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Coming soon (in revision)
- Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Knops, J. M. H., Pesendorfer, M. B., Koenig, W. D., and Mooney, K. A. Weather cues associated with masting behavior dampen the negative autocorrelation between past and current reproduction in oaks.
- Abdala-Roberts, L., Quijano-Medina, T., Moreira, X., Parra-Tabla, V., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Grandi, L., Glauser, G., Turlings, T. C. J., and Benrey, B. Biotic and abiotic factors associated with geographic variation in insect herbivory on wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).
- Moreira, X., Galmán, A., Francisco, M., Castagneyrol, B., and Abdala-Roberts L. Plant chemical defenses and resource concentration concurrently shape insect herbivory in a dominant riparian tree.
- Quijano-Medina, T., Covelo, F., Moreira, X., and Abdala-Roberts L. Tolerance to leaf herbivory in wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum): responses to multiple levels of damage and associated mechanisms.
- Abdala-Roberts, L., Galmán, A., Covelo, F., de la Fuente, M., Glauser, G., and Moreira, X. Interspecific variation in plant functional and defensive traits in oak species and its underlying climatic drivers.
- Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Berny Mier y Teran, J. C., Covelo, F., de la Mata, R., Francisco, M., Hardwick, B., Matheus Pires, R., Roslin, T., Schigel, D. S., ten Hoopen, J. P., Timmermans, B. G., van Dijk, L. J., Castagneyrol, B., and Tack, A. J. Impacts of urbanization on insect herbivory and plant defences in oak trees.
- Nell, C., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. Tropical tree diversity mediates foraging and predatory effects of insectivorous birds.
- Abdala-Roberts, L., Puentes, A., Mooney, K., Björkman, C., van Dam, N. M., Finke, D., Marquis, R., Montserrat-Larrosa, M., Poelman, E., Sentis, A., Rasmann, S., and Wimp, G. A new synthesis of tri-trophic research: past, present and future.
- Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Gols, R., and Francisco, M. Plant domestication decreases both constitutive and induced chemical defences in cabbage (Brassica oleracea).
In press
59. Moreira, X. and Abdala-Roberts, L. Specificity and context-dependency of plant-plant communication in response to insect herbivory. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
58. Rosado-Sánchez, S., Parra-Tabla, V., Betancur-Ancona, D., Moreira, X., and Abdala-Roberts L. Effects of tree species diversity on insect herbivory and leaf defenses in Cordia dodecandra. Ecological Entomology. PDF
57. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., and Castagneyrol, B. Interactions between plant defence signalling pathways: Evidence from bioassays with insect herbivores and plant pathogens. Journal of Ecology. PDF
56. Moreira, L., Petry, W., Mooney, K., Rassman, S., and Abdala-Roberts, L. Elevational gradients in plant defense and herbivory: recent advances in the field and prospects for future research. Ecography. PDF
2018
55. Moreira, X., Castagneyrol, B., Abdala-Roberts, L., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Timmermans, B. G., Bruun, H. H., Covelo, F., Glauser, G., Rasmann, S., and Tack, A. J. Latitudinal variation in plant chemical defences drives latitudinal patterns of leaf herbivory. Ecography. PDF
54. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Galmán, A., Francisco, M., de la Fuente, M., Butron, A., and Rasmann, S. Assessing the influence of biogeographical origin and phylogenetics on chemical defences and herbivory in Quercus species. Phytochemistry 153:64-73. PDF
53. Paquette, A., Hector, A., Castegneyrol, B., Vanhellemont, M., Koricheva, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Abdala-Roberts, L., et al. A million trees for science: a global experimental platform studying the impact of tree diversity on forest ecosystem functioning. Nature Ecology and Evolution. DOI:10.1038/s41559-018-0544-0. PDF
