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Overview

Edward F. Connor is affiliated with San Francisco State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specific focus on insect and plant interactions and molecular biology.

Their work extensively covers the subfields of Insect Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Horticulture, and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics explored by Edward F. Connor include:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Insect behavior and control techniques

Edward F. Connor has contributed to multiple research articles in recognized venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

  • Arthropod-Plant Interactions (4 publications)
  • Plants (1 publication)
  • Insects (1 publication)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1 publication)
  • The FASEB Journal (1 publication)

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Edward F. Connor are:

  • "Cytokinins Are Abundant and Widespread among Insect Species," 2020, Plants
  • "The localization of phytohormones within the gall-inducing insect Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae)," 2021, Arthropod-Plant Interactions
  • "Are bacterial symbionts associated with gall induction in insects?," 2021, Arthropod-Plant Interactions
  • "Abscisic Acid: A Potential Secreted Effector Synthesized by Phytophagous Insects for Host-Plant Manipulation," 2023, Insects
  • "Cytokinin biosynthesis in Hexapoda and Insecta: a bioinformatic analysis," 2023, Arthropod-Plant Interactions

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Rosemarie De Clerck-Floate, John F. Tooker, Peter W. Price, Donald G. Miller, and Scott William Roy, each noted as having collaborated on multiple works.

Best Publications

  • THE STATISTICS AND BIOLOGY OF THE SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP

    Edward F Connor;Earl D. McCoy

  • The Assembly of Species Communities: Chance or Competition?

    Edward F. Connor;Daniel Simberloff

  • INDIVIDUALS–AREA RELATIONSHIPS: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANIMAL POPULATION DENSITY AND AREA

    Edward F. Connor;Aaron C. Courtney;James M. Yoder

  • The evolution and adaptive significance of the leaf-mining habit

    Edward F. Connor;Melissa P. Taverner

  • Species Number and Compositional Similarity of the Galapagos Flora and Avifauna

    Edward F. Connor;Daniel Simberloff

  • Detecting Insect Pollinator Declines on Regional and Global Scales

    Gretchen Lebuhn;Sam Droege;Edward F. Connor;Barbara Gemmill-Herren

  • COMPARATIVE SEED SHADOWS OF BIRD-, MONKEY-, AND WIND-DISPERSED TREES

    C. J. Clark;J. R. Poulsen;B. M. Bolker;E. F. Connor

  • DIFFERENTIAL RESOURCE USE BY PRIMATES AND HORNBILLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEED DISPERSAL

    John R. Poulsen;Connie J. Clark;Edward F. Connor;Thomas B. Smith;Thomas B. Smith

  • Species–Area Relationships

    Edward F. Connor;Earl D. McCoy

  • Interspecific competition and species co-occurrence patterns on islands: null models and the evaluation of evidence

    Edward F. Connor;Daniel Simberloff

  • Taxonomic isolation and the accumulation of herbivorous insects: a comparison of introduced and native trees

    Edward F. Connor;Stanley H. Faeth;Daniel Simberloff;Paul A. Opler

  • Early Leaf Abscission: A Neglected Source of Mortality for Folivores

    Stanley H. Faeth;Edward F. Connor;Daniel Simberloff

  • LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS IN THE SPECIES DIVERSITY OF NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS.

    Earl D. McCoy;Edward F. Connor

  • Assessing the residual effects of Carpobrotus edulis invasion, implications for restoration

    Christiana Conser;Edward F. Connor

  • THE LOCAL–REGIONAL RELATIONSHIP: IMMIGRATION, EXTINCTION, AND SCALE

    Fangliang He;Kevin J. Gaston;Edward F. Connor;Diane S. Srivastava

  • Competition, Scientific Method, and Null Models in Ecology

    Edward F. Connor;Daniel Simberloff

  • Fruiting trees as dispersal foci in a semi-deciduous tropical forest

    C. J. Clark;J. R. Poulsen;E. F. Connor;V. T. Parker

  • Insect Conservation in an Urban Biodiversity Hotspot: The San Francisco Bay Area

    Edward F. Connor;John Hafernik;Jacqueline Levy;Vicki Lee Moore

  • The Species-Area Relationship

    Edward F Connor;Earl D. McCoy

  • 18. Neutral Models of Species' Co-occurrence Patterns

    Edward F. Connor;Daniel Simberloff

  • MISSING SPECIES COMBINATIONS

    Daniel Simberloff;Edward F. Connor

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Simberloff
Daniel Simberloff University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Earl D. McCoy
Earl D. McCoy University of South Florida
Stanley H. Faeth
Stanley H. Faeth University of North Carolina at Greensboro
John R. Poulsen
John R. Poulsen Duke University
Michael W. Beck
Michael W. Beck University of California, Santa Cruz
Gordon W. Frankie
Gordon W. Frankie University of California, Berkeley
Peter W. Price
Peter W. Price Northern Arizona University
Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
David W. Roubik
David W. Roubik Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
R. J. Neil Emery
R. J. Neil Emery Trent University

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