Angela M. Smilanich Assistant Professor Biology Department University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N. Virginia St. Reno, NV 89557 [email protected]
PUBLICATIONS (google scholar)
Christensen, T, Smilanich, AM, Carper, A, Peechatt, V, Bowers, MD, Forister, ML, Teglas, MB, Hurtado, P, Dyer, LA (2025). Disease from leaves to landscapes: viral hotspots are determined by spatial arrangement and phytochemistry of host plants in specialist caterpillars. Proc. Roy. Soc. B., 292(2041). PubMed PMID: 39999890.
Yoon, S.A., So, K., Harrison, J.G., Shastry, V., Urie, K., Gompert, Z., Miura, P., Smilanich, A.M., Forister, M.L., Chaturvedi, S., 2025. High Quality Diet Enhances Immune Response and Affects Gene Expression During Viral Infection in an Insect Herbivore. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17694
Dyer, L.A. Smilanich, A.M. Gompert, Z. Forister M.L. 2024. Insect conservation, technological traps, and the fading arts of natural history and field ecology. Current Opinion in Insect Science,. Volume 66, 101261, ISSN 2214-5745, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2024.101261
Muchoney, N.D., Watanabe, A.M., Teglas, M.B., Smilanich, A.M. 2024. Dose-dependent dynamics of densovirus infection in two nymphalid butterfly species utilizing native or exotic host plants. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 206. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1jeMl534Q71Mk
Christensen, T., Dyer, L.A., Forister, M.L., Bowers, M.D., Carper, A., Teglas, M.B., Hurtado, P., Smilanich, A.M. 2024. Host plant‐mediation of viral transmission and its consequences for a native butterfly. Ecology. 105: e4282. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4282.
Gallon, M.E., Muchoney, N.D. and Smilanich, A.M. 2024. Viral infection induces changes to the metabolome, immune response and development of a generalist insect herbivore. Journal of Chemical Ecology 50:152–167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-024-01472-3.
McKeegan, K.J., Muchoney, N.D., Teglas, M.B., Forister, M.L., Smilanich, A.M. 2024. Exploring spatial and temporal patterns of viral infection across populations of the Melissa blue butterfly. Ecological Entomology. 49: 54-66. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13280
Erler, S., Cotter, S.C., Freitak, D., Koch, H., Palmer-Young, E.C., de Roode, J.C., Smilanich, A.M., Lattorff, M.G.H. 2024. Insects' essential role in understanding and broadening animal medication. Trends in Parasitology. 40: 338-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2024.02.003.
Halsch, C.A., Shapiro, A.M., Thorne, J.H., Rodman, K.C., Parra, A., Dyer, L.A., Gompert, Z., Smilanich, A.M., Forister, M.L. 2024. Thirty‐six years of butterfly monitoring, snow cover, and plant productivity reveal negative impacts of warmer winters and increased productivity on montane species. Global Change Biology. 30: e17044. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17044.
Massad, T.J., Nascimento, A.R., Fernando Campos Moreno, D., Simbaña, W., Garcia Lopez, H., Sulca, L., Lepesqueur, C., Richards, L.A., Forister, M.L., Stireman, J.O., Tepe, E.J., Uckele, K.A., Braga, L., Walla, T.R., Smilanich, A.M., Grele, A., Dyer, L.A. 2024. Variation in the strength of local and regional determinants of herbivory across the Neotropics. Oikos. 2: e10218. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10218.
Grele, A., Massad, T.J., Uckele, K.A., Dyer, L.A., Antonini, Y., Braga, L., Forister, M.L., Sulca, L., Kato, M., Garcia Lopez, H., Nascimento, A.R., Parchman, T., Simbaña, W.R., Smilanich, A.M., Stireman, J.O., Tepe, E.J., Walla, T. Richards L.A. 2024. Intra- and interspecific diversity in a tropical plant clade alter herbivory and ecosystem resilience eLife 12:RP86988 https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86988.3.
Muchoney, N.D., Bowers, M.D., Carper, A.L., Teglas, M.B., & Smilanich, A.M. (2023). Use of an exotic host plant reduces viral burden in a native insect herbivore. Ecology Letters, 26: 425-436. doi.org/10.1111/ele.14162.
Gallon, M.E., Smilanich, A.M. (2023) Effects of host plants on development and immunity of a generalist insect herbivore. Journal of Chemical Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-023-01410-9.
