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Kjeldgaard, M. K., Eyer, P., McMichael, C. C., Bockoven, A. A., King, J. T., Hyodo, A., ... Eubanks, M. D.
(2022).
Distinct colony boundaries and larval discrimination in polygyne red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). Molecular Ecology.
31(3), 1007-1020.
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Elkins, B. H., Eubanks, M. D., Faris, A. M., Wang, H., & Brewer, M. J.
(2022).
Landscape Complexity has Mixed Effects on an Invasive Aphid and Its Natural Enemies in Sorghum Agroecosystems. Environmental Entomology.
51(4), 660-669.
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Lin, C., Tarone, A. M., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2022).
The discrepancy between fire ant recruitment to and performance on rodent carrion. Scientific Reports.
12(1), 71.
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Sawyer, S. J., Eubanks, M. D., Beasley, J. C., Barton, B. T., Puckett, R. T., Tomecek, J. M., & Tomberlin, J. K.
(2022).
Vertebrate and invertebrate competition for carrion in human-impacted environments depends on abiotic factors. Ecosphere.
13(7),
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Kjeldgaard, M. K., Sword, G. A., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2022).
Sugar is an ant's best friend? Testing food web theory predictions about trophic position and abundance in an invasive ant (Nylanderia fulva). Biological Invasions.
24(1), 67-80.
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Wulff, J. A., Kjeldgaard, M. K., Eubanks, M. D., & Sword, G. A.
(2021).
From the bellies of babes: a larval-based approach to ant molecular gut content analysis. Insectes Sociaux.
68(2-3), 245-253.
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Kjeldgaard, M. K., Hewlett, J. A., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2021).
Widespread variation in stable isotope trophic position estimates: patterns, causes, and potential consequences. Ecological Monographs.
91(3),
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Paula, D. P., Andow, D. A., Barratt, B., Pfannenstiel, R. S., Gerard, P. J., Todd, J. H., ... van Lenteren, J. C.
(2021).
Integrating adverse effect analysis into environmental risk assessment for exotic generalist arthropod biological control agents: a three-tiered framework. 66(1), 113-139.
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Paula, D. P., Andow, D. A., Barratt, B., Pfannenstiel, R. S., Gerard, P. J., Todd, J. H., ... van Lenteren, J. C.
(2021).
Integrating adverse effect analysis into environmental risk assessment for exotic generalist arthropod biological control agents: a three-tiered framework (vol 66, pg 113, 2020). BioControl.
66(1), 141-142.
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Vafaie, E. K., Pemberton, H. B., Gu, M., Kerns, D., Eubanks, M. D., & Heinz, K. M.
(2021).
Adding a Natural Enemy to Respond to Pest Immigration and Delayed Natural Enemy Releases in Augmentative Biological Control. Environmental Entomology.
50(3), 561-570.
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Esquivel, I. L., Parys, K. A., Wright, K. W., Eubanks, M. D., Oswald, J. D., Coulson, R. N., & Brewer, M. J.
(2021).
Crop and Semi-Natural Habitat Configuration Affects Diversity and Abundance of Native Bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) in a Large-Field Cotton Agroecosystem. Insects.
12(7), 601-601.
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Vafaie, E. K., Pemberton, H. B., Gu, M., Kerns, D., Eubanks, M. D., & Heinz, K. M.
(2021).
Using Multiple Natural Enemies to Manage Sweetpotato Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Commercial Poinsettia (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae) Production. Journal of Integrated Pest Management.
12(1), 18-.
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Sconiers, W. B., Rowland, D. L., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2020).
Pulsed drought: The effects of varying water stress on plant physiology and predicting herbivore response. Crop Science.
60(5), 2543-2561.
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Vafaie, E. K., Pemberton, H. B., Gu, M., Kerns, D., Eubanks, M. D., & Heinz, K. M.
(2020).
Whitefly Abundance on Rooted Poinsettia Cuttings and Finished Poinsettias. HortTechnology.
30(4), 486-491.
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Olson, M. F., Garcia-Luna, S., Juarez, J. G., Martin, E., Harrington, L. C., Eubanks, M. D., Badillo-Vargas, I. E., & Hamer, G. L.