52. Mejía-Alva, B., Abdala-Roberts, L., Ramos-Zapata, J., and Parra-Tabla, V. Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on aboveground tri-trophic interactions are contingent upon plant genetic effects of cross type in the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora. Journal of Ecology 106:1133-1141. PDF
51. Rosado-Sánchez, S., Parra-Tabla, V., Betancur-Ancona, D., Moreira, X., and Abdala-Roberts, L. Tree species diversity alters plant defense investment in an experimental forest plantation in southern Mexico. Biotropica 50:246-253. PDF
50. Abdala-Roberts, L., Covelo, F., Parra-Tabla, V, Berny-Mier y Terán, J., Mooney, K. A., and Moreira, X. Intra-specific latitudinal variation in leaf nutrients and its underlying abiotic correlates in Ruellia nudiflora. Scientific Reports 8:596. PDF
49. Galmán, A., Abdala-Roberts, L., Zhang, S, Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Rasmann, S., and Moreira, X. A global analysis of elevational gradients in leaf herbivory and its underlying drivers: effects of plant growth form, leaf habit, and climatic correlates. Journal of Ecology 113:413-421. PDF
2017
48. Parra-Tabla, V., Téllez-Quiñones, P., Celaya, N., Abdala-Roberts, L., Salinas-Peba, L., and Alonso, C. Fenología de floración y visitantes florales de especies herbáceas. In: Ecología y Funcionalidad de la Reserva Ecológica de Ría Lagartos, eds. Ramos-Zapata, J., et al. UNAM-UADY.
47. Alonso, C., Arceo-Gómez, G., Meindl, G. A., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Ashman, T-L. Delimiting plant diversity that is functionally related via interactions with diurnal pollinators: an expanded use of rarefaction curves. Flora. 232: 56-62. PDF
46. Esquivel-Gómez, L., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pinkus-Rendón, M., and Parra-Tabla, V. Variation in web-building spider communities among three tropical tree species in a young experimental plantation. Journal of Arachnology 45: 139-142. PDF
45. Abdala-Roberts, L., Pratt, R., Pratt, J., and Mooney, K. Traits underlying community consequences of plant intra-specific diversity. PLoS ONE 12: e0183493. PDF
44. Moreira, X., Pérez-Ramos, I., Abdala-Roberts, L., and Mooney, K. A. Functional responses for contrasting seed predator guilds to masting in two Mediterranean oak species. Oikos 126: 1042-1050. PDF
43. Moreira, X., Glauser, G., and Abdala-Roberts, L. Interactive effects of plant neighbourhood and ontogeny on insect herbivory and plant defensive traits. Scientific Reports 7: 4047. PDF
42. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Moreira, X., and Ramos-Zapata, J. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of tri-trophic interactions: spatial variation and effects of plant density. American Journal of Botany 104:241-251. PDF
41. Esquivel-Gómez, L., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pinkus-Rendón, M., and Parra-Tabla, V. Effects of tree species diversity on a community of weaver spiders in a tropical forest plantation. Biotropica 49:63-70. PDF
2016
40. Abdala-Roberts, L., Rasmann, S., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Covelo, F., Glauser, G., and Moreira, X. Biotic and abiotic factors associated with altitudinal variation in plant traits and herbiory in a dominant oak species. American Journal of Botany 103:2070-2078. PDF
39. Abdala-Roberts, L., Hernández-Cumplido, J., Chel-Guerrero, L., Betancur-Ancona, D., Benrey, B., and Moreira, X. Effects of plant intra-specific genetic diversity across three trophic levels: underlying mechanisms and plant traits. American Journal of Botany 103:1810-1818. PDF
38. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Zas, R., Merlo, E., Lombardero, M. J., Sampedro, L., and Mooney, K. A. Masting behavior in a Mediterranean pine alters seed predator selection on plant reproductive output. Plant Biology 18:973-980. PDF
