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K. M. Prior

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Ecology· 3 Evolutionary Biology· 2 Zoology· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A. A. Forbes· 4 shared S. I. Sheikh· 3 shared Y. M. Zhang· 3 shared A. K. G. Ward· 2 shared A. K. Milks· 2 shared D. G. Jones· 2 shared G. R. Hood· 2 shared J. R. Ott· 2 shared

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Speciation in kleptoparasites of oak gall wasps often correlates with shifts into new tree habitats, tree organs, and gall morphospace

A. Ward, Y. M. Zhang, G. E. Brown, A. C. Hippee, K. M. Prior, S. Rollins, N. Sierra, S. I. Sheikh, C. M. Tribull, A. A. Forbes

The paper investigates whether host shifts to new trees, organs, or gall morphologies drive diversification in oak gall wasp kleptoparasites, finding that most divergence events correlate with shifts to non-ancestral galls.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Host-enemy interactions provide limited biotic resistance for a range-expanding species via reduced apparent competition

K. M. Prior, D. G. Jones, S. A. Meadley-Dunphy, S. Lee, A. K. Milks, S. Daughton, A. A. Forbes, T. H. Powell

The paper examines how a range-expanding oak gall wasp interacts with parasitoid wasps in its native and expanded ranges, finding reduced apparent competition due to phenological divergence of enemy assemblages.

bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2022Ecology

Historical forest disturbance results in variation in functional resilience of seed dispersal mutualisms

C. M. Buono, J. Lofaso, W. Smisko, C. Gerth, J. Santare, K. M. Prior

The paper examines how historical land use change affects the functional resilience of ant-mediated seed dispersal mutualisms in eastern deciduous forests.

bioRxiv · May 28, 2022Ecology

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

Latitudinal gradient in species diversity provides high niche opportunities for a range-expanding phytophagous insect

D. G. Jones, J. Kobelt, J. Ross, T. H. Powell, K. M. Prior

The paper investigates whether oak gall wasp communities follow a latitudinal diversity gradient and have weaker interactions at higher latitudes, potentially creating niche opportunities for range-expanding species.

bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2022Ecology