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Phytochemical diversity drives plant–insect community diversity by Richards, Lora A., Dyer, Lee A., Forister, Matthew L., Smilanich, Angela M., Dodson, Craig D., Leonard, Michael D., Jeffrey, Christopher S.

“…What are the ecological causes and consequences of variation in phytochemical diversity within and between plant taxa? Despite decades of natural products…”
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Phytochemical diversity and synergistic effects on herbivores by Richards, Lora A., Glassmire, Andrea E., Ochsenrider, Kaitlin M., Smilanich, Angela M., Dodson, Craig D., Jeffrey, Christopher S., Dyer, Lee A.

“…Synergistic effects of multiple plant secondary metabolites on upper trophic levels constitute an underexplored but potentially widespread component of…”
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Global change and the importance of fire for the ecology and evolution of insects by Koltz, Amanda M, Burkle, Laura A, Pressler, Yamina, Dell, Jane E, Vidal, Mayra C, Richards, Lora A, Murphy, Shannon M

“…•Fire uniquely disturbs ecosystems with persistent impacts on insect communities.•Life history, interactions, adaptive traits and habitat structure affect…”
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Multiple and contrasting pressures determine intraspecific phytochemical variation in a tropical shrub by Glassmire, Andrea E., Carson, Walter P., Smilanich, Angela M., Richards, Lora A., Jeffrey, Christopher S., Dodson, Craig D., Philbin, Casey S., Humberto, Garcia L., Dyer, Lee A.

“…Intraspecific phytochemical variation across a landscape can cascade up trophic levels, potentially mediating the composition of entire insect communities…”
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Effects of CO2 and temperature on tritrophic interactions by Dyer, Lee A, Richards, Lora A, Short, Stephanie A, Dodson, Craig D

“…There has been a significant increase in studies of how global change parameters affect interacting species or entire communities, yet the combined or…”
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Intraspecific phytochemical variation shapes community and population structure for specialist caterpillars by Glassmire, Andrea E., Jeffrey, Christopher S., Forister, Matthew L., Parchman, Thomas L., Nice, Chris C., Jahner, Joshua P., Wilson, Joseph S., Walla, Thomas R., Richards, Lora A., Smilanich, Angela M., Leonard, Michael D., Morrison, Colin R., Simbaña, Wilmer, Salagaje, Luis A., Dodson, Craig D., Miller, Jim S., Tepe, Eric J., Villamarin‐Cortez, Santiago, Dyer, Lee A.

“…Chemically mediated plant–herbivore interactions contribute to the diversity of terrestrial communities and the diversification of plants and insects. While…”
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Phytochemistry reflects different evolutionary history in traditional classes versus specialized structural motifs by Uckele, Kathryn A., Jahner, Joshua P., Tepe, Eric J., Richards, Lora A., Dyer, Lee A., Ochsenrider, Kaitlin M., Philbin, Casey S., Kato, Massuo J., Yamaguchi, Lydia F., Forister, Matthew L., Smilanich, Angela M., Dodson, Craig D., Jeffrey, Christopher S., Parchman, Thomas L.

“…Foundational hypotheses addressing plant–insect codiversification and plant defense theory typically assume a macroevolutionary pattern whereby closely related…”
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Intra- and interspecific diversity in a tropical plant clade alter herbivory and ecosystem resilience by Grele, Ari, Massad, Tara J, Uckele, Kathryn A, Dyer, Lee A, Antonini, Yasmine, Braga, Laura, Forister, Matthew L, Sulca, Lidia, Kato, Massuo, Lopez, Humberto G, Nascimento, André R, Parchman, Thomas, Simbaña, Wilmer R, Smilanich, Angela M, Stireman, John O, Tepe, Eric J, Walla, Thomas, Richards, Lora A

“…Declines in biodiversity generated by anthropogenic stressors at both species and population levels can alter emergent processes instrumental to ecosystem…”
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Across Multiple Species, Phytochemical Diversity and Herbivore Diet Breadth Have Cascading Effects on Herbivore Immunity and Parasitism in a Tropical Model System by Slinn, Heather L, Richards, Lora A, Dyer, Lee A, Hurtado, Paul J, Smilanich, Angela M

“…Terrestrial tri-trophic interactions account for a large part of biodiversity, with approximately 75% represented in plant-insect-parasitoid interactions…”
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Opposing Effects of Ceanothus velutinus Phytochemistry on Herbivore Communities at Multiple Scales by Philbin, Casey S., Paulsen, Matthew, Richards, Lora A.

