CURRICULUM VITAE
RICHARD KARBAN
Department of Entomology
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-2800
rkarban@ucdavis.edu
629 C Street
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 753-4126
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Professor in Entomology, University of California, Davis
(July 1994 - Present)
Associate Professor in Entomology, University of California, Davis
(July 1988 - July 1994)
Assistant Professor in Entomology, University of California, Davis
(May 1982 - June 1988)
Lecturer in Biology, Haverford College
(January 1982 - May 1982)
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Outstanding Professor, Ecology, UCD for 1986
George Mercer Award for 1990 presented by Ecological Society of America for outstanding research
Fellow in AAAS 2010
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Ecology, University of Pennsylvania (May 1982)
B.A. in Environmental Studies, Haverford College (May 1977)
RESEARCH GRANTS
NSF DEB 79-14039 - Population regulation of periodical cicadas
NSF BSR 86-14528 - Organization of the plant-feeding on Erigeron glaucus
NSF BSR 87-06425 (co-PI with Peter Conners)
NSF BSR 88-18019 - Thrips and Erigeron glaucus: Local adaptation
to individual plant clones and the role of sexuality
USDA NRI 90-37153-5264 - Negative interactions between mites on grapes
USDA NRI 92-01998 - Negative interactions between mites on grapes
USDA NRI 96-02065 - Artificially induced resistance: Linking mechanism to populations in tomato
NSF DEB 97-01109 - The benefits of induced plant responses to herbivory
USDA NRI 98-02362 - Signal interactions in tomato during expression of
resistance to insects and pathogens
NSF DEB 0121050 – Eavesdropping between plants
NSF DEB 0639885 – LTREB – Understanding food web complexity by linking long term data, multiple
causes and a spatial approach
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PUBLICATIONS
Karban, R. and A. P. Smith. 1977 Notes on leaf temperature balance in Sedum adolphi. Bartonia 45:6-10.
Karban, R. 1978 Changes in an oak-chestnut forest since the chestnut blight. Castanea 43:221-228.
Karban, R. 1979 Crown structure and interleaf shading by Costus lima in a Costa Rican rainforest. Biotropica 11(4):314315.
Yeaton, R. I., R. Karban and H. B. Wagner. 1980 Morphological growth patterns of Saguaro (Carnegiae gigantea:
Cactaceae) on flats and slopes in Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona. The SoWest. Nat. 25(3):339-349.
Karban, R. 1980 Periodical cicada nymphs impose periodical oak tree wood accumulation. Nature 287(5780):326-327.
Karban, R. 1981 Flight and dispersal of periodical cicadas. Oecologia 49:385-390.
Simon, C. M., R. Karban, and M. Lloyd. 1981 Patchiness, density and aggregative behavior in sympatric allochronic
populations of 17-year cicadas. Ecology 62(6):1525-1535.
Karban, R. 1981 The effects of local population density of fecundity and mating speed for periodical cicadas. Oecologia
51:260-264.
White, J., M. Lloyd, and R. Karban. 1982 Why don't periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) normally live in coniferous
forests? Environ. Ent. 11:475-482.
Karban, R. 1982 The effects of experimental removal of periodical cicada nymphs on apple tree growth. Jour. N.Y. Ent.
Soc. 90:74-81.
Karban, R. 1982 Increased reproductive success at high densities and predator satiation for periodical cicadas. Ecology
63(2):321-328.
Karban, R. and R. E. Ricklefs. 1983 Host characteristics, sampling intensity and species richness of Lepidoptera larvae on
broad leaved trees in Southern Ontario. Ecology 64(4):636-641.
Karban, R. 1983 Sexual selection and sex-related mortality in the cicada Magicicada cassini. Amer. Midl. Nat. 109(2):324330.
Lloyd, M. and R. Karban. 1983 Chorusing centers of periodical cicadas. Jour. of the Kansas Ent. Soc. 56(3):229-394.
Karban, R. 1983 Induced responses of cherry trees to oviposition by periodical cicadas. Oecologia 59:226-231.
