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51) Yanoviak, S. P., C. Silveri, C. A. Hamm, and M. Solis. 2012. Vine characteristics and foraging in tropical ants. Journal of Tropical Ecology 28: 199-204.

50) Dudley, R., M. Kaspari and S. P. Yanoviak. 2012. Lust for salt in the western Amazon. Biotropica 44: 6-9.

49) Verble, R. M., A. D. Meyer, M. G. Kleve, and S. P. Yanoviak. 2012. Exoskeletal thinning in Cephalotes atratus ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) parasitized by Myrmeconema neotropicum (Nematoda: Tetradonematidae). Journal of Parasitology 98: 226-228.

48) Yanoviak, S. P., Y. Munk and R. Dudley. 2011. Ecology and evolution of gliding behavior in ants. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51: 944-956.

47) Dudley, R. and S. P. Yanoviak. 2011. Animal aloft: the origins of aerial behavior and flight. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51: 926-936.

46) Yanoviak, S. P., S. M. Berghoff, K. E. Linsenmair, and G. Zotz. 2011. Effects of an epiphytic orchid on arboreal ant community structure in Panama. Biotropica 43: 731-737.

45) Shik, J. Z., M. Kaspari, and S. P. Yanoviak. 2011. Preliminary assessment of metabolic costs of the nematode Myrmeconema neotropicum on its host, the tropical ant Cephalotes atratus. Journal of Parasitology 97: 958-959.

44) Yanoviak, S. P., Y. Munk, M. Kaspari, and R. Dudley. 2010. Aerial maneuverability in wingless gliding ants (Cephalotes atratus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 277: 2199-2204.

43) Weiser, M. D., N. J. Sanders, D. Agosti, et al. 2010. Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships. Biology Letters 6: 769-772.

42) Yanoviak, S. P. 2010. "Berry" ants: an eye-popping symbiosis from the rainforest canopy. Pages 98-99 in: L. Lach, C. L. Parr, and K. Abbott (eds.). Ant ecology. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

41) Yanoviak, S. P. 2010. The directed aerial descent of arboreal ants. Pages 223-224 in: L. Lach, C. L. Parr, and K. Abbott (eds.). Ant ecology. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

40) Clay, N. A., M. Bauer, M. Solis, and S. P. Yanoviak. 2010. Arboreal substrates influence foraging in tropical ants. Ecological Entomology 35: 417-423.

39) Kaspari, M., and S. P. Yanoviak. 2009. Biogeochemistry and the structure of tropical brown food webs. Ecology 90: 3342-3351. 

38) Kaspari, M., S. P. Yanoviak, R. Dudley, M. Yuan, and N. Clay. 2009. Sodium shortage as a constraint on the carbon cycle in an inland tropical rainforest. PNAS 106: 19405-19409. 

37) Yanoviak, S. P., M. Kaspari, and R. Dudley. 2009. Gliding hexapods and the origins of insect aerial behaviour. Biology Letters 5: 510-512. 

36) Bradley, T. J., A. D. Briscoe, S. G. Brady, et al. 2009. Episodes in insect evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49: 590-606. 

35) Kaspari, M., S. P. Yanoviak, and R. Dudley. 2008. On the biogeography of salt limitation: a study of ant communities. PNAS 105: 17848-17851. 

34) Kaspari, M., and S. P. Yanoviak. 2008. Biogeography of litter depth in tropical forests: evaluating the phosphorus growth rate hypothesis. Functional Ecology 22: 919-923. 

33) Yanoviak, S. P., M. Kaspari, R. Dudley, and G. Poinar, Jr. 2008. Parasite-induced fruit mimicry in a tropical canopy ant. The American Naturalist 171: 536-544. 

32) Poinar, G., Jr. and S. P. Yanoviak. 2008. Myrmeconema neotropicum n. g., n. sp., a new tetradonematid nematode parasitising South American populations of Cephalotes atratus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with the discovery of an apparent parasite-induced host morph. Systematic Parasitology 69: 145-153.