Mo, C. & Smilanich, A.M. (2023). Feeding on an exotic host plant enhances plasma levels of phenoloxidase by modulating feeding efficiency in a specialist insect herbivore. Frontiers in Physiology 14:1127670. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1127670.
Glassmire, A.E., Carson, W.P., Smilanich, A.M. Ricards, L.A., Jeffrey, C.S., Dodson, C.D., Philbin, C.S., Garcia Lopez, H., Dyer, L.A. 2023. Multiple and contrasting pressures determine intraspecific phytochemical variation in a tropical shrub. Oecologia 201, 991–1003. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05364-3.
Yoon, S. A., Harrison, J. G., Smilanich, A. M., & Forister, M. L. (2022). Experimental removal of extracellular egg-associated microbes has long-lasting effects for larval performance. Functional Ecology, 36, 3248– 3258. https://doi-org.unr.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14184
Muchoney N.D., Bowers M.D., Carper A.L., Mason P.A., Teglas M.B., and Smilanich A.M. (2022). Use of an exotic host plant shifts immunity, chemical defense, and viral burden in wild populations of a specialist insect herbivore. Ecology and Evolution. 12:e8723. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8723.
Uckele, K. A., Jahner, J. P., Tepe, E. J., Richards, L. A., Dyer, L. A., Ochsenrider, K. M., Philbin, C. S., Kato, M. J., Yamaguchi, L. F., Forister, M. L., Smilanich, A. M., Dodson, C. D., Jeffrey, C. S., & Parchman, T. L. (2021). Phytochemistry reflects different evolutionary history in traditional classes versus specialized structural motifs. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 1.
Freire Jr, Silva, T., Oliveira, H., Collier, C., Rodrigues, H. P., Dias, J. P., Santos, J. P., Marini-Filho, O. J., Freitas, A., Smilanich, A. M., Dyer, L. A., & Diniz, I. R. (2021). Good Things Come in Larger Packages: Size Matters for Adult Fruit-Feeding Butterfly Dispersal and Larval Diet Breadth. Diversity, 13(12), Article 12
Decker L.E., Jeffrey C.S., Ochsenrider K.M., Potts A.S., de Roode J.C., Smilanich A.M., and Hunter, M.D. 2021. Elevated atmospheric concentrations of CO2 increase endogenous immune function in a specialist herbivore. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(3): 628-640. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13395
Resnik, J.L. and Smilanich, A.M. 2020. The effect of phenoloxidase activity on survival is host
plant dependent in virus-infected caterpillars. Journal of Insect Science. 20(5): 26; 1–4
doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaa116.
Smilanich, A.M. and Nuss, A.B. 2019. Unlocking the genetic basis of monarch butterflies’ use of medicinal plants Invited Review. Molecular Ecology 28:4839-4841.
Yoon S.A., Harrison J.G., Philbin C.S., Dodson C.D., Jones D., Wallace I., Forister M.L., Smilanich A.M. 2019. Host plant-dependent effects of microbes and phytochemistry on the insect immune response. Oecologia 191:141-152.
Slinn H.L., Richards L.A., Dyer L.A., Hurtado P., Smilanich A.M. 2018. Across multiple species, Phytochemical diversity and herbivore diet breadth have cascading effects on herbivore immunity and parasitism in a tropical model system. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:656 doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00656.
Smilanich A.M., Langus T.C., Lydia L., Dyer L.A., Harrison J.G., Hsueh J., Teglas M.B. 2018. Host plant associated enhancement of immunity and survival in virus infected caterpillars. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 151:102-112.
Dyer L.A., Philbin C., Ochsenrider K., Richards L.A., Massad T.J., Smilanich A.M., Forister M.L., Parchman T.L., Galland L., Hurtado P., Espeset A.E., Glassmire A.E., Harrison J.G., Mo C., Yoon S.A., Pardikes N.A., Muchoney N.D., Jahner J.P., Slinn H.L., Shelef O., Jeffrey C.S. 2018. Modern chemical ecology theory for plant-insect interactions. Invited review: Nature Reviews Chemistry 2 (50-64).
Glassmire A.E., Jahner J.P., Badik K.J., Forister M.L., Smilanich A.M., Dyer L.A., Wilson J.S. 2017. The soil mosaic hypothesis: a synthesis of multi-trophic diversification via soil heterogeneity. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 10:20-26.