Karban, R. and R. E. Ricklefs. 1984 Leaf traits, species richness and abundance of Lepidopteran larvae on deciduous trees
in southern Ontario. Oikos 43:165-170.
Karban, R. 1984 Opposite density effects of nymphal and adult mortality for periodical cicadas. Ecology 65(5):1656-1661.
Karban, R. and J. R. Carey. 1984 Induced resistance of cotton seedlings to mites. Science 225(4657):53-54.
Karban, R. 1985 Addition of periodical cicada nymphs to an oak forest: Effects on cicada density, acorn production, and
rootlet density. Jour. of the Kansas Ent. Soc. 58(2):269-276.
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Karban, R. 1985 Resistance against spider mites in cotton induced by mechanical abrasion. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 37:137141.
Karban, R. 1986 Prolonged development in cicadas, pages 222-235. In: F. Taylor and R. Karban (eds.), The Evolution of
Insect Life Cycles. Springer-Verlag, N.Y.
Taylor, F. and R. Karban (eds.) 1986 The Evolution of Insect Life Cycles. Springer-Verlag, N.Y. 287 pages.
Harrison, S. and R. Karban. 1986 Effects of an early-season folivorous moth on the success of a later-season species,
mediated by a change in the quality of the shared host, Lupinus arboreus Sims. Oecologia 69:354-359.
Harrison, S. and R. Karban. 1986 Behavioural response of spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) to induced resistance of cotton
plants. Ecol. Ent. 11:181-188.
Karban, R. 1986 Interspecific competition between folivorous insects on Erigeron glaucus. Ecology 67(4):1063-1072.
Karban, R. 1986 Induced immunelike resistance to spider mites in cotton. Calif. Agr. 40(11 and 12): 13-15.
Karban, R. 1986 Induced resistance against spider mites in cotton: Field verification. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 42:239-242.
Karban, R. and S. Courtney. 1987 Intraspecific host plant choice: lack of consequences for Streptanthus tortuosus
(Cruciferae) and Euchloe hyantis (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Oikos 48(3):243-248.
Karban, R. 1987 Herbivory dependent on plant age: a hypothesis based on acquired resistance. Oikos 48(3):336-341.
Karban, R., R. Adamchak and W. C. Schnathorst. 1987 Induced resistance and interspecific competition between spider
mites and a vascular wilt fungus. Science 235:678-680.
Karban, R. 1987 Environmental conditions affecting the strength of induced resistance against mites in cotton. Oecologia
73:414-419.
Karban, R. 1988 Effects of clonal variation of the host plant, interspecific competition, and climate on the population size of
a folivorous thrips. Oecologia 74:298-303.
Karban, R. 1988 Resistance to beet armyworms (Spodoptera exigua) induced by exposure to spider mites (Tetranychus
turkestani) in cotton. Amer. Midl. Nat. 119:77-82.
Karban, R. and G. M. English-Loeb. 1988 Effects of herbivory and plant conditioning on the population dynamics of spider
mites. Exp. and Appl. Acar. 4:225-246.
English-Loeb, G. M. and R. Karban. 1988. Negative interactions between Willamette mites and Pacific mites: possible
management strategies for grapes. Entomol. Exp. et Appl. 48:269-274.
Brody, A. K. and R. Karban. 1989. Demographic analysis of induced resistance against spider mites in cotton. J. Econ. Ent.
82:462-465.
Karban, R. 1989. Fine scale adaptation of herbivorous thrips to individual host plants. Nature 340:60-61.
Karban, R. 1989 Community organization of folivores of Erigeron glaucus: effects of competition, predation, and host plant.
Ecology 70:1028-1039.
Karban, R. and J. H. Myers. 1989. Induced plant responses to herbivory. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
20:331-348.
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Karban, R., A. K. Brody, and W. C. Schnathorst. 1989. Crowding and a plant's ability to defend itself against herbivores and
diseases. American Naturalist 134:749-760.
