http://www.ksu.edu/biology K-State Division of Biology

Joern

 

Anthony Joern

University Distinguished Professor
Chairman, Graduate Affairs Committee

Ph.D. 1977, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Zoology/Population Biology-Insect Ecology

Insect community ecology; insect/plant interactions; grassland ecology.

 

103 Bushnell Hall
(785) 532-7073
ajoern@ksu.edu

The Joern Lab: Herbivory and Its Impact on Grasslands


Selected Research Publications

Grace, T., F. Dowell, A. Joern, S.M. Wisely, S.J.Brown, and E. Maghirang.  In press. Divergent host plant adaptation drives the evolution of reproductive isolation in the grasshopper Hesperotettix viridis (Orthoptera: Acrididae).  Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society

Behmer, S. and A. Joern. 2008.  Coexisting generalist herbivores occupy unique nutritional feeding niches.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 105: 1977-1982.

Jonas, J.L. and A. Joern.  2008.  Host plant quality alters grass: forb consumption by a mixed-feeding insect  herbivore, Melanoplus bivittatusEcological Entomology 33: 546-554.

Jonas, J.L. and A. Joern. 2007. Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) communities respond to fire, bison grazing and weather in North American tallgrass prairie: a long-term study. Oecologia 153: 699-711.

Logan, J.D., Wolesensky, W. and A. Joern.  2007.  Insect development under predation risk, variable temperature, and variable food quality.  Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 4: 47-65.

Branson, D.H., A. Joern, and G.A. Sword. 2006.  Sustainable management of insect herbivores in grassland ecosystems: new perspectives in grasshopper control BioScience 56: 743-755.

Logan, J.D., W. Wolesensky and A. Joern.  2006.  Temperature-dependent phenology and predation in arthropod systems.  Ecological Modelling 196: 471-482.

Joern, A. 2005.  Disturbance by fire and bison grazing modulate grasshopper assemblages in tallgrass prairie. Ecology 86:861-873.
Joern, A. and S. Mole.  2005.  The plant stress hypothesis and variable responses by blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis) to water, mineral nitrogen, and insect herbivory. Journal of Chemical Ecology 31: 2069-2090.

Joern, A. 2004. Variation in grasshopper densities in response to fire frequency and bison grazing in tallgrass prairie.  Environmental Entomology 33: 1617-1625.

Stoner, K.L. and A. Joern.  2004.  Landscape vs. Local Habitat Scale Influences to Insect Communities from Tallgrass Prairie Remnants. Ecological Applications 14: 1306-1320.

Danner, B.J. and A. Joern.  2004.  Development, growth and egg production of Ageneotettix deorum (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in response to spider predation risk and elevated resource quality.  Ecological Entomology 29:1-11

 

Complete List of Research Publications -(PDF)

 


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