Jahner J.P., Forister M.L., Parchman T.L., Smilanich A.M., Miller J.S., Wilson J.S., Walla T.R., Tepe E.J., Richards L.A., Quijano-Abril M.A., Glassmire A.E., Dyer L.A. 2017. Host conservatism, geography, and elevation in the evolution of a Neotropical moth radiation. Evolution 71:2885-2900.
Hansen A.C., Glassmire A.E., Dyer L.A., and Smilanich A.M. 2017. Patterns in parasitism frequency explained by diet and immunity. Ecography 40:803-805.
Richards L.A., Glassmire A.E., Ochsenrider K.M., Smilanich A.M., Dodson C.D., Jeffrey C.S., and Dyer L.A. 2016. Phytochemical diversity and synergistic effects on herbivores. Phytochemistry Reviews 15:1153-1166.
Smilanich A.M., Fincher R.M., and Dyer L.A. 2016. Does plant apparency matter? Thirty years of data provide limited support but reveal clear patterns of the effects of plant chemistry on herbivores. New Phytologist 210: 1044-1057.
Glassmire A.E., Jeffrey C.S., Forister M.L., Parchman T.L., Nice C.C., Jahner J.P., Wilson J.S., Walla T.R., Richards L.A., Smilanich A.M., Leonard M.D., Morrison C.R., Simbana W., Salagaje L.A., Dodson C.D., Miller J.S., Tepe E.J., Villamarin-Cortez S., and Dyer L.A. 2016. Intraspecific phytochemical variation shapes community and population structure for specialist caterpillars. New Phytologist 212:208-219.
Richards, L. A., Dyer, L. A., Forister, M. L., Smilanich, A. M., Dodson, C. D., Leonard, M. D., and Jeffrey, C. S. 2015 Phytochemical diversity drives diversity of tropical plant-insect communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112: 10973-10978
Forister, M. L., Novotny, V., Panorska, A. K., Baje, L., Basset, Y., Butterill, P. T., Cizek, L., Coley, P. D., Dem, F., Diniz, I. R., Drozd, P., Fox, M., Glassmire, A., Hazen, R., Hrcek, J., Jahner, J. P., Kama, O., Kozubowski, T. J., Kursar, T. A., Lewis, O. T., Lill, J., Marquis, R. J., Miller, S. E., Morais, H. C., Murakami, M., Nickel, H., Pardikes, N., Ricklefs, R. E., Singer, M. S., Smilanich, A. M., Stireman, J. O., Villamarín-Cortez, S., Vodka, S., Volf, M., Wagner, D. L., Walla, T., Weiblen, G. D., and L. A. Dyer. (2015) The global distribution of diet breadth in insect herbivores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112:442-447
Mason, P.A., Smilanich A.M., and Singer M.S. 2014. Reduced consumption of high protein foods follows immune challenge in a polyphagous caterpillar. Journal of Experimental Biology 217:2250-2260.
Singer, M.S., Mason, P.A., and Smilanich A.M. 2014. Ecological immunology mediated by diet in herbivorous insects. Integrative and Comparative Biology doi:10.1093/icb/icu089
Richards L.A., Lampert E.C., Bowers M.D., Dodson C.D., Smilanich A.M. and Dyer L.A. 2012. Synergistic effects of iridoid glycosides on the survival, development, and immune response of a specialist caterpillar (Junonia coenia Nymphalidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 38:1276-1284.
Smilanich A.M. and Dyer L.A. 2012. The effects of banana plantation pesticides on the immune response of lepidopteran larvae and their parasitoid natural enemies. Insects 3(3) 616-628.
Shlichta J.G., and Smilanich A.M. 2012. Immune responses and their potential role in insect outbreaks. In Insect Outbreaks Revisited, pgs. 47-70, editors Pedro Barbosa, Deborah Letourneau and Anurag Agrawal 2nd. Ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
Dyer, L.A., Wagner, D.L., Greeney, H.F., Smilanich, A.M., Massad, T.M., Robinson, M. Fox, M., Hazen, R., Glassmire, A., Pardikes, N., Fredrickson, K., Pearson, C., Gentry, G.L., and J.O. Stireman III. 2012. Novel insights into tritrophic interaction diversity and chemical ecology using 16 years of volunteer supported research. American Entomologist 58:15-19.