Brody, A. K., R. Karban and W. C. Schnathorst. 1990. The inverse relationship between cotton plant density and
verticillium wilt incidence and severity: evidence for an alternative hypothesis. Crop Protection 9:174-176.
English-Loeb, G. M., R. Karban and A. K. Brody. 1990. Arctiid larvae survive attack by a Tachinid parasitoid and produce
viable offspring. Ecol. Entomol. 15:361-362.
Blaustein, L. and R. Karban. 1990. Indirect effects of the mosquitofish Gambusia affinis on the mosquito Culex tarsalis.
Limnol. & Oceanogr. 35:767-771.
Karban, R. and G. M. English-Loeb. 1990. A vaccination of Willamette mites (Arachnida: Tetranychidae) to protect grape
plants from high populations of Pacific mites. J. Econ. Ent. 83:2252-2257.
Karban, R. 1990. Herbivore outbreaks on only young trees: testing hypotheses about aging and induced resistance. Oikos
59:27-32.
Karban R. 1991. Inducible resistance in agricultural systems. In: D. W. Tallamy and M. J. Raupp (eds), Phytochemical
Induction by Herbivores. John Wiley, N.Y.
Karban, R., G. M. English-Loeb and P. Verdegaal. 1991. Vaccinating grapevines against spider mites. Calif. Ag. 45(1):1921.
Karban, R. 1991. Induced resistance of Gossypium australe against its most abundant folivore, Bucculatrix gossypii. Aust.
J. Ecol. 16:501-506.
English-Loeb, G. M. and R. Karban. 1991. The consequences of mite feeding injury to beans on the fecundity and
survivorship of the two spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae). Exp. Appl. Acaralogy 11:125-136.
Karban, R. 1992. Plant variation: its effects on populations of herbivorous insects. In: R. S. Fritz and E. L. Simms (eds),
Ecology and Evolution of Plant Resistance. Univ. of Chicago Press.
English-Loeb, G. M. and R. Karban. 1992. Consequences of variation in flowering phenology for seed head herbivory and
reproductive success in Erigeron glaucus (Compositae). Oecologia 89:588-595.
Brody, A. K. and R. Karban. 1992. Lack of a tradeoff between constitutive and induced defenses among varieties of cotton.
Oikos 65:301-306.
Karban, R. and G. Lowenberg. 1992. Feeding by seed bugs and weevils enhances germination of wild Gossypium species.
Oecologia 92:196-200.
Karban, R. and S. Y. Strauss. 1993. Effects of insect herbivores on the growth and reproduction of their long-lived host
plant, Erigeron glaucus. Ecology 74:39-46.
Karban, R. 1993. Induced resistance and plant density of a native shrub, Gossypium thurberi, affect its herbivores. Ecology
74:1-8.
Karban, R. 1993. Costs and benefits of induced resistance and plant density for a native shrub, Gossypium thurberi.
Ecology 74:9-19.
English-Loeb, G. M., A. Brody, and R. Karban. 1993. Host plant mediated interactions between a generalist folivore and its
Tachinid parasitoid. Jour. Animal Ecology 62:465-471.
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English-Loeb, G. M., R. Karban, and D. Hougen-Eitzman. 1993. Relative importance of direct and indirect competition in
mediating negative interactions between spider mites feeding on grapes. Ecological Applications 3:699-707.
Karban, R. and S. Y. Strauss. 1994. Colonization of new host plant individuals by a locally adapted thrips. Ecography
17:82-87.
Strauss, S. Y. and R. Karban. 1994. The significance of outcrossing in an intimate plant/herbivore relationship. I. Does
outcrossing provide an escape from herbivores adapted to the parent plant? Evolution 48:454-464.
Strauss, S.Y. and R. Karban. 1994. The significance of outcrossing in an intimate plant/herbivore relationship. II. Does
outcrossing pose a problem for insects adapted to their host plant clone? Evolution 48:465-476.
Karban, R., D. Hougen-Eitzman, and G. English-Loeb. 1994. Predator-mediated apparent competition between two
herbivores that feed on grapevines. Oecologia 97:508-511.
