Monica Kersch-Becker
Assistant Professor of Entomology
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501 ASI
University Park, PA - mfk5843@psu.edu
- 814-863-7788
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Herbivores Population Growth Herbivore Effect Arthropods Predators Predator Spider Plant Defense Mutualism Ecosystem Arthropod Bacteria Aphid Araneae Resistance Predation Aphidoidea Herbivory Defense Hunting Shelter Predation Risk Pathogen PathogensMost Recent Publications
Climate variability and aridity modulate the role of leaf shelters for arthropods: A global experiment
Gustavo Q. Romero, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Tomas Roslin, Robert J Marquis, Nicholas A.C. Marino, Vojtech Novotny, Tatiana Cornelissen, Jerome Orivel, Shen Sui, Gustavo Aires, Reuber Antoniazzi, Wesley Dáttilo, Crasso P B Breviglieri, Annika Busse, Heloise Gibb, Thiago J. Izzo, Tomas Kadlec, Victoria Kemp, Monica Kersch-Becker, Michal Knapp, Pavel Kratina, Rebecca Luke, Stefan Majnarić, Robin Maritz, Paulo Mateus Martins, Esayas Mendesil, Jaroslav Michalko, Anna Mrazova, Samuel Novais, Cássio C. Pereira, Mirela S. Perić, Jana S. Petermann, Sérvio P. Ribeiro, Katerina Sam, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, Camila Vieira, Natalie Westwood, Maria L. Bernaschini, Valentina Carvajal, Ezequiel González, Mariana Jausoro, Stanis Kaensin, Fabiola Ospina, E. Jacob Cristóbal-Pérez, Mauricio Quesada, Pierre Rogy, Diane S Srivastava, Scarlett Szpryngiel, Ayco J.M. Tack, Tiit Teder, Martin Videla, Mari Liis Viljur, Julia Koricheva, 2022, Global Change Biology on p. 3694-3710
Subtle structures with not-so-subtle functions: A data set of arthropod constructs and their host plants
Cássio Cardoso Pereira, Samuel Novais, Milton Barbosa, Daniel Negreiros, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Tomas Roslin, Robert Marquis, Nicholas Marino, Vojtech Novotny, Jerome Orivel, Shen Sui, Gustavo Aires, Reuber Antoniazzi, Wesley Dáttilo, Crasso Breviglieri, Annika Busse, Heloise Gibb, Thiago Izzo, Tomas Kadlec, Victoria Kemp, Monica Kersch-Becker, Michal Knapp, Pavel Kratina, Rebecca Luke, Stefan Majnarić, Robin Maritz, Paulo Mateus Martins, Esayas Mendesil, Jaroslav Michalko, Anna Mrazova, Mirela Sertić Perić, Jana Petermann, Sérvio Ribeiro, Katerina Sam, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, Camila Vieira, Natalie Westwood, Maria Bernaschini, Valentina Carvajal, Ezequiel González, Mariana Jausoro, Stanis Kaensin, Fabiola Ospina, Jacob Cristóbal Pérez, Mauricio Quesada, Pierre Rogy, Diane S. Srivastava, Scarlett Szpryngiel, Ayco J.M. Tack, Tiit Teder, Martin Videla, Mari Liis Viljur, Julia Koricheva, G. Wilson Fernandes, Gustavo Q. Romero, Tatiana Cornelissen, 2022, Ecology
Contribution of emergent aquatic insects to the trophic variation of tropical birds and bats
Fátima C. Recalde, Crasso P.B. Breviglieri, Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Gustavo Q. Romero, 2021, Food Webs
Precipitation and predation risk alter the diversity and behavior of pollinators and reduce plant fitness
Pablo A.P. Antiqueira, Paula M. de Omena, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Camila Vieira, Gustavo H. Migliorini, Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Tiago N. Bernabé, Fátima C. Recalde, Sandra Benavides Gordillo, Gustavo Q. Romero, 2020, Oecologia on p. 745-753
Constitutive and herbivore-induced plant defences regulate herbivore population processes
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2019, Journal of Animal Ecology on p. 1079-1088
Arthropod-bacteria interactions influence assembly of aquatic host microbiome and pathogen defense
Sasha E. Greenspan, Mariana L. Lyra, Gustavo H. Migliorini, Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Molly C. Bletz, Cybele Sabino Lisboa, Mariana R. Pontes, Luisa P. Ribeiro, Wesley J. Neely, Felipe Rezende, Gustavo Q. Romero, Douglas C. Woodhams, Célio F.B. Haddad, Luís Felipe Toledo, C. Guilherme Becker, 2019, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Community-wide responses to predation risk: effects of predator hunting mode on herbivores, pollinators, and parasitoids
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Bruno B. Grisolia, Maria J.O. Campos, Gustavo Q. Romero, 2018, Ecological Entomology on p. 846-849
The role of spider hunting mode on the strength of spider–plant mutualisms
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Bruno B. Grisolia, Maria J.O. Campos, Gustavo Q. Romero, 2018, Oecologia on p. 213-222
Bromeliads provide shelter against fire to mutualistic spiders in a fire-prone landscape
Paula M. De Omena, MÔnica F. Kersch-Becker, Pablo A.P. Antiqueira, Tiago N. Bernabé, Sandra Benavides-Gordillo, Fátima C. Recalde, Camila Vieira, Gustavo H. Migliorini, Gustavo Q. Romero, 2018, Ecological Entomology on p. 389-393
Plant defences limit herbivore population growth by changing predator-prey interactions
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, André Kessler, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2017, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Most-Cited Papers
Landscape simplification and altitude affect biodiversity, herbivory and Andean potato yield
Katja Poveda, Eliana Martínez, Monica F. Kersch-Becker, Maria A. Bonilla, Teja Tscharntke, 2012, Journal of Applied Ecology on p. 513-522
Virus strains differentially induce plant susceptibility to aphid vectors and chewing herbivores
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2014, Oecologia on p. 883-892
Plant resistance reduces the strength of consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators on aphids
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2015, Journal of Animal Ecology on p. 1222-1232
Indirect effects of human development along the coast on coral health
C. Guilherme Becker, Benjamin D. Dalziel, Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Mia G. Park, Morgan Mouchka, 2013, Biotropica on p. 401-407
Cranberry Resistance to Dodder Parasitism: Induced Chemical Defenses and Behavior of a Parasitic Plant
Muvari Connie Tjiurutue, Hilary A. Sandler, Monica F. Kersch-Becker, Nina Theis, Lynn A. Adler, 2016, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 95-106
Arthropod-bacteria interactions influence assembly of aquatic host microbiome and pathogen defense
Sasha E. Greenspan, Mariana L. Lyra, Gustavo H. Migliorini, Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Molly C. Bletz, Cybele Sabino Lisboa, Mariana R. Pontes, Luisa P. Ribeiro, Wesley J. Neely, Felipe Rezende, Gustavo Q. Romero, Douglas C. Woodhams, Célio F.B. Haddad, Luís Felipe Toledo, C. Guilherme Becker, 2019, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Plant defences limit herbivore population growth by changing predator-prey interactions
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, André Kessler, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2017, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The role of spider hunting mode on the strength of spider–plant mutualisms
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Bruno B. Grisolia, Maria J.O. Campos, Gustavo Q. Romero, 2018, Oecologia on p. 213-222
Bottom-up multitrophic effects in resprouting plants
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Thomas M. Lewinsohn, 2012, Ecology on p. 9-16
Constitutive and herbivore-induced plant defences regulate herbivore population processes
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Jennifer S. Thaler, 2019, Journal of Animal Ecology on p. 1079-1088