Background - Publications
40) Kaspari, M., and S. P. Yanoviak. Biogeography of litter depth in tropical forests: evaluating the phosphorus growth rate hypothesis. Functional Ecology 22: 919-923. abstract/pdf
39) Yanoviak, S. P., M. Kaspari, R. Dudley, and G. Poinar, Jr. 2008. Parasite-induced fruit mimicry in a tropical canopy ant. The American Naturalist 171: 536-544. pdf
38) Poinar, G., Jr. and S. P. Yanoviak. 2008. Myrmeconema neotropicum n. g., n. sp., a new tetradonematid nematode parasitising South American populations of Cephalotes atratus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with the discovery of an apparent parasite-induced host morph. Systematic Parasitology 69: 145-153. pdf
37) Yanoviak, S. P., B. L. Fisher, and A. Alonso. 2008. Directed aerial descent behavior in Afrotropical canopy ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 21: 164-171. pdf
36) Mirabello, L., J. H. Vineis, S. P. Yanoviak, V. M. Scarpassa, M. M. Póvoa, N. Padilla, J. P. Grieco, and J. E. Conn. 2008. Microsatellite data suggest significant population structure and differentiation within the malaria vector Anopheles darlingi in Central and South America. BMC Ecology 8:3. pdf
35) Yanoviak, S. P., B. L. Fisher, and A. Alonso. 2007. Arboreal ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a central African forest. African Journal of Ecology 46: 60-66. pdf
34) Dudley, R., G. Byrnes, S. P. Yanoviak, B. Borrell, R. Brown, and J. McGuire. 2007. Gliding and the functional origins of flight: biomechanical novelty or necessity? Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 38: 179-201. pdf
33) Yanoviak, S. P., N. M. Nadkarni, and R. Solano J. 2007. Arthropod assemblages in epiphyte mats of Costa Rican cloud forests. Biotropica 36: 202-210. pdf
32) Ramírez P., J. E., S. P. Yanoviak, L. P. Lounibos, and S. C. Weaver. 2007. Distribución vertical de Haemagogus janthinomys (Dyar) (Diptera: Culicidae) en bosques de la Amazonía Peruana. Revista peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública 24: 40-45. pdf
31) Willig, M. R., S. J. Presley, C. P. Bloch, C. L. Hice, S. P. Yanoviak, M. M. Díaz, L. A. Chauca, V. Pacheco, and S. C. Weaver. 2007. Phyllostomid bats of lowland Amazonia: effects of habitat alteration on abundance. Biotropica 39: 737-746. pdf
30) Yanoviak, S. P. and R. Dudley. 2006. The role of visual cues in directed aerial descent of Cephalotes atratus workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 1777-1783. pdf
29) Yanoviak, S. P., L. P. Lounibos, and S. C. Weaver. 2006. Land use affects macroinvertebrate community composition in phytotelmata in the Peruvian Amazon. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99: 1172-1181. pdf
28) Yanoviak, S. P., J. E. Ramírez Paredes, L. P. Lounibos, and S. C. Weaver. 2006. Deforestation alters phytotelm habitat availability and mosquito production in the Peruvian Amazon. Ecological Applications 16: 1854-1864. pdf
27) Yanoviak, S. P., R. Dudley and M. Kaspari. 2005. Directed aerial descent in canopy ants. Nature 433: 624-626. pdf
26) Yanoviak, S. P., P. V. Aguilar, L. P. Lounibos, and S. C. Weaver. 2005. Transmission of a Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphavirus by Culex (Melanoconion) gnomatos (Diptera: Culicidae) in northeastern Peru. Journal of Medical Entomology 42: 404-408. pdf
25) Yanoviak, S. P. and O. M. Fincke. 2005. Sampling methods for water-filled tree holes and their analogs. In: S. Leather (ed.). Insect Sampling. Blackwell Science, London, pp. 168-185. pdf
24) Alto, B. A., S. P. Yanoviak, L. P. Lounibos, and B. G. Drake. 2005. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on water chemistry and mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) growth under competitive conditions in container habitats. Florida Entomologist 88: 372-382. pdf
23) Yanoviak, S. P. 2005. (popular article) Gliding ants in tropical forests. What’s Up? Newsletter of the International Canopy Network 11(2): 1-3. pdf
22) Schonberg, L., J. T. Longino, N. M. Nadkarni, S. P. Yanoviak, and J. C. Gering. 2004. Arboreal ant species richness in primary forest, secondary forest, and pasture habitats of a tropical montane landscape. Biotropica 36: 402-409. pdf