(2020).
Sugar Feeding Patterns for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in South Texas. Journal of Medical Entomology.
57(4), 1111-1119.
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Vafaie, E. K., Pemberton, H. B., Gu, M., Kerns, D., Eubanks, M. D., & Heinz, K. M.
(2020).
A comparison of repetitive releases of single or multiple natural enemy species on the suppression of Bemisia tabaci infesting poinsettias. Biological Control.
151, 104407-104407.
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Pearse, I. S., LoPresti, E., Schaeffer, R. N., Wetzel, W. C., Mooney, K. A., Ali, J. G., ... Weber, M. G.
(2020).
Generalising indirect defence and resistance of plants. Ecology Letters.
23(7), 1137-1152.
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Garcia, L. C., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2019).
Overcompensation for insect herbivory: a review and meta-analysis of the evidence. ECOLOGY.
100(3), e02585.
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Eubanks, M. D., Lin, C., & Tarone, A. M.
(2019).
The role of ants in vertebrate carrion decomposition. Food Webs.
18(Ecosphere 8 2017), e00109-e00109.
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Wulff, J. A., Kiani, M., Regan, K., Eubanks, M. D., & Szczepaniec, A.
(2019).
Neonicotinoid Insecticides Alter the Transcriptome of Soybean and Decrease Plant Resistance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
20(3), 783-783.
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Kjeldgaard, M. K., Takano, O. M., Bockoven, A. A., Teel, P. D., Light, J. E., Hamer, S. A., Hamer, G. L., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2019).
Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) aggression influences the behavior of three hard tick species. EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY.
79(1), 87-97.
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Hewlett, J. A., Szczepaniec, A., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2019).
The effects of sugarcane aphid density in sorghum on predation by lady beetles and lacewings. Biological Control.
129, 171-177.
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Bockoven, A. A., Coates, C. J., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2017).
Colony-level behavioural variation correlates with differences in expression of the foraging gene in red imported fire ants. Molecular Ecology.
26(21), 5953-5960.
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Sconiers, W. B., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2017).
Not all droughts are created equal? The effects of stress severity on insect herbivore abundance. Arthropod-Plant Interactions.
11(1), 45-60.
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Castellanos, A. A., Medeiros, M., Hamer, G. L., Morrow, M. E., Eubanks, M. D., Teel, P. D., Hamer, S. A., & Light, J. E.
(2016).
Decreased small mammal and on-host tick abundance in association with invasive red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). Biology Letters.
12(9), 20160463-20160463.
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Ramirez, R. A., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2016).
Herbivore density mediates the indirect effect of herbivores on plants via induced resistance and apparent competition. Ecosphere.
7(2),
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Cook, S. C., Eubanks, M. D., Gold, R. E., & Behmer, S. T.
(2016).
Summer and fall ants have different physiological responses to food macronutrient content. Journal of Insect Physiology.
87, 35-44.
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Wills, B. D., Chong, C. D., Wilder, S. M., Eubanks, M. D., Holway, D. A., & Suarez, A. V.
(2015).
Effect of Carbohydrate Supplementation on Investment into Offspring Number, Size, and Condition in a Social Insect. PLoS ONE.
10(7), e0132440-e0132440.
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Bockoven, A. A., Wilder, S. M., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2015).
Intraspecific Variation among Social Insect Colonies: Persistent Regional and Colony-Level Differences in Fire Ant Foraging Behavior. PLoS ONE.
10(7), e0133868-e0133868.
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Lenhart, P. A., Eubanks, M. D., & Behmer, S. T.
(2015).
Water stress in grasslands: dynamic responses of plants and insect herbivores. OIKOS.
124(3), 381-390.
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Carr, D. E., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2014).
Interactions between insect herbivores and plant mating systems. Annual Review of Entomology.
59(1), 185-203.
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Eubanks, M. D., & Finke, D. L.
(2014).
Interaction webs in agroecosystems: beyond who eats whom. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
2, 1-6.
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Rice, K. B., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2013).
No Enemies Needed: Cotton Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Directly Benefit from Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Tending. Florida Entomologist: an international journal for the Americas.
