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A. K. G. Ward

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A. A. Forbes· 7 shared S. P. Egan· 5 shared Y. M. Zhang· 5 shared K. L. Weinersmith· 4 shared S. I. Sheikh· 4 shared L. Zhang· 3 shared C. K. Davis· 2 shared G. R. Hood· 2 shared

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The arthropod associates of 155 North American cynipid oak galls

A. K. G. Ward, R. W. Busbee, R. A. Chen, C. K. Davis, A. L. Driscoe, S. P. Egan, B. A. Goldberg, G. R. Hood, D. Jones, A. J. Kranz, S. A. Meadley-Dunphy, A. K. Milks, J. R. Ott, K. M. Prior, S. I. Sheikh, , A. A. Forbes

The paper reports rearing records of arthropods from over 527,000 oak galls, identifying 151,075 animals and providing ecological and phylogenetic insights into gall-associated taxa.

bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2022Zoology

Speciation in Nearctic oak gall wasps is frequently correlated with changes in host plant, host organ, or both.

A. K. G. Ward, R. K. Bagley, S. P. Egan, G. R. Hood, J. R. Ott, K. M. Prior, S. I. Sheikh, K. L. Weinersmith, L. Zhang, Y. M. Zhang, A. A. Forbes

This study investigates host shifts in Nearctic oak gall wasps and finds frequent shifts between host plants and organs, suggesting host shifts drive speciation in this group.

bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Delimiting the cryptic diversity and host preferences of Sycophila parasitoid wasps associated with oak galls using phylogenomic data

Y. M. Zhang, S. Sheikh, A. K. G. Ward, A. A. Forbes, K. Prior, G. N. Stone, M. Gates, S. Egan, L. N. Zhang, C. Davis, K. Weinersmith, G. Melika, A. Lucky

bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Ormyrus labotus Walker (Hymenoptera: Ormyridae): another generalist that should not be a generalist is not a generalist

S. I. Sheikh, A. K. G. Ward, Y. M. Zhang, C. K. Davis, L. Zhang, S. P. Egan, A. A. Forbes

The study reveals that the parasitic wasp Ormyrus labotus, considered a generalist, is actually a complex of multiple specialized species, highlighting the limitations of morphological classification.

bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Diversity, host ranges, and potential drivers of speciation among the inquiline enemies of oak gall wasps.

A. K. G. Ward, S. I. Sheikh, A. A. Forbes

The paper examines host range and diversification in Synergus wasps using DNA barcodes, morphology, and ecology to identify species and assess host associations.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Invertebrate Community Associated with the Asexual Generation of Bassettia pallida Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)

K. L. Weinersmith, A. A. Forbes, A. K. G. Ward, P. F. P. Brandao-Dias, Y. M. Zhang, S. P. Egan

The paper documents the invertebrate community associated with the asexual generation of Bassettia pallida and compares it to two other cynipid gall wasps.

bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2020Ecology

A keeper of many crypts: the parasitoid Euderus set manipulates the behavior of a taxonomically diverse array of oak gall wasp species

A. K. G. Ward, O. S. Khodor, S. P. Egan, K. L. Weinersmith, A. A. Forbes

The paper investigates whether the parasitoid Euderus set manipulates behavior in multiple gall wasp species beyond its known host, finding it affects at least six taxonomically diverse species.

bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2019 · PreprintEcology