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Overview

Mary F. Willson is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within agricultural and biological sciences, with focused expertise in plant science, ecology, evolution, and molecular biology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

More specifically, their work covers subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Insect Science

Mary F. Willson's research addresses a variety of topics, including:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
  • Agricultural pest management studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Their recent publications include a paper titled "American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)," published in 2020 in Birds of the World. This paper was authored by Hugh E. Kingery and cited once.

Mary F. Willson has co-authored work with several researchers, notably:

  • Nancy Tyler Burley
  • Hugh E. Kingery

Their frequent publication venue is Birds of the World, where they have contributed at least one publication.

In addition to articles, Mary F. Willson has authored books. One example is "Mate Choice in Plants (MPB-19), Volume 19," published in 2020 by Princeton University Press. This work has been cited twice.

Best Publications

  • Avian Community Organization and Habitat Structure

    Mary F. Willson

  • The ecology of seed dispersal.

    Mary F. Willson;Anna Traveset

  • Pacific Salmon in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

    Scott M. Gende;Richard T. Edwards;Mary F. Willson;Mark S. Wipfli

  • The Influence of Habitats on Mating Systems of North American Passerine Birds

    Jared Verner;Mary F. Willson

  • Flowering Ecology of Some Spring Woodland Herbs

    Douglas W. Schemske;Mary F. Willson;Michael N. Melampy;Linda J. Miller

  • Interspecific Territories of Birds

    Gordon H. Orians;Mary F. Willson

  • Dispersal mode, seed shadows, and colonization patterns

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  • Evolutionarily enlightened management

    Mary V Ashley;Mary F Willson;Oliver R W Pergams;Dennis Jefferie O'Dowd

  • Sexual Selection in Plants

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  • THE EVOLUTION OF INFLORESCENCE SIZE IN ASCLEPIAS (ASCLEPIADACEAE).

    Mary F. Willson;Peter W. Price

  • The Evolution of Fruit Color in Fleshy-Fruited Plants

    Mary F. Willson;Christopher J. Whelan

  • Anadromous fish as keystone species in vertebrate communities

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  • Nutritional Values of Wild Fruits and Consumption by Migrant Frugivorous Birds

    Robert A. Johnson;Mary F. Willson;John N. Thompson;Robert I. Bertin

  • EVOLUTION OF TEMPERATE FRUIT/BIRD INTERACTIONS: PHENOLOGICAL STRATEGIES

    John N. Thompson;Mary F. Willson

  • Vertebrate Dispersal Syndromes in Some Australian and New Zealand Plant Communities, with Geographic Comparisons

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  • Seed dispersal spectra: a comparison of temperate plant communities

    Mary F. Willson;B. L. Rice;M. Westoby

  • Seed dispersal curves: behavior of the tail of the distribution

    Stephen Portnoy;Mary F. Willson

  • Adaptive design of the floral display in Asclepias syriaca L

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  • Linking forest structure and composition: Avian diversity in successional forests of Chiloé Island, Chile

    Iván A. Díaz;Iván A. Díaz;Juan J. Armesto;Juan J. Armesto;Sharon Reid;Kathryn E. Sieving

  • Seed size variation: magnitude, distribution, and ecological correlates

    Helen J. Michaels;B. Benner;A. P. Hartgerink;T. D. Lee

  • Avian Communities of Fragmented South‐Temperate Rainforests in Chile

    Mary F. Willson;Toni L. De Santo;Carlos Sabag;Juan J. Armesto

  • Sex allocation in functionally hermaphroditic plants: A review and critique

    Doris Armstrong Goldman;Mary F. Willson

  • Mating systems, sexual dimorphism, and the role of male North American passerine birds in the nesting cycle

    Jared Verner;Mary F. Willson

  • Integrating Ecology and Environmental Ethics: Earth Stewardship in the Southern End of the Americas

    Ricardo Rozzi;Juan J. Armesto;Julio R. Gutiérrez;Francisca Massardo

  • FISHES AND THE FOREST

    Mary F. Willson;Scott M. Gende;Brian H. Marston

  • Plant Reproductive Ecology.

    Julie Sloan Denslow;Mary F. Willson

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan J. Armesto
Juan J. Armesto Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Anna Traveset
Anna Traveset Spanish National Research Council
Kathryn E. Sieving
Kathryn E. Sieving University of Florida
Christopher J. Whelan
Christopher J. Whelan University of Illinois at Chicago
Jon Ågren
Jon Ågren Uppsala University
Peter W. Price
Peter W. Price Northern Arizona University
John N. Thompson
John N. Thompson University of California, Santa Cruz
Mary T. K. Arroyo
Mary T. K. Arroyo University of Chile
Joel S. Brown
Joel S. Brown University of Illinois at Chicago
J. Baird Callicott
J. Baird Callicott University of North Texas

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