37. Arceo-Gómez, G., Abdala-Roberts, L., Jankowiak, A., Kohler, C., Meindl, G., Navarro-Fernández, C., Parra-Tabla, V., Ashman, T-L., and Alonso, C. Patterns of among- and within-species variation in heterospecific pollen receipt: the importance of ecological generalization. American Journal of Botany 3:396-407. PDF
36. Arceo-Gómez, G., Alonso, C., Abdala-Roberts, L., and Parra-Tabla, V. Patterns and sources of spatial variation in pollen limitation in the endemic monoecious shrub Cnidoscolus souzae (Euphorbiaceae). Plant Biology 18:594-600. PDF
35. Abdala-Roberts, L., Pratt, J., Pratt, R., Schreck, T., Hannah, V., and Mooney, K. A. Multi-trophic consequences of plant genetic variation in sex and growth. Ecology 97: 743-753. PDF
34. Abdala-Roberts, L., Moreira, X., Rasmann, S., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. A. Test of biotic and abiotic correlates of latitutinal variation in plant defenses in the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora. Journal of Ecology 104:580-590. PDF
33. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Rasmann, S., Castagneyrol, B., and Mooney, K. A. Plant diversity effects on insect herbivores and their natural enemies: current thinking, recent findings, and future directions. Current Opinion in Insect Science 14:1-7. PDF
32. Abdala-Roberts, L., González-Moreno, A., Mooney, K. A., Moreira, X., González-Hernández, A., and Parra-Tabla, V. Effects of tree species and genotypic diversity on leafminer-parasitoid interactions. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 18:43-51. PDF
2015
31. Abdala-Roberts, L., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Moreira, X., Durán-Yáñez, A., and Tut-Pech, F. Effects of pepper (Capsicum chinense) genotypic diversity on insect herbivores. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 17:433-438. PDF
30. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Hernández-Cumplido, J., Rasmann, S., Kenyon, S., and Benrey, B. Plant species variation in bottom-up effects across three trophic levels: A test of traits and mechanisms. Ecological Entomology 40:676-686. PDF
29. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Hernández-Cumplido, J., Cuny, M., Glauser, G., and Benrey, B. Specificity of induced defenses, growth, and reproduction in Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus, Fabaceae) in response to multi-species herbivory. American Journal of Botany 102:1300-1308. PDF
28. Campos-Navarrete, M. J., Munguía-Rosas, M., Abdala-Roberts, L., Quinto-Cánovas, J., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Effects of tree genotypic and species diversity on the arthropod community associated with big-leaf mahogany. Biotropica 47:579-587. PDF
27. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Linhart, Y. B., and Mooney, K. A. 2015. Effects of climate on reproductive investment in a masting species: assessment of climatic predictors and underlying mechanisms. Journal of Ecology 103:1317-1324. PDF
26. Campos-Navarrete, M. J., Abdala-Roberts, L., Munguía-Rosas, M., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Are tree species diversity and genotypic diversity effects on insect herbivores mediated by ants? PLoS ONE 10: e0132671. PDF
25. Abdala-Roberts, L., Mooney, K., Quijano-Medina, T., Campos-Navarrete, M. J., González-Moreno, A., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Comparison of tree genotypic diversity and species diversity effects on different guilds of insect herbivores. Oikos 124:1527-1535. PDF
24. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. A. 2015. Latitudinal variation in herbivory: Influences of climatic drivers, herbivore identity, and natural enemies. Oikos 124:1444-1452. PDF
23. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Mooney, K. A. 2015. Plant and Herbivore Evolution within the Trophic Sandwich. Pp. 340-364. In: Trophic Interactions: Bottom-up and Top-down Interactions in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, eds. Hanley, T., La Pierre, K. Cambridge University Press.