96(3), 929-932.
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Horn, K. C., Eubanks, M. D., & Siemann, E.
(2013).
The effect of diet and opponent size on aggressive interactions involving caribbean crazy ants (Nylanderia fulva). PLoS ONE.
8(6), e66912-e66912.
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Szczepaniec, A., Raupp, M. J., Parker, R. D., Kerns, D., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2013).
Neonicotinoid insecticides alter induced defenses and increase susceptibility to spider mites in distantly related crop plants. PLoS ONE.
8(5), e62620-e62620.
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Szczepaniec, A., Widney, S. E., Bernal, J. S., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2013).
Higher expression of induced defenses in teosintes (Zea spp.) is correlated with greater resistance to fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA.
146(2), 242-251.
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Burkett-Cadena, N. D., McClure, C., Estep, L. K., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2013).
Hosts or habitats: What drives the spatial distribution of mosquitoes?. Ecosphere.
4(2), 1-16.
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Wilder, S. M., Barnum, T. R., Holway, D. A., Suarez, A. V., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2013).
Introduced fire ants can exclude native ants from critical mutualist-provided resources. Oecologia.
172(1), 197-205.
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Burkett-Cadena, N. D., Hassan, H. K., Eubanks, M. D., Cupp, E. W., & Unnasch, T. R.
(2012).
Winter severity predicts the timing of host shifts in the mosquito Culex erraticus. Biology Letters.
8(4), 567-569.
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Wilder, S. M., Holway, D. A., Suarez, A. V., LeBrun, E. G., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2011).
Intercontinental differences in resource use reveal the importance of mutualisms in fire ant invasions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
108(51), 20639-20644.
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Cook, S. C., Eubanks, M. D., Gold, R. E., & Behmer, S. T.
(2011).
Seasonality directs contrasting food collection behavior and nutrient regulation strategies in ants. PLoS ONE.
6(9), e25407-e25407.
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Burkett-Cadena, N. D., White, G. S., Eubanks, M. D., & Unnasch, T. R.
(2011).
Winter biology of wetland mosquitoes at a focus of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus transmission in Alabama, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology.
48(5), 967-973.
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Burkett-Cadena, N. D., McClure, C., Ligon, R. A., Graham, S. P., Guyer, C., Hill, G. E., ... Unnasch, T. R.
(2011).
Host reproductive phenology drives seasonal patterns of host use in mosquitoes. PLoS ONE.
6(3), e17681-e17681.
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Wilder, S. M., Holway, D. A., Suarez, A. V., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2011).
Macronutrient content of plant-based food affects growth of a carnivorous arthropod. ECOLOGY.
92(2), 325-332.
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Gray, K. M., Burkett-Cadena, N. D., Eubanks, M. D., & Unnasch, T. R.
(2011).
Crepuscular flight activity of Culex erraticus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology.
48(2), 167-172.
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Eubanks, M. D., Raupp, M. J., & Finke, D. L.
(2011).
Robert F. Denno (1945-2008): insect ecologist extraordinaire. Annual Review of Entomology.
56(1), 273-292.
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Wilder, S. M., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2010).
Might nitrogen limitation promote omnivory among carnivorous arthropods? Comment. ECOLOGY.
91(10), 3114-3117.
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Burkett-Cadena, N. D., Ligon, R. A., Liu, M., Hassan, H. K., Hill, G. E., Eubanks, M. D., & Unnasch, T. R.
(2010).
Vector-host interactions in avian nests: do mosquitoes prefer nestlings over adults?. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
83(2), 395-399.
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Wilder, S. M., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2010).
Extrafloral nectar content alters foraging preferences of a predatory ant. Biology Letters.
6(2), 177-179.
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STYRSKY, J. D., & EUBANKS, M. D.
(2010).
A facultative mutualism between aphids and an invasive ant increases plant reproduction. Ecological Entomology.
35(2), 190-199.
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Cook, S. C., Eubanks, M. D., Gold, R. E., & Behmer, S. T.
(2010).
Colony-level macronutrient regulation in ants: mechanisms, hoarding and associated costs. Animal Behaviour.
79(2), 429-437.