Adler, F. R. and R. Karban. 1994. Defended fortresses or moving targets? Another model of inducible defenses inspired by
military metaphors. American Naturalist 144:813-832.
Karban, R. and C. Niiho. 1995. Induced resistance and susceptibility to herbivory: plant memory and altered plant
development. Ecology 76:1220-1225.
Karban, R., G. English-Loeb, M.A. Walker and J. Thaler. 1995. Abundance of phytoseiid mites on Vitis species: effects of
leaf hairs, domatia, prey abundance and plant phylogeny. Experimental and Applied Acarology 19:189-197.
Hougen-Eitzman, D. and R. Karban. 1995. Mechanisms of interspecific competition that result in successful control of
Pacific mites following inoculations of Willamette mites on grapevines. Oecologia 103:157-161.
Strauss, S. Y. and R. Karban. 1995. Selection, dispersal and mode of reproduction: attributes contributing to local adaptation
by Apterothrips apteris to Erigeron glaucus. In: B. L. Parker, M. Skinner, and T. Lewis (eds), Thrips Biology and
Management, pp 537-548, Plenum, New York.
Karban, R. and F. R. Adler. 1996. Induced resistance to herbivores and the information content of early season attack.
Oecologia 107:379-385.
Thaler, J. S., M. J. Stout, R. Karban and S. S. Duffey. 1996. Exogenous jasmonates simulate insect wounding in tomato
plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) in the laboratory and field. Journal of Chemical Ecology 22:1767-1781.
Karban, R. 1997. Introductory and concluding remarks. Section 3. Plant-animal interactions. Pages 199-200, 299-301 In A.
C. Gange and V. K. Brown (eds) Multitrophic Interactions in Terrestrial Systems. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.
Karban, R., G. English-Loeb and D. Hougen-Eitzman. 1997. Mite vaccinations for sustainable management of spider mites in
vineyards. Ecological Applications 7:183-193.
Karban, R. and G. English-Loeb. 1997. Tachinid parasitoids affect host plant choice by caterpillars to increase caterpillar
survival. Ecology 78:603-611.
Thaler, J. and R. Karban. 1997. A phylogenetic reconstruction of constitutive and induced resistance in Gossypium.
American Naturalist 149:1139-1146.
Karban, R. and I. T. Baldwin. 1997. Induced Responses To Herbivory. University of Chicago Press.
Karban, R., A. A. Agrawal and M. Mangel. 1997. The benefits of induced defenses against herbivores. Ecology 78:13511355.
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Agrawal, A. A. and R. Karban. 1997. Leaf domatia mediate arthropod mutualism. Nature 387:562-563.
Karban, R. 1997. Evolution of prolonged development: a life table analysis for periodical cicadas. American Naturalist
150:446-461.
Karban, R. 1997. Neighborhood affects a plant’s risk of herbivory and subsequent success. Ecological Entomology 22:433439.
Strauss, S. Y. and R. Karban. 1998. The strength of selection: intraspecific variation in host plant quality and the fitness of
herbivores. Pages 156-177 In S. Mopper and S. Y. Strauss (eds). Genetic Structure and Local Adaptation in Natural
Insect Populations. Chapman and Hall, New York.
English-Loeb, G., R. Karban and M. A. Walker. 1998. Genotypic variation in constitutive and induced resistance in grapes
against spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) herbivores. Environmental Entomology 27:297-304
Karban, R. 1998. Caterpillar basking behavior and non-lethal parasitism by tachinid flies. Journal of Insect Behavior 11:713723.
Karban, R. and F. Zalom. 1998. Success of mite-fighting tactics evaluated. California Agriculture 52(6):21-24.
Agrawal, A. A. and R. Karban. 1999. Why induced defenses may be favored over constitutive strategies in plants. Pages 4561 In R. Tollrain and D. Harvell (eds). Ecology and Evolution of Inducible Defenses. Princeton University Press,
Princeton, N. J.
Karban, R. and J. S. Thaler. 1999. Plant phase change and resistance to herbivory. Ecology 80:510-517.