Greeney H.F., Dyer L.A., and Smilanich A.M. 2012. Feeding by lepidopteran larvae is dangerous: A review of caterpillars’ chemical, physiological, morphological, and behavioral defenses against natural enemies. Invertebrate Survival Journal 9:7-34.
Massad T.J., Fincher R.M., Smilanich A.M., and Dyer L.A. 2011. A quantitative evaluation of major plant defense hypotheses, nature versus nurture, and chemistry versus ants. Arthropod-Plant
Interactions 5: 125-139.
Smilanich A.M., Vargas J., Dyer L.A., and Bowers M.D. 2011. Effects of ingested secondary metabolites on the immune response of a polyphagous caterpillar (Grammia incorrupta). Journal of Chemical Ecology 37:239-245.
Smilanich A.M., Mason P.A., Sprung L., Chase T.R., and Singer M.S. 2011. Complex effects of parasitoids on
pharmacophagy and diet choice of a polyphagous caterpillar. Oecologia 165: 995-1005.
Richards L.A., Dyer, L.A., Smilanich A.M. and Dodson C.D. 2010. Synergistic effects of amides from two Piper
species on generalist and specialist herbivores. Journal of Chemical Ecology 36:1105-1113.
Smilanich A.M., Dyer L.A., Chambers J.Q. and Bowers M.D. 2009. Immunological cost of chemical defence and the evolution of herbivore diet breadth. Ecology Letters 12: 612-621.
Smilanich A.M., Dyer L.A., and Gentry G.L. 2009. The insect immune response and other putative defenses as effective predictors of parasitism. Ecology 90:1434-1440.
Smilanich A.M., Dyer L.A., and Gentry G.L. 2009. Caterpillar immune response and parasitism. ESA Bulletin:
Photo Gallery 90:247-253.
Smilanich A.M. 2008. Variation in plant chemical defense and the physiological response of generalist and
specialist herbivores. Dissertation.Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Dyer L.A., Dodson C.D., Stireman J.O., Tobler M.A., Smilanich A.M., Fincher R.M., and Letourneau D.K. 2003. Synergistic effects of three Piper amides on generalist and specialist herbivores. Journal of Chemical Ecology 29:2499-2514.
Christensen, T, Smilanich, AM, Carper, A, Peechatt, V, Bowers, MD, Forister, ML, Teglas, MB, Hurtado, P, Dyer, LA (2025). Disease from leaves to landscapes: viral hotspots are determined by spatial arrangement and phytochemistry of host plants in specialist caterpillars. Proc. Roy. Soc. B., 292(2041). PubMed PMID: 39999890.
Yoon, S.A., So, K., Harrison, J.G., Shastry, V., Urie, K., Gompert, Z., Miura, P., Smilanich, A.M., Forister, M.L., Chaturvedi, S., 2025. High Quality Diet Enhances Immune Response and Affects Gene Expression During Viral Infection in an Insect Herbivore. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17694
Dyer, L.A. Smilanich, A.M. Gompert, Z. Forister M.L. 2024. Insect conservation, technological traps, and the fading arts of natural history and field ecology. Current Opinion in Insect Science,. Volume 66, 101261, ISSN 2214-5745, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2024.101261
Muchoney, N.D., Watanabe, A.M., Teglas, M.B., Smilanich, A.M. 2024. Dose-dependent dynamics of densovirus infection in two nymphalid butterfly species utilizing native or exotic host plants. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 206. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1jeMl534Q71Mk
Christensen, T., Dyer, L.A., Forister, M.L., Bowers, M.D., Carper, A., Teglas, M.B., Hurtado, P., Smilanich, A.M. 2024. Host plant‐mediation of viral transmission and its consequences for a native butterfly. Ecology. 105: e4282. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4282.
Gallon, M.E., Muchoney, N.D. and Smilanich, A.M. 2024. Viral infection induces changes to the metabolome, immune response and development of a generalist insect herbivore. Journal of Chemical Ecology 50:152–167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-024-01472-3.