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Wilder, S. M., Suarez, A. V., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2010).
The use of simulation modeling to evaluate the mechanisms responsible for the nutritional benefits of food-for-protection mutualisms. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING.
221(11), 1505-1511.
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Ivey, C. T., Carr, D. E., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2009).
Genetic variation and constraints on the evolution of defense against spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius) herbivory in Mimulus guttatus. Heredity.
102(3), 303-311.
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Gray, K. M., Burkett-Cadena, N. D., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2008).
Distribution expansion of Culex coronator in Alabama. The Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association.
24(4), 585-587.
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Burkett-Cadena, N. D., Graham, S. P., Hassan, H. K., Guyer, C., Eubanks, M. D., Katholi, C. R., & Unnasch, T. R.
(2008).
Blood feeding patterns of potential arbovirus vectors of the genus culex targeting ectothermic hosts. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
79(5), 809-815.
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Burkett-Cadena, N. D., Eubanks, M. D., & Unnasch, T. R.
(2008).
Preference of female mosquitoes for natural and artificial resting sites. The Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association.
24(2), 228-235.
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Murphy, J. F., Mosjidis, J., Eubanks, M. D., & Masiri, J.
(2008).
Inter-row Soil Cover to Reduce Incidence of Aphid-borne Viruses in Pumpkin. 14(4), 290-303.
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Murphy, J. F., Eubanks, M. D., & Masiri, J.
(2008).
Reflective Plastic Mulch but not a Resistance-Inducing Treatment Reduced Watermelon Mosaic Virus Incidence and Yield Losses in Squash. 15(1), 3-12.
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Coppler, L. B., Murphy, J. F., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2007).
RED IMPORTED FIRE ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) INCREASE THE ABUNDANCE OF APHIDS IN TOMATO. Florida Entomologist: an international journal for the Americas.
90(3), 419-425.
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Styrsky, J. D., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2007).
Ecological consequences of interactions between ants and honeydew-producing insects. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
274(1607), 151-164.
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Aubuchon, M. D., Mullen, G. R., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2006).
Efficacy of broadcast and perimeter applications of S-methoprene bait on the red imported fire ant in grazed pastures. Journal of Economic Entomology.
99(3), 621-625.
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Jhee, E. M., Boyd, R. S., Eubanks, M. D., & Davis, M. A.
(2006).
Nickel hyperaccumulation by Streptanthus polygaloides protects against the folivore Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). 183(1), 91-104.
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Carr, D. E., Murphy, J. F., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2006).
Genetic variation and covariation for resistance and tolerance to Cucumber mosaic virus in Mimulus guttatus (Phrymaceae): a test for costs and constraints. Heredity.
96(1), 29-38.
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Jhee, E. M., Boyd, R. S., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2006).
Effectiveness of metal-metal and metal-organic compound combinations against Plutella xylostella: implications for plant elemental defense. Journal of Chemical Ecology.
32(2), 239-259.
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Styrsky, J. D., Kaplan, I., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2006).
Plant trichomes indirectly enhance tritrophic interactions involving a generalist predator, the red imported fire ant. Biological Control.
36(3), 375-384.
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Jhee, E. M., Boyd, R. S., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2005).
Nickel hyperaccumulation as an elemental defense of Streptanthus polygaloides (Brassicaceae): influence of herbivore feeding mode. New Phytologist.
168(2), 331-344.
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Hull-Sanders, H. M., Eubanks, M. D., & Carr, D. E.
(2005).
Inbreeding depression and selfing rate of Ipomoea hederacea var. integriuscula (Convolvulaceae). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY.
92(11), 1871-1877.
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Head, G., Moar, W., Eubanks, M., Freeman, B., Ruberson, J., Hagerty, A., & Turnipseed, S.
(2005).
A multiyear, large-scale comparison of arthropod populations on commercially managed Bt and non-Bt cotton fields. Environmental Entomology.
34(5), 1257-1266.
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Hull-Sanders, H. M., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2005).
PLANT DEFENSE THEORY PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO INTERACTIONS INVOLVING INBRED PLANTS AND INSECT HERBIVORES. ECOLOGY.
