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85
Citations
26434
World Ranking
641
National Ranking
228

Overview

Robert F. Denno was affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their academic career was primarily connected to this institution, where they contributed to their field through research and scholarship.

Although specific details on research topics, recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, and book publications are not provided, Denno's profile indicates a dedicated academic presence. The lack of listed recent papers and co-authors suggests that available data may not capture the full breadth of their work, but the institutional affiliation confirms engagement within an established research environment.

Denno's professional activities involved participation in various fields of study, subfields, and research topics, although exact categories are not specified in the available data. This absence restricts detailed analysis of their specialty areas or contributions to specific scientific themes.

As no awards or honors were recorded, the academic record centers mainly on institutional and publication-related attributes rather than recognitions or distinctions. Denno is noted as deceased, and retrospective accounts should reflect completed contributions rather than ongoing research.

Best Publications

  • Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs

    James J. Elser;William F. Fagan;Robert F. Denno;Dean R. Dobberfuhl;Dean R. Dobberfuhl

  • PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF DISPERSAL POLYMORPHISM IN INSECTS

    Anthony J. Zera;Robert F. Denno

  • Variable plants and herbivores in natural and managed systems

    Robert F. Denno;Mark S. McClure

  • PLANT WATER STRESS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR HERBIVOROUS INSECTS: A NEW SYNTHESIS

    Andrea F. Huberty;Robert F. Denno

  • Interspecific interactions in phytophagous insects : competition reexamined and resurrected

    R F Denno;and M S McClure;J R Ott

  • Responses of invertebrate natural enemies to complex-structured habitats: a meta-analytical synthesis

    Gail A. Langellotto;Gail A. Langellotto;Robert F. Denno

  • Predator diversity dampens trophic cascades

    Deborah L. Finke;Robert F. Denno

  • Interspecific interactions in phytophagous insects revisited: a quantitative assessment of competition theory

    Ian Kaplan;Robert F. Denno

  • POSITIVE PREDATOR–PREDATOR INTERACTIONS: ENHANCED PREDATION RATES AND SYNERGISTIC SUPPRESSION OF APHID POPULATIONS

    John E. Losey;Robert F. Denno

  • THE SLOW‐GROWTH–HIGH‐MORTALITY HYPOTHESIS: A TEST USING THE CABBAGE BUTTERFLY

    Betty Benrey;Robert F. Denno

  • INTRAGUILD PREDATION DIMINISHED IN COMPLEX-STRUCTURED VEGETATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREY SUPPRESSION

    Deborah L. Finke;Robert F. Denno

  • Nitrogen in Insects: Implications for Trophic Complexity and Species Diversification

    William F. Fagan;Evan Siemann;Charles Mitter;Robert F. Denno

  • Predator diversity and the functioning of ecosystems: the role of intraguild predation in dampening trophic cascades

    Deborah L. Finke;Robert F. Denno

  • Insect Ecology: Behavior, Populations and Communities

    Peter W. Price;Robert F. Denno;Micky D. Eubanks;Deborah L. Finke

  • Role of Enemy-Free Space and Plant Quality in Host-Plant Selection by Willow Beetles

    Robert F. Denno;Stig Larsson;Karen L. Olmstead

  • The Influence of Dispersal and Diet Breadth on Patterns of Genetic Isolation by Distance in Phytophagous Insects

    Merrill A. Peterson;Robert F. Denno

  • MIGHT NITROGEN LIMITATION PROMOTE OMNIVORY AMONG CARNIVOROUS ARTHROPODS

    Robert F. Denno;William F. Fagan

  • BOTTOM‐UP FORCES MEDIATE NATURAL‐ENEMY IMPACT IN A PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECT COMMUNITY

    Robert F. Denno;Claudio Gratton;Merrill A. Peterson;Gail A. Langellotto

  • Insect Ecology: Taxonomic Index

    Peter W. Price;Robert F. Denno;Micky D. Eubanks;Deborah L. Finke

  • CHAPTER 4 – Leaf Age as a Predictor of Herbivore Distribution and Abundance

    Michael J. Raupp;Robert F. Denno

  • CONSTITUTIVE AND INDUCED DEFENSES TO HERBIVORY IN ABOVE-AND BELOWGROUND PLANT TISSUES

    Ian Kaplan;Rayko Halitschke;André Kessler;Sandra Sardanelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Kaplan
Ian Kaplan Purdue University West Lafayette
Micky D. Eubanks
Micky D. Eubanks Texas A&M University
Peter W. Price
Peter W. Price Northern Arizona University
Claudio Gratton
Claudio Gratton University of Wisconsin–Madison
Douglas W. Tallamy
Douglas W. Tallamy University of Delaware
William F. Fagan
William F. Fagan University of Maryland, College Park
George K. Roderick
George K. Roderick University of California, Berkeley
Galen P. Dively
Galen P. Dively University of Maryland, College Park
André Kessler
André Kessler Cornell University
Hugh Dingle
Hugh Dingle University of California, Davis

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