2014
22. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Mooney, K. A. 2014. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant genotype diversity in a tri-trophic system. Ecology 95:2879-2893. PDF
21. Abdala-Roberts, L., Moreira, X., Cervera, J. C., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2014. Light availability influences growth-defense trade-offs in big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King). Biotropica 46:591-597. PDF
20. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. A. 2014. Positive effects of plant genotypic and species diversity on anti-herbivore defences in a tropical tree species. PLoS ONE 9: e105438. PDF
19. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Campbell, D. R., and Mooney, K. A. 2014. Soil fertility and parasitoids shape herbivore selection on plants. Journal of Ecology 102:1120-1128. PDF
18. Abdala-Roberts, L., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Mooney, K. A., Moguel-Ordoñez, Y. B., and Tut-Pech, F. 2014. Plant traits mediate effects of predators across pepper (Capsicum annuum) varieties. Ecological Entomology 39:361-370. PDF
17. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Linhart, Y. B., and Mooney, K. A. 2014. Masting promotes individual- and population-level reproduction by decreasing pollen limitation: new insights for the pollination efficiency hypothesis. Ecology 95:801-807. PDF
16. Abdala-Roberts, L., Marrufo-Zapata, D., Arceo-Gomez, G. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2014. Pollen limitation, fruit abortion and autonomous selfing in three populations of the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora. Plant Species Biology 29:25-33. PDF
2013
15. Munguía-Rosas, M. A., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2013. Effects of pollen load, parasitoids and the environment on predispersal seed predation in the cleistogamous Ruellia nudiflora. Oecologia 173:871-880. PDF
14. Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Abdala-Roberts, L., Duran-Yañez, A., and Felipe Tut-Pech. 2013. Variation in insect pest and virus resistance among Habanero peppers (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) in Yucatan, Mexico. Agrociencia 47:471-478. PDF
13. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Mooney, K. A. 2013. Environmental and plant genetic effects on tri-trophic interactions. Oikos 122:1157-1166. PDF
2012
12. Abdala-Roberts, L., Agrawal, A. A. and Mooney, K. A. 2012. Ant-aphid interactions on Asclepias syriaca are mediated by plant genotype and caterpillar damage. Oikos 121:1905-1913. PDF
11. Ortegón-Campos, I. G., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Cervera, J. C., Marrufo, D. and Herrera, C. M. 2012. Influence of multiple factors on plant local adaptation: soil type and folivore effects in Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae). Evolutionary Ecology 26:545-558. PDF
10. Rivera-Solís, G.,* Abdala-Roberts, L., Cervera-Herrera, J. C. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2012. Mechanisms and traits associated with compensation for defoliation in Ruellia nudiflora. Plant Ecology 213:303-314. PDF
9. Marquis, R.J., Ricklefs, R., and Abdala-Roberts, L. 2012. Testing the high defense, low latitude hypothesis for broad-leaved tree species. Oecologia 169:811-820. PDF
2010
8. Ramos-Zapata, J., Parra-Tabla, V., Campos, M. J., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Navarro, J. 2010. Genotypic variation in the response of the weed Ruellia nudiflora to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 20:275-280. PDF
7. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Salinas-Peba, L., Díaz-Castelazo, C. and Delfín-González, H. 2010. Spatial variation in the intensity of a trophic cascade involving Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae), a seed predator, and its associated parasitoid fauna. Biotropica 42:180-187. PDF
2009
6. Ortegón-Campos, I. G., Parra-Tabla, V., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Herrera, C. M. 2009. Local adaptation of Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae) to biotic counterparts: Complex scenarios revealed when two herbivore guilds are considered. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22: 2288-2297. PDF
5. Parra-Tabla, V., Abdala-Roberts, L., Rojas, J. C., Navarro, J. and Salinas-Peba, L. 2009. Floral longevity and scent respond to pollen manipulation and resource status in the tropical orchid Myrmecophila christinae (Orchidaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 282: 1-11. PDF
4. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Salinas-Peba, L. and Herrera, C.M. 2009. Noncorrelated effects of seed predators and pollinators on the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora remain spatially consistent. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 800-807. PDF
2007
3. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V. and Navarro, J. 2007. Is floral longevity influenced by reproductive costs and pollination success in Cohniella ascendens (Orchidaceae)? Annals of Botany 100: 1367-1371. PDF
2. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Marquis, R. J. 2007. Test of local adaptation to biotic interactions and soil abiotic conditions in the ant-tended Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae). Oecologia 154: 315-326. PDF
2005
1. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2005. Artificial defoliation induces trichome production in the tropical shrub Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Euphorbiaceae). Biotropica 37: 251-257. PDF
Coming soon (in revision)
- Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Knops, J. M. H., Pesendorfer, M. B., Koenig, W. D., and Mooney, K. A. Weather cues associated with masting behavior dampen the negative autocorrelation between past and current reproduction in oaks.