86(4), 897-904.
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Kaplan, I., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2005).
APHIDS ALTER THE COMMUNITYWIDE IMPACT OF FIRE ANTS. ECOLOGY.
86(6), 1640-1649.
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Dingha, B. N., Appel, A. G., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2005).
Discontinuous carbon dioxide release in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae), and its effect on respiratory transpiration. Journal of Insect Physiology.
51(7), 825-836.
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Eubanks, M. D., Carr, D. E., & Murphy, J. F.
(2005).
Effects of Virus Infection of Mimulus guttatus (Phrymaceae) on Host Plant Quality for Meadow Spittlebugs, Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Cercopidae). Environmental Entomology.
34(4), 891-898.
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Coleman, C. M., Boyd, R. S., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2005).
Extending the elemental defense hypothesis: dietary metal concentrations below hyperaccumulator levels could harm herbivores. Journal of Chemical Ecology.
31(8), 1669-1681.
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Harvey, C. T., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2005).
Intraguild predation of parasitoids by Solenopsis invicta: a nondisruptive interaction. ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA.
114(2), 127-135.
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Eubanks, M. D., Carr, D. E., & Murphy, J. F.
(2005).
Variation in the response of Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae) to herbivore and virus attack. Evolutionary Ecology.
19(1), 15-27.
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Ivey, C. T., Carr, D. E., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2004).
EFFECTS OF INBREEDING IN MIMULUS GUTTATUS ON TOLERANCE TO HERBIVORY IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. ECOLOGY.
85(2), 567-574.
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Harvey, C. T., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2004).
Effect of habitat complexity on biological control by the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in collards. Biological Control.
29(3), 348-358.
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Eubanks, M. D., Styrsky, J. D., & Denno, R. F.
(2003).
THE EVOLUTION OF OMNIVORY IN HETEROPTERAN INSECTS. ECOLOGY.
84(10), 2549-2556.
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Abrahamson, W. G., Blair, C. P., Eubanks, M. D., & Morehead, S. A.
(2003).
Sequential radiation of unrelated organisms: the gall fly Eurosta solidaginis and the tumbling flower beetle Mordellistena convicta. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.
16(5), 781-789.
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Hull-Sanders, H. M., Appel, A. G., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2003).
Comparative water relations of adult and juvenile tortoise beetles: differences among sympatric species. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology.
135(4), 625-634.
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Carr, D. E., Murphy, J. F., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2003).
The susceptibility and response of inbred and outbred Mimulus guttatus to infection by Cucumber mosaic virus. Evolutionary Ecology.
17(1), 85-103.
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Eubanks, M. D., Blair, C. P., & Abrahamson, W. G.
(2003).
One host shift leads to another? Evidence of host-race formation in a predaceous gall-boring beetle. Evolution.
57(1), 168-172.
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Kaplan, I., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2002).
Disruption of Cotton Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)Natural Enemy Dynamics by Red Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Environmental Entomology.
31(6), 1175-1183.
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Eubanks, M. D., Blackwell, S. A., Parrish, C. J., Delamar, Z. D., & Hull-Sanders, H.
(2002).
Intraguild Predation of Beneficial Arthropods by Red Imported Fire Ants in Cotton. Environmental Entomology.
31(6), 1168-1174.
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Carr, D. E., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2002).
Inbreeding alters resistance to insect herbivory and host plant quality in Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae). Evolution.
56(1), 22-30.
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Eubanks, M. D.
(2001).
Estimates of the Direct and Indirect Effects of Red Imported Fire Ants on Biological Control in Field Crops. Biological Control.
21(1), 35-43.
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Losey, J. E., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2000).
Implications of Pea Aphid Host-Plant Specialization for the Potential Colonization of Vegetables Following Post-Harvest Emigration from Forage Crops. Environmental Entomology.
29(6), 1283-1288.
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Eubanks, M. D., & Denno, R. F.
(2000).
Health food versus fast food: the effects of prey quality and mobility on prey selection by a generalist predator and indirect interactions among prey species. Ecological Entomology.
25(2), 140-146.
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Eubanks, M. D., & Denno, R. F.
