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Author:

Bentley, Thomas Granville

Title:

Plant volatiles from an ecological perspective: Interactions with herbivores and pollinators in Solanum and Nicotiana

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

Ecology
chemical ecology
plant volatiles
pollinator
herbivory
plant defenses

File:

Download TGBentleyDissertation2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark C Mescher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Consuelo M De Moraes, Committee Member
Andrew George Stephenson, Committee Member
David A Mortensen, Committee Member

Author:

Vaudo, Anthony Domiano

Title:

POLLEN NUTRITION, THE FOUNDATION OF BUMBLE BEE FORAGING

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

pollination
nutritional ecology
pollinator
foraging preferences
colony development
nutrient regulation
pollen nutrition
behavioral ecology
conservation ecology

File:

Download ADV_Disseration_for_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Christina M Grozinger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christina M Grozinger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Frazier Tooker, Committee Member
Heather M Hines, Committee Member
David A Mortensen, Outside Member
Harland Martin Patch, Special Member

Author:

Jones, Laura

Title:

Climate Variation and Pathogen Pressure Impact the Ecology and Evolution of Bees in Agroecosystems

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

solitary bee
pollinator
agroecosystem
thermal tolerance
climate
pathogen

File:

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Committee Members:

Margarita Lopez-Uribe, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Kennedy, Major Field Member
Rudolf Schilder, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tracy Langkilde, Major Field Member
Jared Ali, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Douglas Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Elmquist, Jon

Title:

Risk Assessment of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) Neonicotinoid Control Tactics on Non-Target Insect Floral Visitors of Red Maple (Acer rubrum) and Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

neonicotinoid
insecticide
spotted lanternfly
imidacloprid
dinotefuran
pollinator
red maple
tree-of-heaven
Acer rubrum
Ailanthus altissima
Lycorma delicatula
non-target
risk assessment

File:

Download JE_PSU_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Kelli Hoover, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julian D Avery, Committee Member
David Biddinger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor