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PUBLICATIONS

42) Wimp, G.M. and S.M. Murphy. In Press. Habitat edges alter arthropod community composition. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY. 
 
41) Shannon M. Murphy and Gina M. Wimp. Effects of global change on species interactions and biodiversity in natural and managed landscapes. 2021. at CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE.
 
40) Wimp, G.M., Lewis, D. and S.M. Murphy. 2021. Prey identity but not prey quality affects spider performance. CURRENT RESEARCH IN INSECT SCIENCE: 100013.
 
39) Robinson-Castillo, M.**, A. Mitchell**, A. Fasching**, M. C. Vidal, M. Abarca, G. M. Wimp, B. Bieber*, D. K. Vyas and S. M. Murphy. 2021. Protocols for rearing fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) in a colony and basic methods for laboratory and experiments. University of Denver Undergraduate Research Journal.
 
38) Rippel, T.M.*, Tomasula, J.*, Murphy, S.M. and G.M. Wimp. 2021. Global change in marine coastal habitats impacts insect populations and communities. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 47:1–6.
 
37) Wimp, G.M. and S.M. Murphy. 2021. Disentangling the effects of primary productivity and host plant traits on arthropod communities. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 00:1–2. 
 
36) Simon, S.J.*, Keefover-Ring, K., Park, Y-L, Wimp, G., Grady, J., S.P. DiFazio. 2021. Characterization of Salix nigra floral insect community and activity of three native Andrena bees. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 00:1–13.   
 
35) Murphy, S.M., Richards, L.A. and G.M. Wimp. 2020. Editorial: Arthropod interactions and responses to disturbance in a changing world. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 8: 1-5.
 
34) Rippel, T.M*, Mooring, E.Q.**, Tomasula, J.* and G.M. Wimp. 2020. Habitat edge effects decrease litter accumulation and increase litter decomposition in coastal salt marshes. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY 35: 2179–2190.
 
33) Murphy, S.M., Lewis, D. and G.M. Wimp. 2020. Predator population size structure alters consumption of prey from epigeic and grazing food webs. OECOLOGIA 192:791–799. 
 
32) Luis Abdala-Roberts, Adriana Puentes, Deborah L. Finke, Robert J. Marquis, Marta Montserrat, Erik H. Poelman, Sergio Rasmann, Arnaud Sentis, Nicole M. van Dam, Gina Wimp, Kailen Mooney, and Christer Björkman. 2019. Tri-trophic interactions: bridging species, communities and ecosystems.  ECOLOGY LETTERS 22: 2151–2167.  Note: This manuscript was the product of an international working group.
 
31) Wimp, G.M., Tomasula, J.* and M.B. Hamilton. 2019. Putting the genes into community genetics. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 00: 1-3.  Invited Perspective.
 
30)  Wimp, G.M., Lewis, D. and S.M. Murphy. 2019. Impacts of nutrient subsidies on salt marsh arthropod food webs: a latitudinal survey. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 7: 350.
 
29) Wimp, G.M., Lewis, D., Ries, L. and S.M. Murphy.  2019.  Habitat edge responses of generalist predators are predicted by prey and structural resources.  ECOLOGY e02662

28) Jarvis, K.J. Allan, G.J., Craig, A.J., Beresic-Perrins, R.K., Wimp, G., Gehring, C.A., and T.G. Whitham.  2017.  Arthropod communities on hybrid and parental cottonwoods are phylogenetically structured by tree type: Implications for conservation of biodiversity in plant hybrid zones.  ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 7: 5909-5921. 
 
27) Fischer, D., LeRoy C., Hersch-Green, E., Bangert, R., Wimp, G., Schweitzer, J., Bailey, J., Dirks, C., Hart, S., and T. Whitham.  2017. Tree genetics strongly effect forest productivity, but intraspecific diversity-productivity relationships do not.  FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 31: 520-529. 
 
26) Meineke, E.M.*, Holmquist, A.J.*, Wimp, G.M. and S.D. Frank.  2017. Changes in spider community composition are associated with urban temperature but not herbivore abundance. JOURNAL OF URBAN ECOLOGY 3: 1-8. 
 
25) Ries, L., Murphy, S.M., Wimp, G.M. and R.J. Fletcher, Jr.  2017. Persistent gaps in knowledge about edge ecology. CURRENT LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY REPORTS 2: 30-41. Invited Review. 
 
24) Murphy, S. M., Battocletti, A.H* and R. M. Tinghitella, G. M. Wimp and L. Ries. 2016. Complex community and evolutionary responses to habitat fragmentation and habitat edges: what can we learn from insect science? CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 14: 61-65. Invited Review. 
 
