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Leon Higley
PeerJ Author
3,210 Points

Contributions by role

Author 675
Preprint Author 35
Editor 2,500
Answers 15

Contributions by subject area

Agricultural Science
Entomology
Animal Behavior
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Evolutionary Studies
Developmental Biology
Plant Science
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Biodiversity
Environmental Sciences
Ecosystem Science
Biosphere Interactions
Zoology
Ecotoxicology
Taxonomy
Mycology
Soil Science
Climate Change Biology
Statistics
Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Toxicology
Computational Science
Genetics

By Q&A topic

Animal-behavior
Conservation-biology
Ecology
Entomology
Evolutionary-studies

Leon G Higley

PeerJ Author

Summary

I received a B.A. in chemistry from Cornell University in 1980, an M.S. (entomology) in 1984, and a Ph.D. (entomology/crop production and physiology) from Iowa State University in 1988. My research focuses on insect ecology (esp ecophys) across basic and applied areas. Active work includes forensic science (decompositional ecology and blow fly physiological ecology), conservation biology, plant-insect interactions (esp. photosynthesis and insect injury) and pest management theory.

Agricultural Science Biodiversity Conservation Biology Ecology Ecosystem Science Entomology Environmental Sciences Ethical Issues Plant Science

Editing Journals

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Work details

Professor of Applied Ecology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Natural Resources

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 5
  • Preprints 1
  • Edited 23
  • Answers 1
April 25, 2022
Do patterns of insect mortality in temperate and tropical zones have broader implications for insect ecology and pest management?
José R. L. Pinto, Odair A. Fernandes, Leon G. Higley, Robert K. D. Peterson
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13340 PubMed 35497182
January 18, 2019
Photosynthesis, yield and raw material quality of sugarcane injured by multiple pests
José A.S. Rossato Jr, Leonardo L. Madaleno, Márcia J.R. Mutton, Leon G. Higley, Odair A. Fernandes
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6166 PubMed 30687588
October 16, 2017
Tolerance: the forgotten child of plant resistance
Robert K.D. Peterson, Andrea C. Varella, Leon G. Higley
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3934 PubMed 29062607
March 3, 2015
Development modeling of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Amanda Roe, Leon G. Higley
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.803 PubMed 25780761
September 17, 2013
Behavioral niche partitioning in a sympatric tiger beetle assemblage and implications for the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle
Tierney R. Brosius, Leon G. Higley
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.169 PubMed 24109554
July 20, 2017 - Version: 1
Tolerance: the forgotten child of plant resistance
Robert K Peterson, Andrea C Varella, Leon G Higley
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.3099v1