31) Yanoviak, S. P., B. L. Fisher, and A. Alonso. 2008. Directed aerial descent behavior in Afrotropical canopy ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 21: 164-171.

30) Mirabello, L., J. H. Vineis, S. P. Yanoviak, V. M. Scarpassa, M. M. Povoa, N. Padilla, J. P. Grieco, and J. E. Conn. 2008. Microsatellite data suggest significant population structure and differentiation within the malaria vector Anopheles darlingi in Central and South America. BMC Ecology 8:3.

29) Yanoviak, S. P., B. L. Fisher, and A. Alonso. 2007. Arboreal ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a central African forest. African Journal of Ecology 46: 60-66.

28) Dudley, R., G. Byrnes, S. P. Yanoviak, B. Borrell, R. Brown, and J. McGuire. 2007. Gliding and the functional origins of flight: biomechanical novelty or necessity? Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 38: 179-201.

27) Yanoviak, S. P., N. M. Nadkarni, and R. Solano J. 2007. Arthropod assemblages in epiphyte mats of Costa Rican cloud forests. Biotropica 36: 202-210.

26) Ramirez, J. E., S. P. Yanoviak, L. P. Lounibos, and S. C. Weaver. 2007. Distribucion vertical de Haemagogus janthinomys (Dyar) (Diptera: Culicidae) en bosques de la Amazonia Peruana. Revista peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica 24: 40-45.

25) Willig, M. R., S. J. Presley, C. P. Bloch, C. L. Hice, S. P. Yanoviak, M. M. Diaz, L. A. Chauca, V. Pacheco, and S. C. Weaver. 2007. Phyllostomid bats of lowland Amazonia: effects of habitat alteration on abundance. Biotropica 39: 737-746.

24) Yanoviak, S. P. and R. Dudley. 2006. The role of visual cues in directed aerial descent of Cephalotes atratus workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 1777-1783. 

23) Yanoviak, S. P., L. P. Lounibos, and S. C. Weaver. 2006. Land use affects macroinvertebrate community composition in phytotelmata in the Peruvian Amazon. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99: 1172-1181. 

22) Yanoviak, S. P., J. E. Ramirez P., L. P. Lounibos, and S. C. Weaver. 2006. Deforestation alters phytotelm habitat availability and mosquito production in the Peruvian Amazon. Ecol. Applic. 16: 1854-1864.

21) Yanoviak, S. P., R. Dudley and M. Kaspari. 2005. Directed aerial descent in canopy ants. Nature 433: 624-626.

20) Yanoviak, S. P., P. V. Aguilar, L. P. Lounibos, and S. C. Weaver. 2005. Transmission of a Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphavirus by Culex (Melanoconion) gnomatos (Diptera: Culicidae) in northeastern Peru. Journal of Medical Entomology 42: 404-408. 

19) Yanoviak, S. P. and O. M. Fincke. 2005. Sampling methods for water-filled tree holes and their analogs. In: S. Leather (ed.). Insect Sampling. Blackwell Science, London, pp. 168-185.

18) Alto, B. W., S. P. Yanoviak, L. P. Lounibos, and B. G. Drake. 2005. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on water chemistry and mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) growth under competitive conditions in container habitats. Florida Entomologist 88: 372-382.

17) Schonberg, L., J. T. Longino, N. M. Nadkarni, S. P. Yanoviak, and J. C. Gering. 2004. Arboreal ant species richness in primary forest, secondary forest, and pasture habitats of a tropical montane landscape. Biotropica 36: 402-409.

16) Aguilar, P., I. Greene, L. Coffey, et al. 2004. Endemic Venezuelan equine encephalitis in northern Peru. Emerging Infectious Diseases 10: 880-888.

15) Yanoviak, S. P., H. Walker, and N. M. Nadkarni. 2004. Arthropod assemblages in vegetative vs. humic portions of epiphyte mats in a neotropical cloud forest. Pedobiologia 48: 51-58.

