Robert B. Srygley RESEARCH ECOLOGIST Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.) Proximate effects of maternal oviposition preferences on defense efficacy and larval survival in a diet-specialized tortoise beetle: Do mothers or their progeny know best? - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (06-Jun-13) Coping with uncertainty: Nutrient deficiencies motivate insect migration at a cost to immunity - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (10-Apr-13) Climate Change and Agriculture: Effects and Adaption - (Government Publication) - (28-Sep-12) Enemy targeting, trade-offs, and the evolutionary assembly of a tortoise beetle defense arsenal - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Vencl, F.V., Srygley, R.B. 2013. Enemy targeting, trade-offs, and the evolutionary assembly of a tortoise beetle defense arsenal. Evolutionary Ecology. 27(2): 237-252. Available: DOI 10.1007/s10682-012-9603-1. Ontogenetic changes in immunity and susceptibility to fungal infection in Mormon crickets Anabrus simplex - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Srygley, R.B. 2012. Ontogenetic changes in immunity and susceptibility to fungal infection in Mormon crickets Anabrus simplex. Journal of Insect Physiology. 58: 342-347. Age- and density-dependent prophylaxis in the migratory Mormon cricket Anabrus simplex (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Srygley, R.B. 2012. Age- and density-dependent prophylaxis in the migratory Mormon cricket Anabrus simplex (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Environmental Entomology. 41(1): 166-171. Urban and natural components of Korean magpie (Pica pica sericea) territories and their effects on prey density - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Kim, S., Srygley, R.B., Lee, J.Y., Lee, S.I., Choe, J.C. 2012. Urban and natural components of Korean magpie (Pica pica sericea) territories and their effects on prey density. Polish Journal of Ecology. 60: 407-417. Weakness in the band: nutrient-mediated trade-offs between migration and immunity of Mormon crickets, Anabrus simplex - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Srygley, R.B., Lorch, P.D. 2011. Weakness in the band: nutrient-mediated trade-offs between migration and immunity of Mormon crickets, Anabrus simplex. Animal Behaviour. 81(2): 395-400. Immune Response of Mormon Crickets that Survived Infection by Beauveria Bassiana - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Srygley, R.B., Jaronski, S. 2010. Immune Response of Mormon Crickets that Survived Infection by Beauveria Bassiana. Psyche. Vol. 2011, 5 pp., Article ID 849038, DOI:10.1155/2011/849038. Antennal Regulation of Migratory Flight in the Neotropical Moth, Urania fulgens - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Sane, S., Srygley, R.B., Dudley, R. 2010. Antennal Regulation of Migratory Flight in the Neotropical Moth, Urania fulgens. Biology Letters. 6:406-409. Magnetoreception in Eusocial Insects: An Update - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Wajnberg, E., Acosta-Avalos, D., Cambraia Alves, O., Oliveira, J., Srygley, R.B., Esquivel, D.M. 2010. Magnetoreception in Eusocial Insects: An Update. Journal Royal Society Interface. 7(2): S207-S225. Migration, Orientation and Navigation: Magnetic Compasses in Insects - (Book / Chapter) Riveros, A.J., Srygley, R.B. 2010. Migration, Orientation and Navigation: Magnetic Compasses in Insects. In: Breed, M.D., and Moore, J., editors. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Vol. 2. Oxford: Elsevier / Academic Press. pp. 305-313. Immune Response of Mormon Crickets to Infection by Beauveria bassiana. - (Abstract Only) - (21-Jul-09) Immediate Protein Dietary Effects on Movement and the Generalised Immunocompetence of Migrating Mormon Crickets Anabrus simplex (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Srygley, R.B., Lorch, P.D., Simpson, S.J., Sword, G.A. 2009. Immediate Protein Dietary Effects on Movement and the Generalised Immunocompetence of Migrating Mormon Crickets Anabrus simplex (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Ecological Entomology. 34(5):663–668. El Niño and Dry Season Rainfall Influence Hostplant Phenology and an Annual Butterfly Migration from Neotropical Wet to Dry Forests - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Srygley, R.B., Dudley, R., Oliveira, E.G., Aizprua, R., Pelaez, N.Z., Riveros, A.J. 2010. El Niño and Dry Season Rainfall Influence Hostplant Phenology and an Annual Butterfly Migration from Neotropical Wet to Dry Forests. Global Change Biology. 16:936-945. Weakness in the band: Nutrient imbalance and immunodeficiency in mass-migrating cannibalistic katydids - (Abstract Only) - (13-Apr-09) Age of the Jeju pony (Equus caballus) at first reproduction: potential costs for foals and mothers that first reproduce early in life - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Rho, J.R., Srygley, R.B., Choe, J.C. 2009. Age of the Jeju pony (Equus caballus) at first reproduction: potential costs for foals and mothers that first reproduce early in life. Journal of Ethology. Journal of Ethology. 27(3):483-488. Immediate dietary effects on migrating Mormon cricket immunocompetence - (Abstract Only) - (30-May-08) Optimal strategies for insects migrating in the flight boundary layer: Mechanisms and consequences - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Srygley, R.B., Dudley, R. 2008. Optimal strategies for insects migrating in the flight boundary layer: Mechanisms and consequences. Integrative & Comparative Biology. 48:119-133. Aeroecology: Probing and Modeling the Aerosphere - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Kunz, T.H., Gauthreaux, Jr., S.A., Hristov, N.I., Horn, J.W., Jones, G., Kalko, E.K., Kelly, T.A., Larkin, R.P., Mccracken, G.F., Swartz, S.M., Srygley, R.B., Dudley, R., Westbrook, J. K. and Wikelski, M. 2008. Aeroecology: Probing and Modeling the Aerosphere. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 48(1):1-11. Do leaf-cutter ants orient their path-integrated, home vector with a magnetic compass? - (Abstract Only) - (16-Nov-07) Airspeed adjustment and lipid reserves in migratory Neotropical butterflies - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Dudley, R., Srygley, R.B. 2008. Airspeed adjustment and lipid reserves in migratory Neotropical butterflies. Functional Ecology. 22(2):264-270. Do leaf-cutter ants Atta colombica orient their path-integrated, home vector with a magnetic compass? - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Riveros, A.J., Srygley, R.B. 2008. Do leaf-cutter ants Atta colombica orient their path-integrated, home vector with a magnetic compass? Animal Behaviour 75:1273-1281. Optimal strategies for insects migrating in the flight boundary layer: Mechanisms and consequences - (Abstract Only) - (07-Sep-07) El Niño and other determinants of butterfly migrations in a Neotropical wet forest - (Abstract Only) - (18-Apr-07) Evolution of the wave: aerodynamic and aposematic functions of butterfly wing motion - (Peer Reviewed Journal) Srygley, R.B. 2007. Evolution of the wave: aerodynamic and aposematic functions of butterfly wing motion. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 274(1612):913-917.       Last Modified: 06/20/2013