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January 24, 2017
Brood size and sex ratio in response to host quality and wasp traits in the gregarious parasitoid Oomyzus sokolowskii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Xianwei Li, Liangting Zhu, Ling Meng, Baoping Li
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2919 PubMed 28149691
December 7, 2016
Meta-analysis reveals that seed-applied neonicotinoids and pyrethroids have similar negative effects on abundance of arthropod natural enemies
Margaret R. Douglas, John F. Tooker
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2776 PubMed 27957400
November 3, 2016
Host plant affects morphometric variation of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
Thomson M. Paris, Sandra A. Allan, David G. Hall, Matthew G. Hentz, Gabriella Hetesy, Philip A. Stansly
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2663 PubMed 27833820
October 27, 2016
Widespread dieback of riparian trees on a dammed ephemeral river and evidence of local mitigation by tributary flows
Caitlin M. S. Douglas, Mark Mulligan, Xavier A. Harrison, Joh R. Henschel, Nathalie Pettorelli, Guy Cowlishaw
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2622 PubMed 27812420
August 23, 2016
You can hide but you can’t run: apparent competition, predator responses and the decline of Arctic ground squirrels in boreal forests of the southwest Yukon
Jeffery R. Werner, Elizabeth A. Gillis, Rudy Boonstra, Charles J. Krebs
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2303 PubMed 27635312
July 5, 2016
The effect of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on the size and weight of mangos (Mangifera indica L.)
Shafqat Saeed, Muhammad Nadir Naqqash, Waqar Jaleel, Qamar Saeed, Fozia Ghouri
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2076 PubMed 27441107
May 25, 2016
Developing demographic toxicity data: optimizing effort for predicting population outcomes
John D. Stark, John E. Banks
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2067 PubMed 27257546
April 14, 2016
The macroevolution of size and complexity in insect male genitalia
Andrey Rudoy, Ignacio Ribera
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1882 PubMed 27114865
March 14, 2016
Reproductive biology of the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas in its center of origin
Manuel Rincón-Rabanales, Laura I. Vargas-López, Lourdes Adriano-Anaya, Alfredo Vázquez-Ovando, Miguel Salvador-Figueroa, Isidro Ovando-Medina
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1819 PubMed 26989640
March 7, 2016
Response diversity of free-floating plants to nutrient stoichiometry and temperature: growth and resting body formation
Michael J. McCann
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1781 PubMed 26989619
February 22, 2016
Could biorational insecticides be used in the management of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus and its insect vectors in stored wheat?
Tiyyabah Khan, Ahmad Ali Shahid, Hafiz Azhar Ali Khan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1665 PubMed 26925316
October 27, 2015
Effects of in situ climate warming on monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) development
Nathan P. Lemoine, Jillian N. Capdevielle, John D. Parker
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1293 PubMed 26528403
October 15, 2015
Stable isotope analyses of web-spinning spider assemblages along a headwater stream in Puerto Rico
Sean P. Kelly, Elvira Cuevas, Alonso Ramírez
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1324 PubMed 26500830
July 23, 2015
All that is gold does not glitter? Age, taxonomy, and ancient plant DNA quality
JinHee Choi, HyeJi Lee, Alexey Shipunov
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1087 PubMed 26244108
July 14, 2015
Allele specific expression in worker reproduction genes in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Harindra E. Amarasinghe, Bradley J. Toghill, Despina Nathanael, Eamonn B. Mallon
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1079 PubMed 26213649
November 4, 2014
Changes in species diversity of arboreal spiders in Mexican coffee agroecosystems: untangling the web of local and landscape influences driving diversity
Zachary Hajian-Forooshani, David J. Gonthier, Linda Marín, Aaron L. Iverson, Ivette Perfecto
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.623 PubMed 25392751
July 15, 2014
Microhabitat use, population densities, and size distributions of sulfur cave-dwelling Poecilia mexicana
Jonas Jourdan, David Bierbach, Rüdiger Riesch, Angela Schießl, Adriana Wigh, Lenin Arias-Rodriguez, Jeane Rimber Indy, Sebastian Klaus, Claudia Zimmer, Martin Plath
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.490 PubMed 25083351
June 12, 2014
Modelling the impacts of an invasive species across landscapes: a step-wise approach
Darren Ward, Fraser Morgan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.435 PubMed 24949248
June 10, 2014
Immune stimulation reduces sleep and memory ability in Drosophila melanogaster
Eamonn B. Mallon, Akram Alghamdi, Robert T.K. Holdbrook, Ezio Rosato
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.434 PubMed 24949247
April 3, 2014
Honey bee sting pain index by body location
Michael L. Smith
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.338 PubMed 24765572
March 6, 2014
Artificial light and nocturnal activity in gammarids
Elizabeth K. Perkin, Franz Hölker, Stefan Heller, Rüdiger Berghahn
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.279 PubMed 24688857
March 4, 2014
Morphological traits: predictable responses to macrohabitats across a 300 km scale
Michelle L. Yates, Nigel R. Andrew, Matthew Binns, Heloise Gibb
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.271 PubMed 24688850
February 11, 2014
Comparison of lodgepole and jack pine resin chemistry: implications for range expansion by the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Erin L. Clark, Caitlin Pitt, Allan L. Carroll, B. Staffan Lindgren, Dezene P.W. Huber
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.240 PubMed 24688833

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