14) Yanoviak, S. P., G. Kragh and N. M. Nadkarni. 2003. Spider assemblages in Costa Rican cloud forests: effects of forest level and forest age. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 38: 145-154.

13) Yanoviak, S. P., N. M. Nadkarni and J. C. Gering. 2003. Arthropods in epiphytes: a diversity component that is not effectively sampled by canopy fogging.  Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 731-741.

12) Yanoviak, S. P. 2001. The macrofauna of water-filled tree holes on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Biotropica 33: 110-120.

11) Yanoviak, S. P. 2001. Predation, resource availability and community structure in Neotropical water-filled tree holes. Oecologia 126: 125-133.

10) Yanoviak, S. P. 2001. Container color and location affect macroinvertebrate community structure in artificial treeholes in Panama.  Florida Entomologist 84: 265-271.

09) Kaspari, M. E. and S. P. Yanoviak. 2001. Bait use in tropical litter and canopy ants--evidence of differences in nutrient limitation. Biotropica 33: 207-211.

08) Yanoviak, S. P. and M. E. Kaspari. 2000. Community structure and the habitat templet: ant assemblages in the tropical canopy and litter. Oikos 89: 259-266.

07) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999. Effects of Mecistogaster spp. (Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae) and Culex mollis (Diptera: Culicidae) on litter decomposition in neotropical treehole microcosms. Florida Entomologist 82: 462-468.

06) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999. Effects of leaf litter species on macroinvertebrate community properties and mosquito yield in Neotropical tree holes. Oecologia 120: 147-155.

05) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999. Distribution and abundance of Microvelia cavicola Polhemus (Heteroptera: Veliidae) on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 107: 38-45.

04) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999. Community structure in tropical water-filled tree holes: effects of height and volume. Selbyana 20: 106-115.

03) Fincke, O. M., S. P. Yanoviak and R. Hanschu. 1997. Predation by odonates depresses mosquito abundance in water-filled tree holes in Panama. Oecologia 112: 244-253.

02) Yanoviak, S. P. and W. P. McCafferty. 1996. Comparison of macroinvertebrate assemblages inhabiting pristine streams in the Huron Mountains of Michigan, USA. Hydrobiologia 330: 195-211. abstract

01) Yanoviak, S. P. and W. P. McCafferty. 1995. Stream size and the distribution of selected Ephemeroptera. Pages 225-236 in: Corkum, L. D. and J. H. Ciborowski (eds.). Current directions in research on Ephemeroptera. Canadian Scholars' Press, Toronto. abstract


PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS, ETC.

Yanoviak, S. P. 2005. (popular article) Gliding ants in tropical forests. What's Up? Newsletter of the International Canopy Network 11(2): 1-3.

Yanoviak, S. P. 2001. (book review) Kitching, R. L.: Food Webs and Container Habitats: The Natural History and Ecology of Phytotelmata. Plant Systematics and Evolution 227: 251-254.

Yanoviak, S. P. and N. M. Nadkarni. 2001. (project summary) Arthropod diversity in epiphytic bryophytes of a Neotropical cloud forest.  Pages 416-419 in: Tropical ecosystems: structure, diversity and human welfare. Proceedings of the International Conference on Tropical Ecosystems. Oxford-IBH, New Delhi.

Yanoviak, S. P. 1999. (popular article) Investigating arthropods associated with tropical cloud forest epiphytes. What's Up? Newsletter of the International Canopy Network 6(1): 4.

Fincke, O. M. and S. P. Yanoviak. 1996. (conference abstract) Consequences of obligate killing on the population dynamics of odonates and their mosquito prey in tropical tree holes. Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Entomology, Firenze, Italy. p. 337.

Yanoviak, S. P. and G. W. Folkerts. 1991. (conference abstract)  Sarcophagid flies associated with pitcher plants (Sarracenia spp.) in the central Gulf Region. J. Alabama Acad. Sci. 62: 80.