Karban, R. 1999. Future use of plant signals in agricultural and industrial crops. Pages 223-238 In J. Pickett (ed). Insect-plant
interactions and induced plant defence. John Wiley, Chichester, UK, (Novartis Foundation Symposium 223).
Karban, R. and P. M. Kittelson. 1999. Effects of genetic structure of Lupinus arboreus and previous herbivory on Platyprepia
virginalis caterpillars. Oecologia 120:268-273.
Karban, R. and J. Kuc. 1999. Induced resistance against herbivores and pathogens: an overview. Pages 1-16 In A. A.
Agrawal, S. Tuzan, and E. Bent (eds). Inducible plant defenses against pathogens and herbivores: biochemistry,
ecology, and agriculture. American Phytopathological Society Press, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Karban, R., A. A. Agrawal, J. S. Thaler and L. S. Adler. 1999. Induced plant responses and information content about risk of
herbivory. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 14:443-447.
Karban, R. and G. English-Loeb. 1999. Lethal and non-lethal parasitoids of Platyprepia virginalis (Arctiidae). Journal of the
Lepidopterist’s Society 53:72-73.
Karban, R. and G. English-Loeb. 1999. Ants do not affect densities of periodical cicada nymphs (Homoptera: Cicadidae).
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 72:251-255.
Agrawal, A. A., R. Karban, and R. G. Colfer. 2000. How leaf domatia and induced plant resistance affect herbivores, natural
enemies and plant performance. Oikos 89:70-80.
Karban, R., C. A. Black, and S. A. Weinbaum. 2000. How 17-year cicadas keep track of time. Ecology Letters 3:253-256.
Agrawal, A. A. and R. Karban. 2000. Specificity of constitutive and induced resistance: pigment glands influence mites and
caterpillars on cotton plants. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 96:39-49.
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Karban, R., I. T. Baldwin, K. J. Baxter, G. Laue, and G. W. Felton. 2000. Communication between plants: induced resistance
in wild tobacco plants following clipping of neighboring sagebrush. Oecologia 125:66-71.
Omer, A. D., J. S. Thaler, J. Granett, and R. Karban. 2000. Jasmonic acid induced resistance in grapevines to a root and leaf
feeder. Journal of Economic Entomology 93:840-845.
Omer, A. D., J. Granett, R. Karban, and E. M. Villa. 2001. Chemically-induced resistance against multiple pests in cotton.
International Journal of Pest Management 47:49-54.
Bostock, R. M., R. Karban, J. S. Thaler, P. D. Weyman, and D. Gilchrist. 2001. Signal interactions in induced resistance to
pathogens and insect herbivores. European Journal of Plant Pathology 107:103-111.
Karban, R. and K. J. Baxter. 2001. Induced resistance in wild tobacco with clipped sagebrush neighbors: the role of herbivore
behavior. Journal of Insect Behavior 14:147-156.
Adler, L. S., R. Karban, and S. Y. Strauss. 2001. Direct and indirect effects of alkaloids on plant fitness via herbivory and
pollination. Ecology 82:2032-2044.
Thaler, J.S., M. J. Stout, R. Karban, and S. S. Duffey. 2001. Jasmonate-mediated induced plant resistance affects a
community of herbivores. Ecological Entomology 26:312-324.
Karban, R. 2001. Communication between sagebrush and wild tobacco in the field. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
29:995-1005.
Brennan, E.B, S.A. Weinbaum, J.A. Rosenheim, and R. Karban. 2001. Heteroblasty in Eucalyptus globules (Myricales:
Myricaceae) affects ovipositional and settling preferences of Ctenarytaina eucalypti and C. spatulata (Homoptera:
Psyllidae). Environmental Entomology 30:1144-1149.
Karban, R. and J. Maron. 2002. The fitness consequences of interspecific eavesdropping between plants. Ecology 83:12091213.
Thaler, J.S., R. Karban, D.E. Ullman, K. Boege, and R.M. Bostock. 2002. Cross-talk between jasmonate and salicylate plant
defense pathways: effects on several plant parasites. Oecologia 131:227-235.
