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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen M. Shuster is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and environmental science.

The primary fields of study for this scientist include:

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

Subfields of study where they have contributed include:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Insect Science
  • Plant Science

The main topics covered by their work are:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Some of the frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Forests
  • Journal of Insect Science
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • Journal of Pest Science

Their recent notable papers are:

  • Intraspecific Genetic Variation and Species Interactions Contribute to Community Evolution, 2020, Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • Beavers, Bugs and Chemistry: A Mammalian Herbivore Changes Chemistry Composition and Arthropod Communities in Foundation Tree Species, 2021, Forests
  • Heterozygous Trees Rebound the Fastest after Felling by Beavers to Positively Affect Arthropod Community Diversity, 2021, Forests
  • Dialects in the alarm calls of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus): A case of cultural diffusion?, 2020, Behavioural Processes
  • The demographic consequences of fertility reduction in rats and voles, 2023, Journal of Pest Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Thomas G. Whitham
  • Richard L. Lindroth
  • Rachel Durben
  • Faith M. Walker
  • Arthur R. Keith

Recognition of their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Mating Systems and Strategies

    Stephen M. Shuster;Michael John Wade

  • A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems

    Thomas G. Whitham;Joseph K. Bailey;Joseph K. Bailey;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Stephen M. Shuster

  • COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM GENETICS: A CONSEQUENCE OF THE EXTENDED PHENOTYPE

    Thomas G. Whitham;William P. Young;Gregory D. Martinsen;Catherine A. Gehring

  • Equal mating success among male reproductive strategies in a marine isopod

    Stephen M. Shuster;Stephen M. Shuster;Michael J. Wade

  • Extending Genomics to Natural Communities and Ecosystems

    Thomas G. Whitham;Stephen P. DiFazio;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Stephen M. Shuster

  • Genetically informed ecological niche models improve climate change predictions

    Dana H. Ikeda;Tamara L. Max;Gerard J. Allan;Matthew K. Lau

  • Sexual selection and mating systems.

    Stephen M. Shuster

  • Community heritability measures the evolutionary consequences of indirect genetic effects on community structure.

    S. M. Shuster;E. V. Lonsdorf;E. V. Lonsdorf;G. M. Wimp;G. M. Wimp;J. K. Bailey;J. K. Bailey

  • Climate change perils for dioecious plant species.

    Kevin R. Hultine;Kevin C. Grady;Troy E. Wood;Stephen M. Shuster

  • COMMUNITY HERITABILITY MEASURES THE EVOLUTIONARY CONSEQUENCES OF INDIRECT GENETIC EFFECTS ON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE

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  • Sexual Selection: Harem Size and the Variance in Male Reproductive Success

    Michael J Wade;Stephen M Shulter

  • The opportunity for sexual selection: not mismeasured, just misunderstood

    A. H. Krakauer;M. S. Webster;E. H. Duval;A. G. Jones

  • The evolution of parental care in the context of sexual selection: a critical reassessment of parental investment theory.

    Michael J. Wade;Stephen M. Shuster

  • Genetic structure of a foundation species: scaling community phenotypes from the individual to the region.

    R K Bangert;E V Lonsdorf;E V Lonsdorf;G M Wimp;G M Wimp;S M Shuster

  • RAPD marker estimation of genetic structure among isolated northern leopard frog populations in the south-western USA

    D. N. Kimberling;A. R. Ferreira;S. M. Shuster;P. Keim

  • Alternative Reproductive Behaviors: Three Discrete Male Morphs in Paracerceis Sculpta, an Intertidal Isopod from the Northern Gulf of California

    Stephen M. Shuster

  • Genetic interaction between male mating strategy and sex ratio in a marine isopod

    Stephen M. Shuster;Clay Sassaman

  • TREE HYBRIDIZATION AND GENOTYPIC VARIATION DRIVE CRYPTIC SPECIATION OF A SPECIALIST MITE HERBIVORE

    Luke M. Evans;Gerard J. Allan;Stephen M. Shuster;Scott A. Woolbright

  • MALE ALTERNATIVE REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN A MARINE ISOPOD CRUSTACEAN (PARACERCEIS SCULPTA): THE USE OF GENETIC MARKERS TO MEASURE DIFFERENCES IN FERTILIZATION SUCCESS AMONG α-, β-, AND γ-MALES.

    Stephen M. Shuster

  • INBREEDING: ITS EFFECT ON RESPONSE TO SELECTION FOR PUPAL WEIGHT AND THE HERITABLE VARIANCE IN FITNESS IN THE FLOUR BEETLE, TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM.

    Michael J. Wade;Stephen M. Shuster;Lori Stevens

  • Mating Systems

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  • Soil-mediated local adaptation alters seedling survival and performance

    David Solance Smith;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Philip Turk;Joseph K. Bailey;Joseph K. Bailey

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas G. Whitham
Thomas G. Whitham Northern Arizona University
Joseph K. Bailey
Joseph K. Bailey University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jennifer A. Schweitzer
Jennifer A. Schweitzer University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Michael J. Wade
Michael J. Wade Indiana University
Catherine A. Gehring
Catherine A. Gehring Northern Arizona University
Eric V. Lonsdorf
Eric V. Lonsdorf University of Minnesota
Richard L. Lindroth
Richard L. Lindroth University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gerard J. Allan
Gerard J. Allan Northern Arizona University
Stephen C. Hart
Stephen C. Hart University of California, Merced
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University

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