaloids produced by marine dinoflagellates in response to biotic and abiotic stressors yielding harmful algal blooms. Because…”
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The scent of danger: arginine as an olfactory cue of reduced predation risk by Ferrer, Ryan P, Zimmer, Richard K

“…Animal perception of chemosensory cues is a function of ecological context. Larvae of the California newt (Taricha torosa), for example, exhibit…”
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Chemical Neuroecology and Community Dynamics by Ferrer, Ryan P., Zimmer, Richard K.

“…Chemical neuroecology examines the relationships between chemosensory physiology, behavior, and population and community dynamics. A keystone species, for…”
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scent of danger: tetrodotoxin (TTX) as an olfactory cue of predation risk by Zimmer, Richard K., Schar, Daniel W., Ferrer, Ryan P., Krug, Patrick J., Kats, Lee B., Michel, William C.

“…Larvae of the California newt (Taricha torosa) exhibit striking predator-avoidance behavior, escaping to refuges in response to a chemical cue from…”
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Succession and climatic stochasticity induce long-term decline of a forest browser by Eric S. Long, Enoch J. Tham, Ryan P. Ferrer

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Molecules of Keystone Significance by Ferrer, Ryan P., Zimmer, Richard K.

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Alien predators and amphibian declines: review of two decades of science and the transition to conservation: Special Issue: Amphibian declines: Untangling the complexity by KATS, Lee B, FERRER, Ryan P

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