23) Arab, A. and G. M. Wimp. 2013. Plant production and alternate prey channels impact the abundance of top predators. OECOLOGIA 173: 331-341. 
 
22) Wimp, G.M., Murphy, S.M., Douglas, M. R., Lewis, D., Gratton, C., Ambikapathi, R.**, Van-Tull, L.**, and R.F. Denno. 2013. Predator hunting mode influences patterns of prey use from grazing and epigeic food webs. OECOLOGIA 171: 505-517. 
 
21) Braasch, J.*, Wimp, G.M. and I. Kaplan. 2012. Testing for phytochemical synergism: arthropod community responses to induced plant volatile blends across multiple crops. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY 38: 1264-1275.
 
20) Murphy, S. M., Wimp, G.M., Lewis, D., and R.F. Denno. 2012. Nutrient presses and pulses differentially impact plants, herbivores, detritivores and their natural enemies. PLoS ONE 7(8): e43929.
 
19) Meneses, N.*, Bailey, J.K., Allan, G.J., Bangert, R.K., Bowker, M.A., Rehill, B.J., Wimp, G.M., Lindroth, R.L., and T.G. Whitham.. 2012. Arthropod community similarity in clonal stands of aspen: A test of the genetic similarity rule. ECOSCIENCE 19:48-58. 
 
18) Wimp, G.M., Murphy, S.M., Lewis, D. and L. Ries. 2011. Do edge responses cascade up or down a multi-trophic food web? ECOLOGY LETTERS 14: 863-870. 
 
17) Aggarwal, R.K., Allainguillaume, J., Bajay, M.M., Barthwal, S., Bertolino, P., Chauhan, P., Consuegra, S., Croxford, A., Dalton, D.L., den Belder, E., Díaz-Ferguson, E., Douglas, M.R., Drees, M., Elderson, J., Esselink, G.D., Fenández-Manjarrés, J.F., Frascaria-Lacoste, N., Gäbler-Schwarz, S., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Ginwal, H.S., Goodisman, M.A.D., Gue, B., Hamilton, M.B., Hayes, P.K., Hong, Y., Kajita, T., Kalinow-Ski, S.T., Keller, L., Koop, B.F., Kotzé, A., Lalremruata, A., Leese, F., Li, C., Liew, W.Y., Martinelli, S., Matthews, E.A., Medlin, L.K., Messmer, A.M., Meyer, E.I., Monteiro, M., Moyer, G.R., Nelson, R.J., Nguyen, T.T.T., Omoto, C., Ono, J., Pavinato, V.A.C., Pearcy, M., Pinheiro, J.B., Power, L.D., Rawat, A., Reusch, T.B.H., Sanderson, D., Sannier, J., Sathe, S., Sheridan, C.K., Smulders, M.J.M., Sukganah, A., Takayama, K., Tamura, M., Tateishi, Y., Vanhaecke, D., Vu, N.V., Wickeswari, R., Williams, A.S., Wimp, G.M., Witte, V., and M.I. Zucchi. 2011. Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology resources database 1 August 2010 – September 2010. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES 11: 219-222. 
 
16) Wimp, G.M., Murphy, S.M., Finke, D.L., Huberty, A.F. and R.F. Denno. 2010. Increased primary production shifts the structure and composition of a terrestrial arthropod community. ECOLOGY 91: 3303-3311. 
 
15) Bangert, R.K., Lonsdorf, E.V., Wimp, G.M., Shuster, S.M., Fischer, D., Schweitzer, J.A., Allan, G.J., Bailey, J.K., and T.G. Whitham. 2008. Genetic structure of a foundation species: scaling community phenotypes from the individual to the region. HEREDITY 100: 121-131. 
 
14) Wimp, G.M., Wooley, S., Bangert, R.K., Young, W.P., Martinsen, G.D., Keim, P., Lindroth, R.L., and T.G. Whitham. 2007. Plant genetics predicts intra-annual variation in phytochemistry and arthropod community structure. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 16:5057-5069. 
 
13) Wimp, G.M. and T.G. Whitham. 2007. Host plants mediate ant-aphid mutualism and their effects on community structure and diversity. Pages 275-305 In T. Ohgushi, T. Craig, and P. Price, editors. Ecological Communities: Plant Mediation in Indirect Interaction Webs. Cambridge University Press.
 
