Publications
2022
Nelson, A.S. and K.A. Mooney. 2022. The ecology and evolution of interactions between ants and honeydew-producing hemipteran insects. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 53. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102220-014840
Whitehead, S.R., G.F. Schneider, R. Dybzinsky, A.S. Nelson, M. Gelambi, E. Jos, and N.G. Beckman. 2022. Fruits, frugivores, and the evolution of phytochemical diversity. Oikos 2022:e08332. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.08332
Whitehead, S.R., G.F. Schneider, R. Dybzinsky, A.S. Nelson, M. Gelambi, E. Jos, and N.G. Beckman. 2022. Fruits, frugivores, and the evolution of phytochemical diversity. Oikos 2022:e08332. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.08332
2021
Nelson, A.S. and S.R. Whitehead. 2021. Secondary metabolites shape seed dispersal effectiveness. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 36:1113-1123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.08.005
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Nelson, A.S. and K.A. Mooney. 2021. Comparing the individual and combined effects of ant attendance and wing formation on aphid body size and reproduction. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114:70-78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa035
In the media: How plant parents ensure that their kids make it far in life
Nelson, A.S. and K.A. Mooney. 2021. Comparing the individual and combined effects of ant attendance and wing formation on aphid body size and reproduction. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114:70-78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa035
2020
Sheard, J.K., A.S. Nelson, J.D. Berggreen, R. Boulay, R.R. Dunn, and N.J. Sanders. 2020. Testing trade-offs and the dominance-impoverishment rule among ant communities. Journal of Biogeography 47:1899-1909. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13911
Nelson, A.S., G. Zapata, K. Sentner, and K.A. Mooney. 2020. Are ants botanists? Ant associative learning of plant chemicals increases the discovery of plant-associated rewards. Ecological Entomology 45:251-258. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12794
Nelson, A.S., G. Zapata, K. Sentner, and K.A. Mooney. 2020. Are ants botanists? Ant associative learning of plant chemicals increases the discovery of plant-associated rewards. Ecological Entomology 45:251-258. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12794
2019
Nelson, A.S., C.T. Symanski, M.J. Hecking, and K.A. Mooney. 2019. Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity. Journal of Animal Ecology 88:1406-1416. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13034
Nelson, A.S., R.T. Pratt, J.D. Pratt, R.A. Smith, C.T. Symanski, C. Prenot, and K.A. Mooney. 2019. Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant-aphid mutualism strength. Oikos 128:540-550. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.05650
Nelson, A.S., N. Carvajal Acosta, and K.A. Mooney. 2019. Plant chemical mediation of ant foraging. Current Opinion in Insect Science 32:98-103. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2018.12.003
Nelson, A.S., R.T. Pratt, J.D. Pratt, R.A. Smith, C.T. Symanski, C. Prenot, and K.A. Mooney. 2019. Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant-aphid mutualism strength. Oikos 128:540-550. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.05650
Nelson, A.S., N. Carvajal Acosta, and K.A. Mooney. 2019. Plant chemical mediation of ant foraging. Current Opinion in Insect Science 32:98-103. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2018.12.003
2018
Nell, C.S., M.M. Meza-Lopez, J.R. Croy, A.S. Nelson, X. Moreira, J.D. Pratt, and K.A. Mooney. 2018. Relative effects of genetic variation sensu lato and sexual dimorphism on plant traits and associated arthropod communities. Oecologia 187:389-400. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4065-y
Nelson, A.S., T. Scott, M. Barczyk, T.P. McGlynn, A. Avalos, E. Clifton, A. Das, A. Figueiredo, L. Figueroa, M. Janowiecki, S. Pahlke, J.D. Rana, and S. O’Donnell. 2018. Day/night upper thermal limits differ within Ectatomma ruidum ant colonies. Insectes Sociaux 65:183-189. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-017-0585-4
Nelson, A.S., T. Scott, M. Barczyk, T.P. McGlynn, A. Avalos, E. Clifton, A. Das, A. Figueiredo, L. Figueroa, M. Janowiecki, S. Pahlke, J.D. Rana, and S. O’Donnell. 2018. Day/night upper thermal limits differ within Ectatomma ruidum ant colonies. Insectes Sociaux 65:183-189. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-017-0585-4
2016
Mooney, E.H., J.S. Phillips, C.V. Tillberg, C. Sandrow, A.S. Nelson, and K.A. Mooney. 2016. Abiotic mediation of a mutualism drives herbivore abundance. Ecology Letters 19:37-44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12540
