Publications

     


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LeBrun, E.G., C.V. Tillberg, A.V. Suarez, P. Folgarait, C.R. Smith, and D.A. Holway.. 2007. An experimental study of competitive interactions between red imported fire ants and Argentine ants in a region of native-range sympatry. Ecology 88:in press. (cover article)

Whitfield, C.W., S.K. Behura, S.H. Berlocher, A.G. Clark, J.S. Johnston, W.S. Sheppard, D.R. Smith, A.V. Suarez, D. Weaver, and N.D. Tsutsui.. 2006. Thrice out of Africa: Ancient and recent expansions of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Science 314:642-645.

The Honeybee Genome Sequencing Consortium.. 2006. Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Nature 443:931-949. (cover article)

Patek, S.N., J.E. Baio, B.L. Fisher and A.V. Suarez. 2006. Multifuntionality and mechanical origins: ballistic jaw propulsion in trap-jaw ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 103:12787-12792.

Crooks, J., and A.V. Suarez.. 2006. Hyperconnectivity and the global breakdown of natural barriers to dispersal. Pages 451-478 (Chapter 18) in Connectivity conservation: Maintaining connections for nature. K.R. Crooks and M.A. Sanjayan eds. Cambridge University Press.

Thomas, M.L., C.M. Payne, A.V. Suarez, N.D. Tsutsui, and D.A. Holway.. 2006. When supercolonies collide: territorial aggression in an invasive unicolonial social insect. Molecular Ecology 15:4304-4315.

Roura-Pascual, N., A.V. Suarez, C. Gomez, P. Pons, Y. Touyama, A.L. Wild, K. McNyset, F. Gascon, and A. Townsend Peterson.. 2006. Niche differentiation and fine scale regional projections for Argentine ants based on remotely-sensed data. Ecological Applications 16:1832-1841.

Tillberg, C.V., D.P. McCarthy, A.G. Dolezal, and A.V. Suarez. 2006. Measuring the trophic ecology of ants using stable isotopes. Insectes Sociaux 53:65-69.

Holway, D.A., and A.V. Suarez. 2006. Homogenization of ant communities in Mediterranean California: the effects of urbanization and invasion. Biological Conservation 127:319-326.

Suarez, A.V., P. Yeh, and T.J. Case. 2005. Impacts of Argentine ants on avian nesting success. Insectes Sociaux 52:378-383.

Suarez, A.V., D.A. Holway, and P.S. Ward. 2005. The role of opportunity in the unintentional introduction of invasive ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 102:17032-17035. (cover article)

Suarez, A.V. and N.D. Tsutsui. 2004. The value of museum collections to research and society.  Bioscience 54:66-74.

Crooks, K.R., A.V. Suarez, D.T. Bolger and M.E. Soulé. 2004. Intermediate development and biotic homogenization of avian communities in an urbanizing landscape. Biological Conservation 115:451-462.

Holway, D.A. and A.V. Suarez. 2004. Colony structure variation and interspecific competitive ability in the invasive Argentine ant. Oecologia 138:216-222.

Payne, C.M., C.V. Tillberg, and A.V. Suarez. 2004. Recognition systems and biological invasions. Annales Zoologici Fennici 43:843-858.

Roura-Pascual, N., A.V. Suarez, C. Gomez, P. Pons, Y. Touyama, A.L. Wild, and A.T. Peterson. 2004. Geographical potential of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile Mayr) in the face of global climate change. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 271:2527-2534.

Suarez, A.V. and T.J. Case. 2003. The ecological consequences of a fragmentation mediated invasion: The Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile, in southern California. Pages 161-180 in G.A. Bradshaw and P. Marquet (eds.)  How landscapes change: Human disturbance and ecosystem disruptions in the Americas. Ecological Studies, vol. 162. Springer Verlag, Berlin.

Tsutsui, N.D. and A.V. Suarez. 2003. The colony structure and population biology of invasive ants. Conservation Biology 17:48-58.

Tsutsui, N.D., A.V. Suarez, and R.K. Grosberg. 2003. Genetic diversity, assymetrical aggression, and cooperation in a widespread invasive species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 100:1078-1083.

Fisher, R.N., A.V. Suarez and T.J. Case. 2002. Spatial patterns in the abundance of a declining species: The coastal horned lizard. Conservation Biology 16:205-215.

Holway, D.A., A.V. Suarez and T.J. Case. 2002. The role of abiotic factors in governing susceptibility to invasion: a test with a widespread invasive social insect. Ecology 83:1610-1619.

