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Viral load, not food availability or temperature, predicts colony longevity in an invasive eusocial wasp with plastic life history by Loope, Kevin J., Wilson Rankin, Erin E.

“…Social insect colonies exhibit a variety of life history strategies, from the annual, semelparous colonies of temperate bees and wasps to the long-lived…”
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DNA metabarcoding reveals broadly overlapping diets in three sympatric North American hummingbirds by Spence, Austin R, Wilson Rankin, Erin E, Tingley, Morgan W

“…Hummingbirds, a highly diverse avian family, are specialized vertebrate pollinators that feed upon carbohydrate-rich nectar to fuel their fast metabolism while…”
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Diversity and turnover of wild bee and ornamental plant assemblages in commercial plant nurseries by Cecala, Jacob M., Wilson Rankin, Erin E.

“…In human-modified landscapes, understanding how habitat characteristics influence the diversity and composition of beneficial organisms is critical to…”
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Author Correction: Viral load, not food availability or temperature, predicts colony longevity in an invasive eusocial wasp with plastic life history by Loope, Kevin J., Wilson Rankin, Erin E.

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Struggling to survive: A comparison of Vanessa cardui larval survivorship on putative host plants by Saldivar, Jo'lene A., Wilson‐Rankin, Erin E.

“…The painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) is a generalist herbivore with a global distribution. In North America, over 100 species have been identified as V…”
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Foraging connections: Patterns of prey use linked to invasive predator diel movement by Johnston, Cora A, Wilson Rankin, Erin E, Gruner, Daniel S

“…Invasive predators can profoundly impact native communities, especially in insular ecosystems where functionally equivalent predators were evolutionarily…”
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Vertical foraging shifts in Hawaiian forest birds in response to invasive rat removal by Wilson Rankin, Erin E, Knowlton, Jessie L, Gruner, Daniel S, Flaspohler, David J, Giardina, Christian P, Leopold, Devin R, Buckardt, Anna, Pitt, William C, Fukami, Tadashi

“…Worldwide, native species increasingly contend with the interacting stressors of habitat fragmentation and invasive species, yet their combined effects have…”
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High-Quality Assemblies for Three Invasive Social Wasps from the Vespula Genus by Harrop, Thomas W R, Guhlin, Joseph, McLaughlin, Gemma M, Permina, Elizabeth, Stockwell, Peter, Gilligan, Josh, Le Lec, Marissa F, Gruber, Monica A M, Quinn, Oliver, Lovegrove, Mackenzie, Duncan, Elizabeth J, Remnant, Emily J, Van Eeckhoven, Jens, Graham, Brittany, Knapp, Rosemary A, Langford, Kyle W, Kronenberg, Zev, Press, Maximilian O, Eacker, Stephen M, Wilson-Rankin, Erin E, Purcell, Jessica, Lester, Philip J, Dearden, Peter K

“…Social wasps of the genus have spread to nearly all landmasses worldwide and have become significant pests in their introduced ranges, affecting economies and…”
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Secondary nectar robbing by Lycaenidae and Riodinidae: Opportunistic but not infrequent by Wilson Rankin, Erin E., Rankin, David T.

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Petals and leaves: quantifying the use of nest building materials by the world's most valuable solitary bee by Cecala, Jacob M., Wilson Rankin, Erin E.

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Pathogen shifts in a honeybee predator following the arrival of the Varroa mite by Loope, Kevin J, Baty, James W, Lester, Philip J, Wilson Rankin, Erin E

“…Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are a global threat to honeybees, and spillover from managed bees threaten wider insect populations. Deformed wing virus…”
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Mark–recapture experiments reveal foraging behavior and plant fidelity of native bees in plant nurseries by Cecala, Jacob M., Rankin, Erin E. Wilson

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Semi‐natural habitat surrounding farms promotes multifunctionality in avian ecosystem services by Olimpi, Elissa M., Garcia, Karina, Gonthier, David J., Kremen, Claire, Snyder, William E., Wilson‐Rankin, Erin E., Karp, Daniel S.

“…Farmland birds can suppress insect pests, but may also consume beneficial insects, damage crops and potentially carry foodborne pathogens. As bird communities…”
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Emerging patterns in social wasp invasions by Wilson Rankin, Erin E

“…•Invasive social wasps are ecologically damaging and increasingly recognized for predation of bees.•Topics of research studies appear to parallel stage of…”
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Community Science Reveals High Diversity of Nectaring Plants Visited by Painted Lady Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in California Sage Scrub by Saldivar, Jo'lene A., Romero, Andrea N., Wilson Rankin, Erin E.

“…California's sage scrub habitats support a diversity of nectar and host plants for migrating and resident populations of painted lady butterflies (Vanessa…”
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Complex landscapes stabilize farm bird communities and their expected ecosystem services by Smith, Olivia M., Kennedy, Christina M., Echeverri, Alejandra, Karp, Daniel S., Latimer, Christopher E., Taylor, Joseph M., Wilson‐Rankin, Erin E., Owen, Jeb P., Snyder, William E.

“…Birds play many roles within agroecosystems including as consumers of crops and pests, carriers of pathogens and beloved icons. Birds are also rapidly…”
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Sugar content of diet does not buffer against chronic oral imidacloprid exposure in the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) by Cecala, Jacob M., Baronia, Danelle Angeline, Wilson Rankin, Erin E.

“…Bees are economically critical pollinators, but are declining broadly due to several stressors, including nontarget exposure to insecticides and deficiencies…”
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Reduced Water Negatively Impacts Social Bee Survival and Productivity Via Shifts in Floral Nutrition by Wilson Rankin, Erin E, Barney, Sarah K, Lozano, Giselle E

“…Abstract Pollinators provide a key ecosystem service vital for the survival and stability of the biosphere. Identifying factors influencing the…”
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Microbiome of the wasp Vespula pensylvanica in native and invasive populations, and associations with Moku virus by Rothman, Jason A, Loope, Kevin J, McFrederick, Quinn S, Wilson Rankin, Erin E

“…Invasive species present a worldwide concern as competition and pathogen reservoirs for native species. Specifically, the invasive social wasp, Vespula…”
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Weak nestmate discrimination behavior in native and invasive populations of a yellowjacket wasp (Vespula pensylvanica) by Loope, Kevin J., Millar, Jocelyn G., Wilson Rankin, Erin E.

“…In geographic regions with warm winters, invasive yellowjacket wasp colonies (genus Vespula ) often exhibit polygyny (multiple queens) and persist for multiple…”
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