- Abdala-Roberts, L., Quijano-Medina, T., Moreira, X., Parra-Tabla, V., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Grandi, L., Glauser, G., Turlings, T. C. J., and Benrey, B. Biotic and abiotic factors associated with geographic variation in insect herbivory on wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).
- Moreira, X., Galmán, A., Francisco, M., Castagneyrol, B., and Abdala-Roberts L. Plant chemical defenses and resource concentration concurrently shape insect herbivory in a dominant riparian tree.
- Quijano-Medina, T., Covelo, F., Moreira, X., and Abdala-Roberts L. Tolerance to leaf herbivory in wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum): responses to multiple levels of damage and associated mechanisms.
- Abdala-Roberts, L., Galmán, A., Covelo, F., de la Fuente, M., Glauser, G., and Moreira, X. Interspecific variation in plant functional and defensive traits in oak species and its underlying climatic drivers.
- Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Berny Mier y Teran, J. C., Covelo, F., de la Mata, R., Francisco, M., Hardwick, B., Matheus Pires, R., Roslin, T., Schigel, D. S., ten Hoopen, J. P., Timmermans, B. G., van Dijk, L. J., Castagneyrol, B., and Tack, A. J. Impacts of urbanization on insect herbivory and plant defences in oak trees.
- Nell, C., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. Tropical tree diversity mediates foraging and predatory effects of insectivorous birds.
- Abdala-Roberts, L., Puentes, A., Mooney, K., Björkman, C., van Dam, N. M., Finke, D., Marquis, R., Montserrat-Larrosa, M., Poelman, E., Sentis, A., Rasmann, S., and Wimp, G. A new synthesis of tri-trophic research: past, present and future.
- Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Gols, R., and Francisco, M. Plant domestication decreases both constitutive and induced chemical defences in cabbage (Brassica oleracea).
In press
59. Moreira, X. and Abdala-Roberts, L. Specificity and context-dependency of plant-plant communication in response to insect herbivory. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
58. Rosado-Sánchez, S., Parra-Tabla, V., Betancur-Ancona, D., Moreira, X., and Abdala-Roberts L. Effects of tree species diversity on insect herbivory and leaf defenses in Cordia dodecandra. Ecological Entomology. PDF
57. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., and Castagneyrol, B. Interactions between plant defence signalling pathways: Evidence from bioassays with insect herbivores and plant pathogens. Journal of Ecology. PDF
56. Moreira, L., Petry, W., Mooney, K., Rassman, S., and Abdala-Roberts, L. Elevational gradients in plant defense and herbivory: recent advances in the field and prospects for future research. Ecography. PDF
2018
55. Moreira, X., Castagneyrol, B., Abdala-Roberts, L., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Timmermans, B. G., Bruun, H. H., Covelo, F., Glauser, G., Rasmann, S., and Tack, A. J. Latitudinal variation in plant chemical defences drives latitudinal patterns of leaf herbivory. Ecography. PDF
54. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Galmán, A., Francisco, M., de la Fuente, M., Butron, A., and Rasmann, S. Assessing the influence of biogeographical origin and phylogenetics on chemical defences and herbivory in Quercus species. Phytochemistry 153:64-73. PDF
53. Paquette, A., Hector, A., Castegneyrol, B., Vanhellemont, M., Koricheva, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Abdala-Roberts, L., et al. A million trees for science: a global experimental platform studying the impact of tree diversity on forest ecosystem functioning. Nature Ecology and Evolution. DOI:10.1038/s41559-018-0544-0. PDF
52. Mejía-Alva, B., Abdala-Roberts, L., Ramos-Zapata, J., and Parra-Tabla, V. Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on aboveground tri-trophic interactions are contingent upon plant genetic effects of cross type in the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora. Journal of Ecology 106:1133-1141. PDF