Karban, R. and A. A. Agrawal. 2002. Herbivore offense. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33:641-664.
Karban, R., J. Maron, G. W. Felton, G. Ervin, and H. Eichenseer. 2003. Herbivore damage to sagebrush induces wild
tobacco: evidence for eavesdropping between plants. Oikos 100:325-333.
Black, C. A., R. Karban, L. D. Godfrey, J. Granett, and W. E. Chaney. 2003. Jasmonic acid: a vaccine against leafminers
(Diptera: Agromyzidae) in celery. Environmental Entomology 32:1196-1202.
Huntzinger, M., R. Karban, T. P. Young, and T. M. Palmer. 2004. Relaxation of induced indirect defenses of acacias
following exclusion of mammalian herbivores. Ecology 85:609-614.
Karban, R. and S. Y. Strauss. 2004. Physiological tolerance, climate change, and a northward range shift in the spittlebug,
Philaenus spumarius. Ecological Entomology 29:251-254.
Karban, R. and K. Nagasaka. 2004. Are defenses of wild radish populations well matched with variability and predictability
of herbivory? Evolutionary Ecology 18:283-301.
Karban, R., M. Huntzinger, and A. C. McCall. 2004. The specificity of eavesdropping on sagebrush by other plants. Ecology
85:1846-1852.
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McCall, A. C. and R. Karban. 2006. Induced defense in Nicotiana attenuata (Solanaceae) fruit and flowers. Oecologia
146:566-571.
Karban, R., K. Shiojiri, M. Huntzinger, and A. C. McCall. 2006. Damage-induced resistance in sagebrush: volatiles are key
to intra- and interplant communication. Ecology 87:922-930.
Karban, R. and M. Huntzinger. 2006. How To Do Ecology. Princeton University Press. Princeton, NJ.
Shiojiri, K. and R. Karban. 2006. Plant age, communication and resistance to herbivores: young sagebrush plants are better
emitters and receivers. Oecologia 149:214-220.
Karban, R. 2007. Associational resistance for mule’s ears with sagebrush neighbors. Plant Ecology 191:295-303.
Karban, R. and Y. Chen. 2007. Review: induced resistance in rice against insects. Bulletin of Entomological Research
97:327-335.
Karban, R. 2007. Deciduous leaf drop reduces insect herbivory. Oecologia 153:81-88.
Karban, R. 2007. Damage to sagebrush: Attracts predators but this does not reduce herbivory. Entomologia Experimentalis et
Applicata 125:71-80.
Karban, R. 2007. Experimental clipping of sagebrush inhibits seed germination of neighbors. Ecology Letters 10:791-797.
Karban, R., C. Karban and J. Karban. 2007. Haypiles of the mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa. Western North American
Naturalist 67:618-621.
Palmer, T. M., M. L. Stanton, T. P. Young, J. R. Goheen, R. M. Pringle and R. Karban. 2008. Breakdown of an ant-plant
mutualism following the loss of large herbivores from an African savanna. Science 319:192-195.
Huntzinger, M., R. Karban and J. H. Cushman. 2008. Negative effects of vertebrate herbivores on invertebrates in a coastal
dune community. Ecology 89:1972-1980.
Karban, R. 2008. Leaf drop in evergreen Ceanothus velutinus as a means of reducing herbivory. Ecology 89:2446-2452.
Shiojiri, K. and R. Karban. 2008. Vascular systemic induced resistance for Artemisia cana and volatile communication for
Artemisia douglasiana. American Midland Naturalist 159:468-477.
Karban, R. 2008. Plant behaviour and communication. Ecology Letters 11:727-739.
Shiojiri, K. and R. Karban. 2008. Seasonality of herbivory and communication between individuals of sagebrush. ArthropodPlant Interactions 2:87-92.
Palmer, T. M., M. L. Stanton, T. P. Young, J. R. Goheen, R. M. Pringle and R. Karban. 2008. Response to Cochard and
Agosti. Science 319:1759-1761.