(2000).
HOST PLANTS MEDIATE OMNIVOREHERBIVORE INTERACTIONS AND INFLUENCE PREY SUPPRESSION. ECOLOGY.
81(4), 936-947.
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Eubanks, M. D., & Denno, R. F.
(1999).
THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF VARIATION IN PLANTS AND PREY FOR AN OMNIVOROUS INSECT. ECOLOGY.
80(4), 1253-1266.
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Eubanks, M. D., Nesci, K. A., Petersen, M. K., Liu, Z., & Sanchez, H. B.
(1997).
The exploitation of an ant-defended host plant by a shelter-building herbivore. Oecologia.
109(3), 454-460.
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Denno, R. F., Roderick, G. K., Peterson, M. A., Huberty, A. F., Dobel, H. G., Eubanks, M. D., Losey, J. E., & Langellotto, G. A.
(1996).
Habitat Persistence Underlies Intraspecific Variation in the Dispersal Strategies of Planthoppers. Ecological Monographs.
66(4), 389-408.
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Forrest, T. G., & Eubanks, M. D.
(1995).
Variation in the flash pattern of the firefly,Photuris versicolor quadrifulgens (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Journal of Insect Behavior.
8(1), 33-45.
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Eubanks, M. D., & Miller, G. L.
(1993).
Sexual differences in behavioral response to conspecifics and predators in the wolf spiderGladicosa pulchra (Aranea: Lycosidae). Journal of Insect Behavior.
6(5), 641-648.
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Kjeldgaard, M. K., Eyer, P., McMichael, C. C., Bockoven, A. A., King, J. T., Hyodo, A., ... Eubanks, M. D.
(2022).
Distinct colony boundaries and larval discrimination in polygyne red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). Molecular Ecology.
31(3), 1007-1020.
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chapter
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Eubanks, M. D., & Styrsky, J. D.
(2005).
Effects of plant feeding on the performance of omnivorous predators. Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects.
(pp. 148-177).
Cambridge University Press (CUP).
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Eubanks, M. D., & Styrsky, J. D.
(2005).
Effects of plant feeding on the performance of omnivorous predators. Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects.
(pp. 148-177).
Cambridge University Press (CUP).
Research
principal investigator on
- Complex Trophic Interactions in Agroecosystems awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2014 - 2019
- The Causes and Consequences of Secondary Pest Outbreaks: Direct Effects of Pesticides On Plant Defense Against Herbivores awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2012 - 2016
co-principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- EEBL603 Community Ecology Instructor
- EEBL610 First Year Graduate Seminar Instructor
- ENTO425 Disease Ecology Instructor
- ENTO491 Research Instructor
- ENTO614 Insect Comm Ecology Instructor
- ENTO681 Seminar Instructor
- ENTO685 Directed Studies Instructor
- ENTO691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Bockoven, Alison A (2015-08). Causes and Consequences of Intraspecific Variation in Behavior of the Red Imported Fire Ant.
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Bockoven, Alison A (2015-08). Causes and Consequences of Intraspecific Variation in Behavior of the Red Imported Fire Ant.
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Garcia, Loriann C (2015-06). Direct and Indirect Benefits of Herbivory for Plants.
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Hewlett, Jeremy Alan (2018-06). THE EFFECTS OF PREDATION ON SUGARCANE APHIDS IN SORGHUM.
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Lenhart, Paul Alvarado (2014-05). Nutrient Niches: an Investigation of Nutritional Ecology in a Generalist Herbivore Community.
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Sconiers, Warren Boyce (2014-07). Stressed Plants and Herbivores: Exploring the Mechanisms of Drought's Impact on Cotton Physiology and Plant-Herbivore Interactions.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park - (College Park, Maryland, United States) 1997
- M.S. in Biology, University of Mississippi - (Oxford, Mississippi, United States) 1991
- B.S. in Biology, University of Mississippi - (Oxford, Mississippi, United States) 1989
Contact
first name
- Micky
has last name
- Eubanks
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Entomology
2475 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2475
USA
Other
In the News
- Robinson to manage Texas A&M AgriLife Range Area News Release
- m-eubanks@tamu.edu