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2405
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850

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  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James R. Carey is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily revolves around Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Insect Science. Other subfields include Demography, Aging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their recent published papers cover topics related to pest management, insect behavior, and aging processes. Notable works include:

  • The Global Epidemic of Bactrocera Pests: Mixed-Species Invasions and Risk Assessment (2023, Annual Review of Entomology)
  • Artificial diet alters activity and rest patterns in the olive fruit fly (2023, PLoS ONE)
  • Electronic recording of lifetime locomotory activity patterns of adult medflies (2022, PLoS ONE)
  • Daily activity profiles over the lifespan of female medflies as biomarkers of aging and longevity (2024, Aging Cell)
  • Stationary status of discrete and continuous age-structured population models (2023, Mathematical Biosciences)

Carey's frequent co-authors include Deborah A. Roach, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Vasilis G. Rodovitis, Arni S. R. Srinivasa Rao, and D. S. Koveos.

The scientist has published predominantly in venues such as PLoS ONE, Pest Management Science, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with other publications appearing in the Annual Review of Entomology and Aging Cell.

Core research topics worked on by Carey encompass:

  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Carey has contributed to book publications with Princeton University Press, including two editions of Biodemography published in 2020.

They received the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Applied Demography for Biologists: with Special Emphasis on Insects

    James R. Carey

  • Eradication revisited: dealing with exotic species.

    Judith H. Myers;Daniel Simberloff;Armand M. Kuris;James R. Carey

  • Slowing of mortality rates at older ages in large medfly cohorts.

    James R. Carey;Pablo Liedo;Dina Orozco;James W. Vaupel

  • Longevity Records: Life spans of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish

    James Carey;Debra Judge

  • Induced resistance of cotton seedlings to mites.

    Richard Karban;James R. Carey

  • MOSQUITOES DO SENESCE: DEPARTURE FROM THE PARADIGM OF CONSTANT MORTALITY

    Linda M. Styer;James R. Carey;Jane-Ling Wang;Thomas W. Scott

  • LONG-TERM COST OF REPRODUCTION WITH AND WITHOUT ACCELERATED SENESCENCE IN CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS: ANALYSIS OF AGE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY.

    Marc Tatar;James R. Carey;James W. Vaupel

  • Effect of larval host on life history traits of the mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.

    D. A. Krainacker;J. R. Carey;R. I. Vargas

  • Dual modes of aging in Mediterranean fruit fly females.

    James R. Carey;Pablo Liedo;Hans-Georg Müller;Jane-Ling Wang

  • It’s Never Too Late

    James W. Vaupel;James R. Carey;Kaare Christensen

  • Host-specific demographic studies of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata.

    J. R. Carey

  • Nutrition Mediates Reproductive Trade-Offs with Age-Specific Mortality in the Beetle Callosobruchus Maculatus

    Marc Tatar;James R. Carey

  • Seasonal and Annual Occurrence of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Northern Greece

    N. T. Papadopoulos;B. I. Katsoyannos;J. R. Carey;N. A. Kouloussis

  • Establishment of the Mediterranean fruit fly in California.

    James R. Carey

  • Fertility and Life Span Late Children Enhance Female Longevity

    Hans-Georg Müller;Jeng-Min Chiou;James R Carey;Jane-Ling Wang

  • Compositional interpretations of medfly mortality.

    James W. Vaupel;James R. Carey

  • From trickle to flood: the large-scale, cryptic invasion of California by tropical fruit flies

    Nikos T. Papadopoulos;Richard E. Plant;James R. Carey

  • The Incipient Mediterranean Fruit Fly Population in California: Implications for Invasion Biology

    James R. Carey

  • Life history response of Mediterranean fruit flies to dietary restriction

    James R. Carey;Pablo Liedo;Lawrence G. Harshman;Ying Zhang

  • Longevity-Fertility Trade-offs in the Tephritid Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ludens, across Dietary-restriction Gradients

    James R. Carey;James R. Carey;Lawrence G. Harshman;Pablo Liedo;Hans Georg Müller

  • Life Span Extension in Humans is Self-Reinforcing: A General Theory of Longevity

    James R. Carey;Debra S. Judge

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Georg Müller
Hans-Georg Müller University of California, Davis
Nikos T. Papadopoulos
Nikos T. Papadopoulos University Of Thessaly
Jane-Ling Wang
Jane-Ling Wang University of California, Davis
Anatoli I. Yashin
Anatoli I. Yashin Duke University
James W. Vaupel
James W. Vaupel University of Southern Denmark
Donald K. Ingram
Donald K. Ingram Louisiana State University
Roger I. Vargas
Roger I. Vargas United States Department of Agriculture
Lynne A. Isbell
Lynne A. Isbell University of California, Davis
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Marc Tatar
Marc Tatar Brown University

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