Monica Kersch-Becker
Assistant Professor of Entomology
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501 ASI
University Park, PA - mfk5843@psu.edu
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Population Growth Herbivores Arthropods Predators Herbivore Herbivory Effect Predator Arthropod Spider Predation Plant Defense Mutualism Araneae Climate Bacteria Shelter Aphid Ecosystem Resistance Predation Risk Aphids Aphidoidea Temperature DefenseMost 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 Antiqueira, Paula de Omena, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Thiago Goncalvez-Souza, Camila Vieira, Gustavo Migliorini, Monica Kersch-Becker, Tiago N. Bernabé, Tiago Bernabe, Fatima Recalde, Sandra Benavides Gordillo, Sandra Benavides-Gordillo, Gustavo 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 Greenspan, Mariana Lyra, Gustavo Migliorini, Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Molly Bletz, Cybele Lisboa, Mariana Pontes, Luisa Ribeiro, Wesley Neely, Felipe Rezende, Gustavo Romero, Douglas Woodhams, Celio Haddad, Luis Toledo, Carlos Becker, C. Guilherme Becker, 2019, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences on p. 20190924
The role of spider hunting mode on the strength of spider–plant mutualisms
Monica Kersch-Becker, Bruno Grisolia, Maria Campos, Gustavo Romero, 2018, Oecologia on p. 213-222
Bromeliads provide shelter against fire to mutualistic spiders in a fire-prone landscape
Paula De Omena, MÔnica F. Kersch-Becker, Pablo Antiqueira, Tiago Bernabe, Tiago N. Bernabé, Sandra Benavides-Gordillo, Fatima Recalde, Camila Vieira, Gustavo Migliorini, Gustavo Romero, 2018, Ecological Entomology on p. 389-393
Community-wide responses to predation risk: effects of predator hunting mode on herbivores, pollinators, and parasitoids
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Bruno Grisolia, Maria Campos, Gustavo Romero, 2018, Ecological Entomology on p. 846-849
Plant defences limit herbivore population growth by changing predator-prey interactions
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Andre Kessler, Jennifer Thaler, 2017, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences on p. 20171120
Most-Cited Papers
Plant resistance reduces the strength of consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators on aphids
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Jennifer Thaler, 2015, Journal of Animal Ecology on p. 1222-1232
Virus strains differentially induce plant susceptibility to aphid vectors and chewing herbivores
Monica Kersch-Becker, Jennifer Thaler, 2014, Oecologia on p. 883-892
Arthropod-bacteria interactions influence assembly of aquatic host microbiome and pathogen defense
Sasha Greenspan, Mariana Lyra, Gustavo Migliorini, Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Molly Bletz, Cybele Lisboa, Mariana Pontes, Luisa Ribeiro, Wesley Neely, Felipe Rezende, Gustavo Romero, Douglas Woodhams, Celio Haddad, Luis Toledo, Carlos Becker, C. Guilherme Becker, 2019, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences on p. 20190924
Plant defences limit herbivore population growth by changing predator-prey interactions
Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Andre Kessler, Jennifer Thaler, 2017, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences on p. 20171120
Cranberry Resistance to Dodder Parasitism: Induced Chemical Defenses and Behavior of a Parasitic Plant
Muvari Tjiurutue, Hilary Sandler, Monica Kersch-Becker, Nina Theis, Lynn Adler, 2016, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 95-106
Indirect effects of human development along the coast on coral health
C. Guilherme Becker, Carlos Becker, Benjamin Dalziel, Monica Kersch-Becker, Mia Park, Morgan Mouchka, 2013, Biotropica on p. 401-407
The role of spider hunting mode on the strength of spider–plant mutualisms
Monica Kersch-Becker, Bruno Grisolia, Maria Campos, Gustavo Romero, 2018, Oecologia on p. 213-222
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
Precipitation and predation risk alter the diversity and behavior of pollinators and reduce plant fitness
Pablo Antiqueira, Paula de Omena, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Thiago Goncalvez-Souza, Camila Vieira, Gustavo Migliorini, Monica Kersch-Becker, Tiago N. Bernabé, Tiago Bernabe, Fatima Recalde, Sandra Benavides Gordillo, Sandra Benavides-Gordillo, Gustavo 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