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12033
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5434
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1847

Overview

Scott P. Carroll is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a focus on ecology and insect science within these broader areas.

The scientist's work covers several specialized subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science
  • Plant Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Main topics explored in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Recent publications by Scott P. Carroll illustrate their engagement with ecological and evolutionary challenges relevant to both conservation and agricultural contexts. Some of these papers are:

  • "Introduced herbivores restore Late Pleistocene ecological functions," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Crop rotation mitigates impacts of corn rootworm resistance to transgenic Bt corn," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Spatial sorting promotes rapid (mal)adaptation in the red-shouldered soapberry bug after hurricane-driven local extinctions," 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Savviness of prey to introduced predators," 2022, Conservation Biology
  • "A test of adaptive divergence in a newly discovered host association of the soapberry bug Jadera haematoloma on Mexican buckeye, Ungnadia speciosa," 2021, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Scott P. Carroll frequently collaborates with other researchers in related areas of study. These co-authors include:

  • Erick Lundgren
  • Daniel Ramp
  • Arian D. Wallach
  • Mattheau S. Comerford
  • Scott P. Egan

The scientist's work has appeared most often in the following publication venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Conservation Biology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
  • Ecography

Best Publications

  • Adaptive versus non‐adaptive phenotypic plasticity and the potential for contemporary adaptation in new environments

    C. K. Ghalambor;J. K. McKAY;S. P. Carroll;D. N. Reznick

  • Don't judge species on their origins

    Mark A. Davis;Matthew K. Chew;Richard J. Hobbs;Ariel E. Lugo

  • Evolutionary responses of natives to introduced species: what do introductions tell us about natural communities?

    Sharon Y. Strauss;Jennifer A. Lau;Scott P. Carroll

  • Evolution on ecological time‐scales

    S. P. Carroll;A. P. Hendry;D. N. Reznick;C. W. Fox

  • Host race radiation in the soapberry bug: natural history with the history

    Scott P. Carroll;Christin Boyd

  • Applying evolutionary biology to address global challenges.

    Scott P. Carroll;Peter Søgaard Jørgensen;Michael T. Kinnison;Carl T. Bergstrom

  • Evolutionary principles and their practical application

    Andrew P. Hendry;Michael T. Kinnison;Mikko Heino;Mikko Heino;Troy Day

  • And the beak shall inherit – evolution in response to invasion

    Scott P. Carroll;Scott P. Carroll;Jenella E. Loye;Jenella E. Loye;Hugh Dingle;Hugh Dingle;Michael Mathieson

  • GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION OF FITNESS-ASSOCIATED TRAITS AMONG RAPIDLY EVOLVING POPULATIONS OF THE SOAPBERRY BUG.

    Scott P. Carroll;Hugh Dingle;Stephen P. Klassen

  • A systematic survey of the integration of animal behavior into conservation

    Oded Berger-Tal;Daniel T. Blumstein;Scott Carroll;Robert N. Fisher

  • PMD, a Registered Botanical Mosquito Repellent with Deet-Like Efficacy

    Scott P. Carroll;Jenella Loye

  • Genetic architecture of adaptive differentiation in evolving host races of the soapberry bug, Jadera haematoloma

    Scott P. Carroll;Hugh Dingle;Thomas R. Famula;Charles W. Fox

  • Novel trophic cascades: apex predators enable coexistence

    Arian D. Wallach;William J. Ripple;Scott P. Carroll

  • Conservation biology : evolution in action

    Scott P Carroll;Charles W. Fox

  • Rapidly evolving adaptations to host ecology and nutrition in the soapberry bug

    Scott P. Carroll;Stephen P. Klassen;Hugh Dingle

  • Conciliation biology: the eco‐evolutionary management of permanently invaded biotic systems

    Scott P. Carroll

  • Introduced herbivores restore Late Pleistocene ecological functions.

    Erick J. Lundgren;Daniel Ramp;John Rowan;Owen Middleton

  • Prescriptive Evolution to Conserve and Manage Biodiversity

    Thomas B. Smith;Michael T. Kinnison;Sharon Y. Strauss;Trevon L. Fuller

  • The biology of post-invasion events

    Scott P. Carroll;Hugh Dingle

  • Birds, bugs and blood: avian parasitism and conservation

    Jenella Loye;Scott Carroll

  • Natives adapting to invasive species: ecology, genes, and the sustainability of conservation

    Scott P. Carroll

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

    Gary G. Mittelbach;Brian J. McGill

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh Dingle
Hugh Dingle University of California, Davis
Wayne L. Linklater
Wayne L. Linklater California State University, Sacramento
Charles W. Fox
Charles W. Fox University of Kentucky
Myron P. Zalucki
Myron P. Zalucki University of Queensland
Johannes J. Le Roux
Johannes J. Le Roux Macquarie University
Michael T. Kinnison
Michael T. Kinnison University of Maine
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Allan G. Ellis
Allan G. Ellis Stellenbosch University
Yves Carrière
Yves Carrière University of Arizona
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

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