M Alex Smith

Associate Professor

University of Guelph

Canada

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Dr. M Alex Smith is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, Canada. His research focuses on community structure and biodiversity, particularly in tropical ecosystems, with recent articles exploring topics such as parasitoid wasp diversity, beetle phylogenetics, and ecosystem service challenges. His work has a strong emphasis on using molecular techniques like DNA barcoding to document and understand species interactions and cryptic diversity in Central American habitats.

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Shoshanah Jacobs

Associate Professor

University of Guelph

CANADA

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David A Donoso

Visiting Professor

Technische Universität Darmstadt

GERMANY

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David Bilton

Professor at University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

UNITED KINGDOM

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Daniel Janzen

Professor of Conservation Biology

University of Pennsylvania

UNITED STATES

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Michael Wright

University of Guelph

CANADA

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Jochen Fründ

GERMANY

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Robert Puschendorf

University of Plymouth

UNITED KINGDOM

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Andria Jones

Professor

University of Guelph

CANADA

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Kevin McCann

Professor

University of Guelph

CANADA

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Simon T. Segar

UNITED KINGDOM

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Daniel Souto-Vilarós

Institute of Entomology

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Mindi Summers

University of Calgary

CANADA

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Adam W Davies

University of Guelph

CANADA

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Daniel Gillis

University of Guelph

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A Call for Bio-Inspired Technologies: Promises and Challenges for Ecosystem Service Replacement

Tachinid Flies (Diptera), Caterpillar Hosts (Lepidoptera) and Their Food Plants, Reared in Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), Northwestern Costa Rica: Documenting Community Structure with the Aid of DNA Barcodes

No evidence of a common pattern of taxon or phylogenetic diversity across elevation for beetle (Coleoptera) families

A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea Viereck (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical region, with the description of 102 new species

Decoding Anotylus (Thomson 1859) Beetle Diversity: DNA and External Morphology Match in Área de Conservaciόn Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Cryptic diversity of Leurus wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Metopiinae), parasitoids of caterpillars in Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Revision of Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) and 33 new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica with a key to known North and Mesoamerican species

Comparison of traditional and DNA metabarcoding samples for monitoring tropical soil arthropods (Formicidae, Collembola and Isoptera)

Phylogenetic community structure and stable isotope analysis of the parasitoid community associated with Eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Cryptic biodiversity of tropical hesperiid caterpillar-attacking parasitoid wasps: three new species of Creagrura Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cremastinae) from Costa Rica and Perú

Do bromeliads affect the arboreal ant communities on orange trees in northwestern Costa Rica?

﻿More discussion of minimalist species descriptions and clarifying some misconceptions contained in Meier et al. 2021

Frequency, topic, and preferences: Tracking student engagement with several modalities of student–instructor contact in a first‐year course

Parasitoid community responds indiscriminately to fluctuating spruce budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and other caterpillars on balsam fir (Pinaceae)

﻿Addendum to a minimalist revision of Costa Rican Braconidae: 28 new species and 23 host records

Revison of Metaplagia Coquillett (Diptera: Tachinidae) with description of five new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica

Functional and genetic diversity changes through time in a cloud forest ant assemblage

Spider diversity across an elevation gradient in Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), Costa Rica

Identification of Spruce Budworm Natural Enemies Using a qPCR-Based Molecular Sorting Approach

A subterranean ant Acanthostichus Mayr, 1887 is revealed in Costa Rica

Revision of Telothyria van der Wulp (Diptera: Tachinidae) and twenty-five new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica with a key to Mesoamerican species

A new genus and new species in the tribe Uramyini (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica

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Shoshanah Jacobs

David A Donoso

David Bilton

Daniel Janzen

Michael Wright

Jochen Fründ

Robert Puschendorf

Andria Jones

Kevin McCann

Simon T. Segar

Daniel Souto-Vilarós

Mindi Summers

Adam W Davies

Daniel Gillis

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More discussion of minimalist species descriptions and clarifying some misconceptions contained in Meier et al. 2021

Addendum to a minimalist revision of Costa Rican Braconidae: 28 new species and 23 host records