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Office: 380A Briggs Hall
Lab: 380 Briggs
Phone: (530) 752-2800
Email: rkarban@ucdavis.edu
Fax: (530) 752-1537
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Richard Karban, Ph.D.
Professor of Entomology
Prof. Karban's Lab Research
- Education:
- B.A. Environmental Studies, Haverford College
- Ph.D. Biology, University of Pennsylvania
- Appointment:
- 25% Instruction and Research
75% Organized Research
- Teaches:
- Field Ecology and Community Ecology.
- Research Interests:
- Population regulation of animal species and the interactions between herbivores and their host plants.
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Add Publications (Kerberos protected)
Selected Publications:
- Karban, R. and K. Shiojiri. 2009. Self-recognition affects plant communication and defense Ecology Letters 12: 502-506.
- Karban, R.. 2008. Plant behavior and communication Ecology Letters 11 727-739.
- Karban, R.. 2008. Leaf drop in evergreen as a means of reducing herbivory. Ecology 89 2446-2452.
- Karban, R.. 2007. Deciduous leaf drop reduces insect herbivory. Oecologia 153 81-88.
- Karban, R. and M. Huntzinger. 2006. How To Do Ecology. A Concise Handbook Princeton University Press. Princeton, NJ .
- Karban, R., K. Shiojiri, M. Huntzinger, and A. C. McCall. 2006. Damage-induced resistance in sagebrush: volatiles are key to intra- and interplant communication Ecology .
- Karban, Richard and Ian T. Baldwin. 1997. Induced Responses to Herbivory The University of Chicago Press 319 pages.
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