51. Rosado-Sánchez, S., Parra-Tabla, V., Betancur-Ancona, D., Moreira, X., and Abdala-Roberts, L. Tree species diversity alters plant defense investment in an experimental forest plantation in southern Mexico. Biotropica 50:246-253. PDF
50. Abdala-Roberts, L., Covelo, F., Parra-Tabla, V, Berny-Mier y Terán, J., Mooney, K. A., and Moreira, X. Intra-specific latitudinal variation in leaf nutrients and its underlying abiotic correlates in Ruellia nudiflora. Scientific Reports 8:596. PDF
49. Galmán, A., Abdala-Roberts, L., Zhang, S, Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Rasmann, S., and Moreira, X. A global analysis of elevational gradients in leaf herbivory and its underlying drivers: effects of plant growth form, leaf habit, and climatic correlates. Journal of Ecology 113:413-421. PDF
2017
48. Parra-Tabla, V., Téllez-Quiñones, P., Celaya, N., Abdala-Roberts, L., Salinas-Peba, L., and Alonso, C. Fenología de floración y visitantes florales de especies herbáceas. In: Ecología y Funcionalidad de la Reserva Ecológica de Ría Lagartos, eds. Ramos-Zapata, J., et al. UNAM-UADY.
47. Alonso, C., Arceo-Gómez, G., Meindl, G. A., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Ashman, T-L. Delimiting plant diversity that is functionally related via interactions with diurnal pollinators: an expanded use of rarefaction curves. Flora. 232: 56-62. PDF
46. Esquivel-Gómez, L., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pinkus-Rendón, M., and Parra-Tabla, V. Variation in web-building spider communities among three tropical tree species in a young experimental plantation. Journal of Arachnology 45: 139-142. PDF
45. Abdala-Roberts, L., Pratt, R., Pratt, J., and Mooney, K. Traits underlying community consequences of plant intra-specific diversity. PLoS ONE 12: e0183493. PDF
44. Moreira, X., Pérez-Ramos, I., Abdala-Roberts, L., and Mooney, K. A. Functional responses for contrasting seed predator guilds to masting in two Mediterranean oak species. Oikos 126: 1042-1050. PDF
43. Moreira, X., Glauser, G., and Abdala-Roberts, L. Interactive effects of plant neighbourhood and ontogeny on insect herbivory and plant defensive traits. Scientific Reports 7: 4047. PDF
42. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Moreira, X., and Ramos-Zapata, J. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of tri-trophic interactions: spatial variation and effects of plant density. American Journal of Botany 104:241-251. PDF
41. Esquivel-Gómez, L., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pinkus-Rendón, M., and Parra-Tabla, V. Effects of tree species diversity on a community of weaver spiders in a tropical forest plantation. Biotropica 49:63-70. PDF
2016
40. Abdala-Roberts, L., Rasmann, S., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Covelo, F., Glauser, G., and Moreira, X. Biotic and abiotic factors associated with altitudinal variation in plant traits and herbiory in a dominant oak species. American Journal of Botany 103:2070-2078. PDF
39. Abdala-Roberts, L., Hernández-Cumplido, J., Chel-Guerrero, L., Betancur-Ancona, D., Benrey, B., and Moreira, X. Effects of plant intra-specific genetic diversity across three trophic levels: underlying mechanisms and plant traits. American Journal of Botany 103:1810-1818. PDF
38. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Zas, R., Merlo, E., Lombardero, M. J., Sampedro, L., and Mooney, K. A. Masting behavior in a Mediterranean pine alters seed predator selection on plant reproductive output. Plant Biology 18:973-980. PDF
37. Arceo-Gómez, G., Abdala-Roberts, L., Jankowiak, A., Kohler, C., Meindl, G., Navarro-Fernández, C., Parra-Tabla, V., Ashman, T-L., and Alonso, C. Patterns of among- and within-species variation in heterospecific pollen receipt: the importance of ecological generalization. American Journal of Botany 3:396-407. PDF
