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The role of stress proteins in responses of a montane willow leaf beetle to environmental temperature variation by Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P, Rank, Nathan E

“…The heat shock response is a critical mechanism by which organisms buffer effects of variable and unpredictable environmental temperatures. Upregulation of…”
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Functional and Physiological Consequences of Genetic Variation at Phosphoglucose Isomerase: Heat Shock Protein Expression Is Related to Enzyme Genotype in a Montane Beetle by Dahlhoff, E P, Rank, N E

“…Allele frequency variation at the phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) locus in Californian populations of the beetle Chrysomela aeneicollis suggests that PGI may be…”
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Effects of Temperature on Physiology and Reproductive Success of a Montane Leaf Beetle: Implications for Persistence of Native Populations Enduring Climate Change by Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P., Fearnley, Shannon L., Bruce, Douglas A., Gibbs, Allen G., Stoneking, Robin, McMillan, David M., Deiner, Kristy, Smiley, John T., Rank, Nathan E.

“…Understanding how climate change impacts natural systems requires investigations of the effects of environmental variation on vulnerable species and…”
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Snow modulates winter energy use and cold exposure across an elevation gradient in a montane ectotherm by Roberts, Kevin T., Rank, Nathan E., Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P., Stillman, Jonathon H., Williams, Caroline M.

“…Snow insulates the soil from air temperature, decreasing winter cold stress and altering energy use for organisms that overwinter in the soil. As climate…”
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Mitonuclear mismatch alters performance and reproductive success in naturally introgressed populations of a montane leaf beetle by Rank, Nathan E., Mardulyn, Patrick, Heidl, Sarah J., Roberts, Kevin T., Zavala, Nicolas A., Smiley, John T., Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P.

“…Coordination between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes is critical to metabolic processes underlying animals’ ability to adapt to local environments, yet…”
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Multi-locus genomic signatures of local adaptation to snow across the landscape in California populations of a willow leaf beetle by Keller, Abigail G, Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P, Bracewell, Ryan, Chatla, Kamalakar, Bachtrog, Doris, Rank, Nathan E, Williams, Caroline M

“…Organisms living in mountains contend with extreme climatic conditions, including short growing seasons and long winters with extensive snow cover…”
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Getting chased up the mountain: High elevation may limit performance and fitness characters in a montane insect by Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P., Dahlhoff, Victoria C., Grainger, Corrine A., Zavala, Nicolas A., Otepola‐Bello, Dami, Sargent, Brynn A., Roberts, Kevin T., Heidl, Sarah J., Smiley, John T., Rank, Nathan E., Overgaard, Johannes

“…Climate change is expected to shift species distributions as populations grow in favourable habitats and decline in harsh ones. Montane animals escape warming…”
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A chromosome-scale genome assembly and evaluation of mtDNA variation in the willow leaf beetle Chrysomela aeneicollis by Bracewell, Ryan R, Stillman, Jonathon H, Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P, Smeds, Elliott, Chatla, Kamalakar, Bachtrog, Doris, Williams, Caroline, Rank, Nathan E

“…Abstract The leaf beetle Chrysomela aeneicollis has a broad geographic range across Western North America but is restricted to cool habitats at high elevations…”
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Transcriptomic evidence indicates that montane leaf beetles prioritize digestion and reproduction in a sex-specific manner during emergence from dormancy by Roberts, Kevin T., Stillman, Jonathon H., Rank, Nathan E., Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P., Bracewell, Ryan R., Elmore, Joanna, Williams, Caroline M.

“…During winter, many organisms conserve resources by entering dormancy, suppressing metabolism and biosynthesis. The transition out of winter dormancy to summer…”
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INFERRING THE PAST AND PRESENT CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE RANGE OF A NORTH AMERICAN LEAF BEETLE: COMBINING ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING AND A GEOGRAPHICALLY EXPLICIT MODEL OF COALESCENCE by Dellicour, Simon, Fearnley, Shannon, Lombal, Anicée, Heidl, Sarah, Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P., Rank, Nathan E., Mardulyn, Patrick

“…The leaf beetle Chrysomela aeneicollis occurs across Western North America, either at high elevation or in small, isolated populations along the coast, and…”
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Does ant predation favour leaf beetle specialization on toxic host plants? by Zvereva, Elena L., Kozlov, Mikhail V., Rank, Nathan E.

“…Generalist predators are frequently seen as evolutionary forces that narrow the host range in herbivorous insects. Predators may favour specialization of…”
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Effects of Individual, Community and Landscape Drivers on the Dynamics of a Wildland Forest Epidemic by Haas, Sarah E, Cushman, J. Hall, Dillon, Whalen W, Rank, Nathan Egan, Rizzo, David M, Meentemeyer, Ross K

“…The challenges posed by observing host-pathogen-environment interactions across large geographic extents and over meaningful time scales limit our ability to…”
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Host Phenology and Leaf Effects on Susceptibility of California Bay Laurel to Phytophthora ramorum by Johnston, Steven F, Cohen, Michael F, Torok, Tamas, Meentemeyer, Ross K, Rank, Nathan E

“…Spread of the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, causal agent of the forest disease sudden oak death, is driven by a few competent hosts that support spore…”
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Cold tolerance of the montane Sierra leaf beetle, Chrysomela aeneicollis by Boychuk, Evelyn C., Smiley, John T., Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P., Bernards, Mark A., Rank, Nathan E., Sinclair, Brent J.

“…[Display omitted] •The Sierra leaf beetle is a montane insect that may be exposed to cold year-round.•The beetle overwinters buried in the soil beneath willow…”
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Predator diversity and identity drive interaction strength and trophic cascades in a food web by Otto, S.B, Berlow, E.L, Rank, N.E, Smiley, J, Brose, U

“…Declining predator diversity may drastically affect the biomass and productivity of herbivores and plants. Understanding how changes in predator diversity can…”
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Influence of land-cover change on the spread of an invasive forest pathogen by Meentemeyer, R.K, Rank, N.E, Anacker, B.L, Rizzo, D.M, Cushman, J.H

“…Human-caused changes in land use and land cover have dramatically altered ecosystems worldwide and may facilitate the spread of infectious diseases. To address…”
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Phosphoglucose isomerase genotype affects running speed and heat shock protein expression after exposure to extreme temperatures in a montane willow beetle by Rank, Nathan E, Bruce, Douglas A, McMillan, David M, Barclay, Colleen, Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P

“…Eastern Sierra Nevada populations of the willow beetle Chrysomela aeneicollis commonly experience stressfully high and low environmental temperatures that may…”
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Susceptibility to Phytophthora ramorum in a key infectious host: landscape variation in host genotype, host phenotype, and environmental factors by Anacker, Brian L., Rank, Nathan E., Hüberli, Daniel, Garbelotto, Matteo, Gordon, Sarah, Harnik, Tami, Whitkus, Richard, Meentemeyer, Ross

“…Sudden oak death is an emerging forest disease caused by the invasive pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Genetic and environmental factors affecting susceptibility…”
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Effects of Temperature Variation on Male Behavior and Mating Success in a Montane Beetle by Dick, Cynthia A., Rank, Nathan E., McCarthy, Meagan, McWeeney, Stephen, Hollis, Daniel, Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P.

“…Locomotion and mating ability are crucial for male reproductive success yet are energetically costly and susceptible to physiological stress. In the Sierra…”
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ALLELE FREQUENCY SHIFTS IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF ALLOZYME VARIATION IN A MONTANE INSECT by Rank, Nathan E, Dahlhoff, Elizabeth P

“…Rapid changes in climate may impose strong selective pressures on organisms. Evolutionary responses to climate change have been observed in natural…”
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