21) Aguilar, P., I. Greene, L. Coffey, and others. 2004. Endemic Venezuelan equine encephalitis in northern Peru. Emerging Infectious Diseases 10: 880-888. pdf
20) Yanoviak, S. P., H. Walker, and N. M. Nadkarni. 2004. Arthropod assemblages in vegetative vs. humic portions of epiphyte mats in a neotropical cloud forest. Pedobiologia 48: 51-58. pdf
19) Yanoviak, S. P., G. Kragh and N. M. Nadkarni. 2003. Spider assemblages in Costa Rican cloud forests: effects of forest level and forest age. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 38: 145-154. pdf
18) Yanoviak, S. P., N. M. Nadkarni and J. C. Gering. 2003. Arthropods in epiphytes: a diversity component that is not effectively sampled by canopy fogging. Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 731-741. pdf
17) Yanoviak, S. P. 2001a. The macrofauna of water-filled tree holes on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Biotropica 33: 110-120. pdf
16) Yanoviak, S. P. 2001b. Predation, resource availability and community structure in Neotropical water-filled tree holes. Oecologia 126: 125-133. pdf
15) Yanoviak, S. P. 2001c. Container color and location affect macroinvertebrate community structure in artificial treeholes in Panama. Florida Entomologist 84: 265-271. pdf
14) Kaspari, M. E. and S. P. Yanoviak. 2001. Bait use in tropical litter and canopy ants–evidence of differences in nutrient limitation. Biotropica 33: 207-211. pdf
13) Yanoviak, S. P. and M. E. Kaspari. 2000. Community structure and the habitat templet: ant assemblages in the tropical canopy and litter. Oikos 89: 259-266. pdf
12) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999a. Effects of Mecistogaster spp. (Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae) and Culex mollis (Diptera: Culicidae) on litter decomposition in neotropical treehole microcosms. Florida Entomologist 82: 462-468. pdf
11) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999b. Effects of leaf litter species on macroinvertebrate community properties and mosquito yield in Neotropical tree holes. Oecologia 120: 147-155. pdf
10) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999c. Distribution and abundance of Microvelia cavicola Polhemus (Heteroptera: Veliidae) on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. J. of the N. Y. Entomological Society 107: 38-45. pdf
09) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999d. Community structure in tropical water-filled tree holes: effects of height and volume. Selbyana 20: 106-115. pdf
08) Fincke, O. M., S. P. Yanoviak and R. Hanschu. 1997. Predation by odonates depresses mosquito abundance in water-filled tree holes in Panama. Oecologia 112: 244-253. pdf
07) Yanoviak, S. P. and W. P. McCafferty. 1996. Comparison of macroinvertebrate assemblages inhabiting pristine streams in the Huron Mountains of Michigan, USA. Hydrobiologia 330: 195-211. abstract
06) Yanoviak, S. P. and W. P. McCafferty. 1995. Stream size and the distribution of selected Ephemeroptera. Pages 225-236 in: Corkum, L. D. and J. H. Ciborowski (eds.). Current directions in research on Ephemeroptera. Canadian Scholars’ Press, Toronto. abstract
05) Yanoviak, S. P. 2001. (book review) Kitching, R. L.: Food Webs and Container Habitats – The Natural History and Ecology of Phytotelmata. Plant Systematics and Evolution 227: 251-254. pdf
04) Yanoviak, S. P. and N. M. Nadkarni. 2001. (project summary) Arthropod diversity in epiphytic bryophytes of a Neotropical cloud forest. Pages 416-419 in: Tropical ecosystems: structure, diversity and human welfare. Proceedings of the International Conference on Tropical Ecosystems. Oxford-IBH, New Delhi. abstract
03) Yanoviak, S. P. 1999. (popular article) Investigating arthropods associated with tropical cloud forest epiphytes. What’s Up? Newsletter of the International Canopy Network 6(1): 4. pdf
02) Fincke, O. M. and S. P. Yanoviak. 1996. (conference abstract) Consequences of obligate killing on the population dynamics of odonates and their mosquito prey in tropical tree holes. Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Entomology, Firenze, Italy. p. 337.
01) Yanoviak, S. P. and G. W. Folkerts. 1991. (conference abstract) Sarcophagid flies associated with pitcher plants (Sarracenia spp.) in the central Gulf Region. J. Alabama Acad. Sci. 62: 80. abstract