Affiliated Researchers: Species Complex

David M. Geiser

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Cladistics, DNA Sequence, DNA Sequencing, Fusarium Solani Species Complex

Harland Patch

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Apoidea, Honey Bee

Jared Ali

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Herbivore, Plant Defense, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Host Plant, Herbivore-induced Plant Volatiles

David A.W. Miller

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Life History, Occupancy, Climate Change, Species Distribution

Paul Esker

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Soybean Yield, United States, Cultivar, Seeds

Christina Grozinger

Distinguished Professor and Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, Entomology
Top research keywords: Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Apoidea, Pollinator

Autumn Sabo

Assistant Professor of Biology, Penn State Beaver
Top research keywords: Deer, Understory, Plant Community, Species Abundance, Understory Plant Community

Andrew Deans

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, Evaniidae, Megaspilidae, Ensign Wasp

Jason Rasgon

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Anopheles Gambiae, Infectious Agent, Culex Tarsalis, Anopheles Mosquito

David Toews

Assistant Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Warbler, Genomics, Hybrid Zone, Genetics, Aves

Marc E. McDill

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Forest Planning, Pennsylvania, Quercus, Forest Management, Harvest-scheduling Model

John Tooker

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Host Plant, Herbivore, Plant Defense, Neonicotinoid, Pest Management

Gary Perdew

John T. And Paige S. Smith Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor, Ah Receptor, Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90), Receptor Activation

Kevin Hockett

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Bacteriocin, Infectious Agent, Bacteriophage, Pseudomonas

Isabella Cattadori

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Helminth, Leporidae, Dynamics, Helminths, Nematode

Marc D. Abrams

Nancy and John Steimer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Quercus, Oak, Dendroecology, Acer Rubrum, Species Recruitment

Theodore R. Alter

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tax Capitalization, Performance Evaluation

Kurt Vandegrift

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, COVID-19, White-tailed Deer, Rodents

Margot Kaye

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pinus, Quercus, Fire Regime, Climate Change, Populus

Gretchen A. Kuldau

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Maize, Fusarium Verticillioides, Fusarium, Fusarium Graminearum, Ensiling

Beth Gugino

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Phytophthora Infestans, New York, Carrot, Fungi

Alan Taylor

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Fire Regime, Fire Severity, Coniferous Forests, Mixed Forests, Wildfires

Tanya Renner

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Carnivorous Plants, Evolution, Genomics, Primary Metabolism, Carabid Beetles

Seth Bordenstein

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Cytoplasmic Incompatibility, Bacteriophage, Microorganism, Nasonia

José M. Capriles

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Bolivia, Andes, Chile, Altiplano, Radiocarbon Dating

Estelle Couradeau

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Biological Soil Crust, Microorganism, Microbialites, Microbialite

Erica Smithwick

Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Pinus, Carbon Sink, Pennsylvania, Lodgepole Pine