36. Arceo-Gómez, G., Alonso, C., Abdala-Roberts, L., and Parra-Tabla, V. Patterns and sources of spatial variation in pollen limitation in the endemic monoecious shrub Cnidoscolus souzae (Euphorbiaceae). Plant Biology 18:594-600. PDF
35. Abdala-Roberts, L., Pratt, J., Pratt, R., Schreck, T., Hannah, V., and Mooney, K. A. Multi-trophic consequences of plant genetic variation in sex and growth. Ecology 97: 743-753. PDF
34. Abdala-Roberts, L., Moreira, X., Rasmann, S., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. A. Test of biotic and abiotic correlates of latitutinal variation in plant defenses in the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora. Journal of Ecology 104:580-590. PDF
33. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Rasmann, S., Castagneyrol, B., and Mooney, K. A. Plant diversity effects on insect herbivores and their natural enemies: current thinking, recent findings, and future directions. Current Opinion in Insect Science 14:1-7. PDF
32. Abdala-Roberts, L., González-Moreno, A., Mooney, K. A., Moreira, X., González-Hernández, A., and Parra-Tabla, V. Effects of tree species and genotypic diversity on leafminer-parasitoid interactions. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 18:43-51. PDF
2015
31. Abdala-Roberts, L., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Moreira, X., Durán-Yáñez, A., and Tut-Pech, F. Effects of pepper (Capsicum chinense) genotypic diversity on insect herbivores. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 17:433-438. PDF
30. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Hernández-Cumplido, J., Rasmann, S., Kenyon, S., and Benrey, B. Plant species variation in bottom-up effects across three trophic levels: A test of traits and mechanisms. Ecological Entomology 40:676-686. PDF
29. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Hernández-Cumplido, J., Cuny, M., Glauser, G., and Benrey, B. Specificity of induced defenses, growth, and reproduction in Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus, Fabaceae) in response to multi-species herbivory. American Journal of Botany 102:1300-1308. PDF
28. Campos-Navarrete, M. J., Munguía-Rosas, M., Abdala-Roberts, L., Quinto-Cánovas, J., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Effects of tree genotypic and species diversity on the arthropod community associated with big-leaf mahogany. Biotropica 47:579-587. PDF
27. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Linhart, Y. B., and Mooney, K. A. 2015. Effects of climate on reproductive investment in a masting species: assessment of climatic predictors and underlying mechanisms. Journal of Ecology 103:1317-1324. PDF
26. Campos-Navarrete, M. J., Abdala-Roberts, L., Munguía-Rosas, M., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Are tree species diversity and genotypic diversity effects on insect herbivores mediated by ants? PLoS ONE 10: e0132671. PDF
25. Abdala-Roberts, L., Mooney, K., Quijano-Medina, T., Campos-Navarrete, M. J., González-Moreno, A., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Comparison of tree genotypic diversity and species diversity effects on different guilds of insect herbivores. Oikos 124:1527-1535. PDF
24. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. A. 2015. Latitudinal variation in herbivory: Influences of climatic drivers, herbivore identity, and natural enemies. Oikos 124:1444-1452. PDF
23. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Mooney, K. A. 2015. Plant and Herbivore Evolution within the Trophic Sandwich. Pp. 340-364. In: Trophic Interactions: Bottom-up and Top-down Interactions in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, eds. Hanley, T., La Pierre, K. Cambridge University Press.