“…Identifying the interactions of functional, biotic, and abiotic factors that define plant–insect communities has long been a goal of community ecologists…”
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Synergistic Effects of Iridoid Glycosides on the Survival, Development and Immune Response of a Specialist Caterpillar, Junonia coenia (Nymphalidae) by Richards, Lora A., Lampert, Evan C., Bowers, M. Deane, Dodson, Craig D., Smilanich, Angela M., Dyer, Lee A.

“…Plants use a diverse mix of defenses against herbivores, including multiple secondary metabolites, which may affect herbivores synergistically. Chemical…”
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Host conservatism, geography, and elevation in the evolution of a Neotropical moth radiation by Jahner, Joshua P., Forister, Matthew L., Parchman, Thomas L., Smilanich, Angela M., Miller, James S., Wilson, Joseph S., Walla, Thomas R., Tepe, Eric J., Richards, Lora A., Quijano-Abril, Mario Alberto, Glassmire, Andrea E., Dyer, Lee A.

“…The origins of evolutionary radiations are often traced to the colonization of novel adaptive zones, including unoccupied habitats or unutilized resources. For…”
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Seasonal variation of arthropod abundance in gaps and the understorey of a lowland moist forest in Panama by Richards, Lora A., Windsor, Donald M.

“…Treefalls gaps contribute to the habitat heterogeneity of tropical forest floors. Previous studies have shown that these gaps play an important role in plant…”
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Seasonality of host immunity in a tropical disease system by Rosa, Gonçalo M., Perez, Rachel, Richards, Lora A., Richards‐Zawacki, Corinne L., Smilanich, Angela M., Reinert, Laura K., Rollins‐Smith, Louise A., Wetzel, Daniel P., Voyles, Jamie

“…Infectious disease systems frequently exhibit strong seasonal patterns, yet the mechanisms that underpin intra‐annual cycles are unclear, particularly in…”
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Caterpillars on a phytochemical landscape: The case of alfalfa and the Melissa blue butterfly by Forister, Matthew L., Yoon, Su'ad A., Philbin, Casey S., Dodson, Craig D., Hart, Bret, Harrison, Joshua G., Shelef, Oren, Fordyce, James A., Marion, Zachary H., Nice, Chris C., Richards, Lora A., Buerkle, C. Alex, Gompert, Zach

“…Modern metabolomic approaches that generate more comprehensive phytochemical profiles than were previously available are providing new opportunities for…”
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Shedding Light on Chemically Mediated Tri-Trophic Interactions: A 1H-NMR Network Approach to Identify Compound Structural Features and Associated Biological Activity by Richards, Lora A., Oliveira, Celso, Dyer, Lee A., Rumbaugh, Arran, Urbano-Muñoz, Federico, Wallace, Ian S., Dodson, Craig D., Jeffrey, Christopher S.

“…Diverse mixtures of plant natural products play an important role in plant-herbivore-parasitoid interactions. In the pursuit of understanding these…”
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Structural and compositional dimensions of phytochemical diversity in the genus Piper reflect distinct ecological modes of action by Philbin, Casey S., Dyer, Lee A., Jeffrey, Christopher S., Glassmire, Andrea E., Richards, Lora A.

“…An increasing number of ecological studies have used chemical diversity as a functionally relevant, scalable measure of phytochemical mixtures, demanding more…”
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Facing the flames: insect responses to megafires and changing fire regimes by Dole, Haley E, Villamarin-Cortez, Santiago, Richards, Lora A

“…The rise of megafires and extreme fire behaviors poses a significant threat to insect populations, affecting their survival and postfire recolonization…”
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Proximity to canopy mediates changes in the defensive chemistry and herbivore loads of an understory tropical shrub, Piper kelleyi by Glassmire, Andrea E., Philbin, Casey, Richards, Lora A., Jeffrey, Christopher S., Snook, Joshua S., Dyer, Lee A., Turlings, Ted

“…Phytochemical traits are a key component of plant defense theory. Chemical ecology has been biased towards studying effects of individual metabolites even…”
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The chemical ecology of tropical forest diversity: Environmental variation, chemical similarity, herbivory, and richness by Massad, Tara Joy, Richards, Lora A., Philbin, Casey, Yamaguchi, Lydia Fumiko, Kato, Massuo J., Jeffrey, Christopher S., Oliveira, Celso, Ochsenrider, Kaitlin, Moraes, Marcílio M., Tepe, Eric J., Cebrian‐Torrejon, Gerardo, Sandivo, McKenzie, Dyer, Lee A.

“…Species richness in tropical forests is correlated with other dimensions of diversity, including the diversity of plant–herbivore interactions and the…”
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