Holway, D.A, L. Lach, A.V. Suarez, N.D. Tsutsui and T.J. Case. 2002. The ecological causes and consequences of ant invasions. Annual Review Of Ecology and Systematics 33:181-233.

Suarez, A.V. and T.J. Case. 2002. Bottom-up effects on the persistence of a specialist predator: ant invasions and coastal horned lizards. Ecological Applications 12:291-298.

Suarez, A.V., D.A. Holway, D. Liang, N.D. Tsutsui and T.J. Case. 2002. Spatio-temporal patterns in intraspecific aggression in the invasive Argentine ant. Animal Behavior 64:697-708.

Crooks, K.R., A.V. Suarez, D.T. Bolger and M.E. Soulé. 2001. Real-time extinction and colonization dynamics of birds on habitat islands. Conservation Biology 15:159-172.

Suarez, A.V., D.A. Holway and T.J. Case. 2001. Predicting patterns of spread in biological invasions dominated by jump dispersal: insights from Argentine ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 98:1095-1100.

Tsutsui, N.D., A.V. Suarez, D.A. Holway and T.J. Case. 2001. Relationship among native and introduced populations of the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) and the source of introduced populations. Molecular Ecology 10:2151-2161.

Bolger, D.T., A.V. Suarez, K.R. Crooks, S.A. Morrison and T.J. Case. 2000. Arthropods in urban habitat fragments in southern California: area, age and edge effects. Ecological Applications 10:1230-1248.

Hee, J.J., D.A. Holway, A.V. Suarez and T.J. Case. 2000. Role of propagule size in the success of incipient colonies of the invasive Argentine ant. Conservation Biology 14:559-563.

Suarez, A.V., J.Q. Richmond and T.J. Case. 2000. Prey selection in horned lizards following the invasion of Argentine ants in southern California. Ecological Applications 10:711-725.

Tsutsui, N.D., A.V. Suarez, D.A. Holway and T.J. Case. 2000. Reduced genetic variation and the success of an invasive species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 97:5948-5953.

Holway, D.A. and A.V. Suarez. 1999. Animal behavior: an essential component of invasion biology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 14:328-330.

Suarez, A.V., N.D. Tsutsui, D.A. Holway and T.J. Case. 1999. Behavioral and genetic differentiation between native and introduced populations of the Argentine ant. Biological Invasions 1:43-53.

Holway, D.A., A.V. Suarez and T.J. Case. 1998. Loss of intraspecific aggression underlies the success of a widespread invasive social insect. Science 282:949-952.

Ippolito, A and A.V. Suarez. 1998. The flowering and pollination ecology of Cobaea aschersoniana Brand (Polemoniaceae).  Biotropica 30:145-148.

Suarez, A.V., D.T. Bolger and T.J. Case. 1998. Effects of fragmentation and invasion on native ant communities in coastal southern California. Ecology 79:2041-2056.

Suarez, A.V., C. De Moraes and A. Ippolito. 1998. Defense of Acacia collinsii by obligate and non-obligate ants: the role of encroaching vegetation. Biotropica 30:480-482.

Suarez, A.V., K.S. Pfennig and S.K. Robinson. 1997. Nesting success of a disturbance-dependent songbird on different kinds of edges. Conservation Biology 11:928-935.

PUBLICATIONS (non-peer reviewed)

Suarez, A.V., M. Benard, N.D. Tsutsui, T.A. Blackledge, K. Copren, E.M. Sarnat, A.L. Wild, W.M. Getz, P.T. Starks, K. Will, P.J. Palsbøll, M.E. Hauber, C. Moritz, and A.D. Richman. 2002. Correspondence: Conflicts around a study of Mexican crops.  Nature 417:897.

Suarez, A.V. 2002. Argentine ants in California. pp 57-60 in: Proceedings of the California Conference on Biological Control III. M.S. Hoddle, ed. University of California, Riverside.

Suarez, A.V. 2002. Conservation of the Common Chameleon.  Book review of “El camaleon en Andalucia: distribucion actual y amenazas para su supervivencia. Mellado, J., L. Gimenez, J. J. Gomez, and M. Sanjuan. 2001. Conservation Biology (in press).

Department of Animal Biology Department of Entomology
Program in Ecology
& Evolutionary Biology
School of Integrative Biology
University of Illinois  

Created 01/30/03
Updated 03/20/07