2014
22. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Mooney, K. A. 2014. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant genotype diversity in a tri-trophic system. Ecology 95:2879-2893. PDF
21. Abdala-Roberts, L., Moreira, X., Cervera, J. C., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2014. Light availability influences growth-defense trade-offs in big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King). Biotropica 46:591-597. PDF
20. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. A. 2014. Positive effects of plant genotypic and species diversity on anti-herbivore defences in a tropical tree species. PLoS ONE 9: e105438. PDF
19. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Campbell, D. R., and Mooney, K. A. 2014. Soil fertility and parasitoids shape herbivore selection on plants. Journal of Ecology 102:1120-1128. PDF
18. Abdala-Roberts, L., Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Mooney, K. A., Moguel-Ordoñez, Y. B., and Tut-Pech, F. 2014. Plant traits mediate effects of predators across pepper (Capsicum annuum) varieties. Ecological Entomology 39:361-370. PDF
17. Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Linhart, Y. B., and Mooney, K. A. 2014. Masting promotes individual- and population-level reproduction by decreasing pollen limitation: new insights for the pollination efficiency hypothesis. Ecology 95:801-807. PDF
16. Abdala-Roberts, L., Marrufo-Zapata, D., Arceo-Gomez, G. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2014. Pollen limitation, fruit abortion and autonomous selfing in three populations of the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora. Plant Species Biology 29:25-33. PDF
2013
15. Munguía-Rosas, M. A., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2013. Effects of pollen load, parasitoids and the environment on predispersal seed predation in the cleistogamous Ruellia nudiflora. Oecologia 173:871-880. PDF
14. Berny-Mier y Terán, J. C., Abdala-Roberts, L., Duran-Yañez, A., and Felipe Tut-Pech. 2013. Variation in insect pest and virus resistance among Habanero peppers (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) in Yucatan, Mexico. Agrociencia 47:471-478. PDF
13. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Mooney, K. A. 2013. Environmental and plant genetic effects on tri-trophic interactions. Oikos 122:1157-1166. PDF
2012
12. Abdala-Roberts, L., Agrawal, A. A. and Mooney, K. A. 2012. Ant-aphid interactions on Asclepias syriaca are mediated by plant genotype and caterpillar damage. Oikos 121:1905-1913. PDF
11. Ortegón-Campos, I. G., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Cervera, J. C., Marrufo, D. and Herrera, C. M. 2012. Influence of multiple factors on plant local adaptation: soil type and folivore effects in Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae). Evolutionary Ecology 26:545-558. PDF
10. Rivera-Solís, G.,* Abdala-Roberts, L., Cervera-Herrera, J. C. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2012. Mechanisms and traits associated with compensation for defoliation in Ruellia nudiflora. Plant Ecology 213:303-314. PDF
9. Marquis, R.J., Ricklefs, R., and Abdala-Roberts, L. 2012. Testing the high defense, low latitude hypothesis for broad-leaved tree species. Oecologia 169:811-820. PDF
2010
8. Ramos-Zapata, J., Parra-Tabla, V., Campos, M. J., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Navarro, J. 2010. Genotypic variation in the response of the weed Ruellia nudiflora to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 20:275-280. PDF
7. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Salinas-Peba, L., Díaz-Castelazo, C. and Delfín-González, H. 2010. Spatial variation in the intensity of a trophic cascade involving Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae), a seed predator, and its associated parasitoid fauna. Biotropica 42:180-187. PDF
2009
6. Ortegón-Campos, I. G., Parra-Tabla, V., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Herrera, C. M. 2009. Local adaptation of Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae) to biotic counterparts: Complex scenarios revealed when two herbivore guilds are considered. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22: 2288-2297. PDF
5. Parra-Tabla, V., Abdala-Roberts, L., Rojas, J. C., Navarro, J. and Salinas-Peba, L. 2009. Floral longevity and scent respond to pollen manipulation and resource status in the tropical orchid Myrmecophila christinae (Orchidaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 282: 1-11. PDF
4. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Salinas-Peba, L. and Herrera, C.M. 2009. Noncorrelated effects of seed predators and pollinators on the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora remain spatially consistent. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 800-807. PDF
2007
3. Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V. and Navarro, J. 2007. Is floral longevity influenced by reproductive costs and pollination success in Cohniella ascendens (Orchidaceae)? Annals of Botany 100: 1367-1371. PDF
2. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Marquis, R. J. 2007. Test of local adaptation to biotic interactions and soil abiotic conditions in the ant-tended Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae). Oecologia 154: 315-326. PDF
2005
1. Abdala-Roberts, L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2005. Artificial defoliation induces trichome production in the tropical shrub Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Euphorbiaceae). Biotropica 37: 251-257. PDF