12) Bangert, R.K., Allan, G.J., Turek, R.J., Wimp, G.M., Meneses, N., Martinsen, G.D., Keim, P., and T.G. Whitham. 2006. From genes to geography: a genetic similarity rule for arthropod community structure at multiple geographic scales. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15: 4215-4228. 
 
11) Shuster, S.M., Lonsdorf, E.V., Wimp, G.M., Bailey, J.K, and T.G. Whitham. 2006. Community heritability measures the evolutionary consequences of indirect genetic effects on community structure. EVOLUTION 60: 991-1003. 
 
10) Bangert, R. K., Turek, R.J., Rehill, B., Allan, G.J., Wimp, G.M., Schweitzer, J.A., Bailey, J.K., Martinsen, G.D., Keim, P., Lindroth, R.L., and T.G. Whitham. 2006. A genetic similarity rule determines arthropod community structure. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15:1379-1392.
 
9) Whitham, T.G., Bailey, J.K., Schweitzer, J.A., Shuster, S.M., Bangert, R.K., LeRoy, C.J., Lonsdorf, E., Allan, G.J., DiFazio, S.P., Potts, B.M., Fischer, D.G., Gehring, C.A., Lindroth, R.L., Marks, J., Hart, S.C., Wimp, G.M., and S.C. Wooley. 2006. Community and ecosystem genetics: a framework for integrating from genes to ecosystems. NATURE REVIEWS. GENETICS, 7: 510-523. 
 
8) Wimp, G.M., Martinsen, G.D., Floate, K.D., Bangert, R.K. and T.G. Whitham. 2005. Plant genetic determinants of arthropod community structure and diversity. EVOLUTION 59: 61-69. 
 
7) Whitham, T.G., Lonsdorf, E., Schweitzer, J.A., Bailey, J.K., Fischer, D.G., Shuster, S.M., Lindroth, R.L., Hart, S.C., Allan, G.J., Gehring, C.A., Keim, P., Potts, B.M., Marks, J., Rehill, B.J., DiFazio, S.P., LeRoy, C.J., Wimp, G.M., and S. Woolbright. 2005. “All effects of a gene on the world:” Extended phenotypes, feedbacks and multi-level selection. ECOSCIENCE 12 (1): 5-7. 

6) Schweitzer, J.A., Bailey, J.K., Hart, S.C., Wimp, G.M., Chapman, S.C., and T.G. Whitham. 2005. The interaction of plant genotype and herbivory decelerate leaf litter decomposition and alter nutrient dynamics. OIKOS 110: 133-145.
 
5) Bangert, R.K., Turek, R.J., Martinsen, G.D., Wimp, G.M., Bailey, J.K., and T.G. Whitham. 2005. Benefits of conservation of plant genetic diversity on arthropod diversity. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 19: 379-390. 
 
4) Wimp, G. M., Young, W.P., Woolbright, S.A., Martinsen, G.D., Keim, P., and T. G. Whitham. 2004. Conserving plant genetic diversity for dependent animal communities. ECOLOGY LETTERS 7: 776-780. 
 
3) Whitham, T.G., Martinsen, G.D., Young, W., Gehring, C.A., Schweitzer, J.A., Wimp, G.M., Bailey, J.K., Fischer, D.G., Lindroth, R. and P. Keim. 2003. Community and ecosystem genetics: A consequence of the extended phenotype. ECOLOGY 84: 559-573. 
 
2) Wimp, G. M. and T. G. Whitham. 2001. Biodiversity consequences of predation and host plant hybridization on an aphid-ant mutualism. ECOLOGY 82: 440-452. 
 
1) Martinsen, G.D., Floate, K.D., Waltz, A.M., Wimp, G.M., and T.G. Whitham. 2000. Positive interactions between leafrollers and other arthropods enhance biodiversity on hybrid cottonwoods. OECOLOGIA 123: 82-89. 


Published  data  packages:

Murphy, S. M., D. Lewis, and G. M. Wimp. 2020. Data from: Predator population size
structure alters consumption of prey from epigeic and grazing food webs. Dryad Digital
Repository. doi: 10.5061/dryad.jq2bvq868
 
Wimp, G. M., L. Ries, D. Lewis and S. M. Murphy. 2019. Data from: Habitat edge responses of generalist predators is predicted by prey and structural resources. Dryad Digital Repository. doi:10.5061/dryad.2cb125v


Murphy, S. M., G. M. Wimp, D. Lewis and R. F. Denno. 2012. Data from: Nutrient presses and pulses differentially impact plants, herbivores, detritivores and their natural enemies. Dryad Digital Repository. http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.fb006
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