McKeegan, K.J., Muchoney, N.D., Teglas, M.B., Forister, M.L., Smilanich, A.M. 2024. Exploring spatial and temporal patterns of viral infection across populations of the Melissa blue butterfly. Ecological Entomology. 49: 54-66. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13280
Erler, S., Cotter, S.C., Freitak, D., Koch, H., Palmer-Young, E.C., de Roode, J.C., Smilanich, A.M., Lattorff, M.G.H. 2024. Insects' essential role in understanding and broadening animal medication. Trends in Parasitology. 40: 338-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2024.02.003.
Halsch, C.A., Shapiro, A.M., Thorne, J.H., Rodman, K.C., Parra, A., Dyer, L.A., Gompert, Z., Smilanich, A.M., Forister, M.L. 2024. Thirty‐six years of butterfly monitoring, snow cover, and plant productivity reveal negative impacts of warmer winters and increased productivity on montane species. Global Change Biology. 30: e17044. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17044.
Massad, T.J., Nascimento, A.R., Fernando Campos Moreno, D., Simbaña, W., Garcia Lopez, H., Sulca, L., Lepesqueur, C., Richards, L.A., Forister, M.L., Stireman, J.O., Tepe, E.J., Uckele, K.A., Braga, L., Walla, T.R., Smilanich, A.M., Grele, A., Dyer, L.A. 2024. Variation in the strength of local and regional determinants of herbivory across the Neotropics. Oikos. 2: e10218. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10218.
Grele, A., Massad, T.J., Uckele, K.A., Dyer, L.A., Antonini, Y., Braga, L., Forister, M.L., Sulca, L., Kato, M., Garcia Lopez, H., Nascimento, A.R., Parchman, T., Simbaña, W.R., Smilanich, A.M., Stireman, J.O., Tepe, E.J., Walla, T. Richards L.A. 2024. Intra- and interspecific diversity in a tropical plant clade alter herbivory and ecosystem resilience eLife 12:RP86988 https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86988.3.
Muchoney, N.D., Bowers, M.D., Carper, A.L., Teglas, M.B., & Smilanich, A.M. (2023). Use of an exotic host plant reduces viral burden in a native insect herbivore. Ecology Letters, 26: 425-436. doi.org/10.1111/ele.14162.
Gallon, M.E., Smilanich, A.M. (2023) Effects of host plants on development and immunity of a generalist insect herbivore. Journal of Chemical Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-023-01410-9.
Mo, C. & Smilanich, A.M. (2023). Feeding on an exotic host plant enhances plasma levels of phenoloxidase by modulating feeding efficiency in a specialist insect herbivore. Frontiers in Physiology 14:1127670. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1127670.
Glassmire, A.E., Carson, W.P., Smilanich, A.M. Ricards, L.A., Jeffrey, C.S., Dodson, C.D., Philbin, C.S., Garcia Lopez, H., Dyer, L.A. 2023. Multiple and contrasting pressures determine intraspecific phytochemical variation in a tropical shrub. Oecologia 201, 991–1003. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05364-3.
Yoon, S. A., Harrison, J. G., Smilanich, A. M., & Forister, M. L. (2022). Experimental removal of extracellular egg-associated microbes has long-lasting effects for larval performance. Functional Ecology, 36, 3248– 3258. https://doi-org.unr.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14184
Muchoney N.D., Bowers M.D., Carper A.L., Mason P.A., Teglas M.B., and Smilanich A.M. (2022). Use of an exotic host plant shifts immunity, chemical defense, and viral burden in wild populations of a specialist insect herbivore. Ecology and Evolution. 12:e8723. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8723.
Uckele, K. A., Jahner, J. P., Tepe, E. J., Richards, L. A., Dyer, L. A., Ochsenrider, K. M., Philbin, C. S., Kato, M. J., Yamaguchi, L. F., Forister, M. L., Smilanich, A. M., Dodson, C. D., Jeffrey, C. S., & Parchman, T. L. (2021). Phytochemistry reflects different evolutionary history in traditional classes versus specialized structural motifs. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 1.