Yang, L. H. and R. Karban. 2009. Long-term habitat selection and chronic root herbivory: Explaining the relationship
between periodical cicada density and tree growth. American Naturalist 173:105-112.
Karban, R. and K. Shiojiri. 2009. Self recognition affects plant communication and defense. Ecology Letters 12:502-506.
Shiojiri, K., R. Karban and S. Ishizaki. 2009. Volatile communication among sagebrush branches affects herbivory: timing of
active cues. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 3:99-104.
Ishizaki, S., S. Kubota, K. Shiojiri, R. Karban and M. Ohara. 2009. Development of eight microsatellite markers in big
sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) Molecular Ecology Resources
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Heil, M. and R. Karban. 2010. Explaining the evolution of plant communication by airborne signals. Trends in Ecology and
Evolution 25:137-144.
Karban, R., C. Karban, M. Huntzinger, I. Pearse, and G. Crutsinger. 2010. Diet mixing enhances the performance of a
generalist caterpillar, Platyprepia virginalis. Ecological Entomology 35:92-99.
Karban, R. and P. de Valpine. 2010. Population dynamics of an arctiid caterpillar – tachinid parasitoid system using statespace models. Journal of Animal Ecology 79:650-661.
Karban, R. 2010. Neighbors affect resistance to herbivory – a new mechanism. New Phytologist 186:564-566.
Karban, R., and K. Shiojiri. 2010. Identity recognition and plant behavior. Plant Signaling and Behavior 5:854-855.
Karban, R., K. Shiojiri and S. Ishizaki. 2010. An air-transfer experiment confirms the role of volatile cues in communication
between plants. American Naturalist 176:381-384.
Arimura, G., K. Shiojiri and R. Karban. 2010. Acquired immunity to herbivory and allelopathy caused by airborne plant
emissions. Phytochemistry 71:1642-1649.
Karban, R. 2011. The ecology and evolution of induced resistance against herbivores. Functional Ecology 25:339-347.
Shiojiri, K., R. Karban and S. Ishizaki. 2011. Plant age, seasonality, and plant communication in sagebrush. Journal of Plant
Interactions 6:85-88.
Ishizaki, S., K. Shiojiri and R. Karban. 2011. Effect of genetic relatedness on volatile communication of sagebrush
(Artemisia tridentata). Journal of Plant Interactions 6:193.
Karban, R., K. Shiojiri and S. Ishizaki. 2011. Plant communication – why should plants emit volatile cues? Journal of Plant
Interactions 6:81-84.
Karban, R., A. Hodson, D.S. Gruner, E.E. Lewis, J. Karban, M. Joseph, T. Mata and D.S. Strong. 2011. Lack of susceptibility
of soil-inhabiting Platyprepia virginalis caterpillars, a native arctiid, to entomopathogenic nematodes in nature.
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 140:28-34.
Huntzinger, M., R. Karban and J.L. Maron. 2011. Small mammals cause non-trophic effects on habitat and associated snails
in a native system. Oecologia 167:1085-1091.
Inderjit, D.A. Wardle, R. Karban and R.M. Callaway. 2011. The ecosystem and evolutionary contexts of allelopathy. Trends
in Ecology and Evolution 26:655-662.
Shiojiri, K., R. Karban and S. Ishizaki. 2012. Prolonged exposure is required for communication in sagebrush. ArthropodPlant Interactions 6:197-202.
Karban, R., P. Grof-Tisza and M. Holyoak. 2012. Facilitation of tiger moths by outbreaking tussock moths that share the
same host plants. Journal of Animal Ecology 81:1095-1102.
Karban, R., S. Ishizaki and K. Shiojiri. 2012. Long-term demographic consequences of eavesdropping for sagebrush. Journal
of Ecology 100:932-938.
Pearse, I.S., L. Porensky, L.H. Yang, M. Stanton, R. Karban, L. Bhattacharyya, R. Cox, K. Dove, A. Higgins, C. Kamoroff,
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