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6896
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6333
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2148

Overview

John O. Stireman is affiliated with Wright State University in the United States and focuses on research at the intersection of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science; Ecology; Nature and Landscape Conservation; and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to insect and plant studies. Key themes include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Stireman has contributed to a number of scientific publications, with research appearing in several frequent venues such as:

  • eLife
  • Insects
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • Insect Systematics and Diversity

Notable recent papers by or closely associated with Stireman include:

  • Extraordinary diversification of the "bristle flies" (Diptera: Tachinidae) and its underlying causes, 2021, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Latitudinal patterns in tachinid parasitoid diversity (Diptera: Tachinidae): a review of the evidence, 2020, Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • Intra- and interspecific diversity in a tropical plant clade alter herbivory and ecosystem resilience, 2023, eLife

Their frequent collaborators include Pierfilippo Cerretti, Ari Grele, Tara Joy Massad, Kathryn A. Uckele, and Lee A. Dyer, each contributing to multiple projects alongside Stireman.

Best Publications

  • The global distribution of diet breadth in insect herbivores

    Matthew L. Forister;Vojtech Novotny;Vojtech Novotny;Anna K. Panorska;Leontine Baje

  • Host specificity of Lepidoptera in tropical and temperate forests

    L. A. Dyer;M. S. Singer;J. T. Lill;J. O. Stireman

  • Climatic unpredictability and parasitism of caterpillars: Implications of global warming

    John O. Stireman Iii;Lee A. Dyer;D. H. Janzen;M. S. Singer

  • Tachinidae: Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology

    John O. Stireman;James E. O'Hara;D. Monty Wood

  • Revisiting the Evolution of Ecological Specialization, With Emphasis on Insect-Plant Interactions

    M. L. Forister;Lee A. Dyer;M. S. Singer;John O. Stireman Iii

  • PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECT-MICROBE MUTUALISMS AND ADAPTIVE EVOLUTIONARY DIVERSIFICATION

    Eric M. Janson;John O. Stireman;Michael S. Singer;Patrick Abbot

  • HOST-ASSOCIATED GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION IN PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS: GENERAL PHENOMENON OR ISOLATED EXCEPTIONS? EVIDENCE FROM A GOLDENROD-INSECT COMMUNITY

    John O. Stireman;John D. Nason;Stephen B. Heard

  • The tri-trophic niche concept and adaptive radiation of phytophagous insects

    Michael S. Singer;John O. Stireman

  • ROLES OF FOOD QUALITY AND ENEMY-FREE SPACE IN HOST USE BY A GENERALIST INSECT HERBIVORE

    Michael S. Singer;Daniela Rodrigues;John O. Stireman;Yves Carrière

  • Cascading host-associated genetic differentiation in parasitoids of phytophagous insects.

    John O Stireman;John D Nason;Stephen B Heard;Julie M Seehawer

  • Synergistic effects of three Piper amides on generalist and specialist herbivores.

    Lee A. Dyer;C. D. Dodson;John O. Stireman Iii;M. A. Tobler

  • Origins, distribution, and local co-occurrence of polyploid cytotypes in Solidago altissima (Asteraceae)

    Kristy Halverson;Stephen B. Heard;John D. Nason;John O. Stireman

  • The evolution of generalization? Parasitoid flies and the perils of inferring host range evolution from phylogenies.

    John O. Stireman

  • Diversity of Interactions: A Metric for Studies of Biodiversity

    Lee A. Dyer;Thomas R. Walla;Harold F. Greeney;John O. Stireman

  • Remarkable fly (Diptera) diversity in a patch of Costa Rican cloud forest: Why inventory is a vital science

    Art Borkent;Brian V. Brown;Peter H. Adler;Dalton De Souza Amorim

  • DETERMINANTS OF PARASITOID–HOST ASSOCIATIONS: INSIGHTS FROM A NATURAL TACHINID–LEPIDOPTERAN COMMUNITY

    John O. Stireman;Michael S. Singer

  • Does anti-parasitoid defense explain host-plant selection by a polyphagous caterpillar?

    M. S. Singer;John O. Stireman Iii

  • Signal through the noise? Phylogeny of the Tachinidae (Diptera) as inferred from morphological evidence

    Pierfilippo Cerretti;James E. O'hara;D. Montgomery Wood;Hiroshi Shima

  • The role of carotenoids and their derivatives in mediating interactions between insects and their environment

    Jeremy J. Heath;Don F. Cipollini;John O. Stireman

  • How foraging tactics determine host-plant use by a polyphagous caterpillar

    M. S. Singer;John O. Stireman Iii

  • Molecular phylogeny and evolution of world Tachinidae (Diptera).

    John O. Stireman;Pierfilippo Cerretti;James E. O'Hara;Jeremy D. Blaschke

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee A. Dyer
Lee A. Dyer University of Nevada Reno
John D. Nason
John D. Nason Iowa State University
Phyllis D. Coley
Phyllis D. Coley University of Utah
Deborah K. Letourneau
Deborah K. Letourneau University of California, Santa Cruz
Thomas A. Kursar
Thomas A. Kursar University of Utah
Robert J. Marquis
Robert J. Marquis University of Missouri–St. Louis
Thomas Pape
Thomas Pape University of Copenhagen
Don Cipollini
Don Cipollini Wright State University
Robert E. Ricklefs
Robert E. Ricklefs University of Missouri–St. Louis
David A. Grimaldi
David A. Grimaldi American Museum of Natural History

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