Freire Jr, Silva, T., Oliveira, H., Collier, C., Rodrigues, H. P., Dias, J. P., Santos, J. P., Marini-Filho, O. J., Freitas, A., Smilanich, A. M., Dyer, L. A., & Diniz, I. R. (2021). Good Things Come in Larger Packages: Size Matters for Adult Fruit-Feeding Butterfly Dispersal and Larval Diet Breadth. Diversity, 13(12), Article 12
Decker L.E., Jeffrey C.S., Ochsenrider K.M., Potts A.S., de Roode J.C., Smilanich A.M., and Hunter, M.D. 2021. Elevated atmospheric concentrations of CO2 increase endogenous immune function in a specialist herbivore. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(3): 628-640. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13395
Resnik, J.L. and Smilanich, A.M. 2020. The effect of phenoloxidase activity on survival is host
plant dependent in virus-infected caterpillars. Journal of Insect Science. 20(5): 26; 1–4
doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaa116.
Smilanich, A.M. and Nuss, A.B. 2019. Unlocking the genetic basis of monarch butterflies’ use of medicinal plants Invited Review. Molecular Ecology 28:4839-4841.
Yoon S.A., Harrison J.G., Philbin C.S., Dodson C.D., Jones D., Wallace I., Forister M.L., Smilanich A.M. 2019. Host plant-dependent effects of microbes and phytochemistry on the insect immune response. Oecologia 191:141-152.
Slinn H.L., Richards L.A., Dyer L.A., Hurtado P., Smilanich A.M. 2018. Across multiple species, Phytochemical diversity and herbivore diet breadth have cascading effects on herbivore immunity and parasitism in a tropical model system. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:656 doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00656.
Smilanich A.M., Langus T.C., Lydia L., Dyer L.A., Harrison J.G., Hsueh J., Teglas M.B. 2018. Host plant associated enhancement of immunity and survival in virus infected caterpillars. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 151:102-112.
Dyer L.A., Philbin C., Ochsenrider K., Richards L.A., Massad T.J., Smilanich A.M., Forister M.L., Parchman T.L., Galland L., Hurtado P., Espeset A.E., Glassmire A.E., Harrison J.G., Mo C., Yoon S.A., Pardikes N.A., Muchoney N.D., Jahner J.P., Slinn H.L., Shelef O., Jeffrey C.S. 2018. Modern chemical ecology theory for plant-insect interactions. Invited review: Nature Reviews Chemistry 2 (50-64).
Glassmire A.E., Jahner J.P., Badik K.J., Forister M.L., Smilanich A.M., Dyer L.A., Wilson J.S. 2017. The soil mosaic hypothesis: a synthesis of multi-trophic diversification via soil heterogeneity. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 10:20-26.
Jahner J.P., Forister M.L., Parchman T.L., Smilanich A.M., Miller J.S., Wilson J.S., Walla T.R., Tepe E.J., Richards L.A., Quijano-Abril M.A., Glassmire A.E., Dyer L.A. 2017. Host conservatism, geography, and elevation in the evolution of a Neotropical moth radiation. Evolution 71:2885-2900.
Hansen A.C., Glassmire A.E., Dyer L.A., and Smilanich A.M. 2017. Patterns in parasitism frequency explained by diet and immunity. Ecography 40:803-805.
Richards L.A., Glassmire A.E., Ochsenrider K.M., Smilanich A.M., Dodson C.D., Jeffrey C.S., and Dyer L.A. 2016. Phytochemical diversity and synergistic effects on herbivores. Phytochemistry Reviews 15:1153-1166.
Smilanich A.M., Fincher R.M., and Dyer L.A. 2016. Does plant apparency matter? Thirty years of data provide limited support but reveal clear patterns of the effects of plant chemistry on herbivores. New Phytologist 210: 1044-1057.
Glassmire A.E., Jeffrey C.S., Forister M.L., Parchman T.L., Nice C.C., Jahner J.P., Wilson J.S., Walla T.R., Richards L.A., Smilanich A.M., Leonard M.D., Morrison C.R., Simbana W., Salagaje L.A., Dodson C.D., Miller J.S., Tepe E.J., Villamarin-Cortez S., and Dyer L.A. 2016. Intraspecific phytochemical variation shapes community and population structure for specialist caterpillars. New Phytologist 212:208-219.
Richards, L. A., Dyer, L. A., Forister, M. L., Smilanich, A. M., Dodson, C. D., Leonard, M. D., and Jeffrey, C. S. 2015 Phytochemical diversity drives diversity of tropical plant-insect communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112: 10973-10978
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Smilanich A.M. and Dyer L.A. 2012. The effects of banana plantation pesticides on the immune response of lepidopteran larvae and their parasitoid natural enemies. Insects 3(3) 616-628.
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