Root - Publications

Richard B. Root

PUBLICATIONS

Contributions to Journals and Books

1960. Root, R. B. An estimate of the intrinsic rate of natural increase in the planarian, Dugesia tigrina. Ecology 41:369-372.

1962. Root, R. B. Comments on the status of some western specimens of the American redstart. Condor 64:76-77.

1964. Root, R. B. Ecological interactions of the chestnut-backed chickadee following a range extension. Condor 66:229-238.

1966. Root, R. B. The avian response to a population outbreak of the tent caterpillar, Malacosoma constrictum (Stretch). Pan-Pacific Entomology 42:48-53.

1967. Root, R. B. and R. M. Yarrow. A predator-decoy method for capturing insectivorous birds. Auk 84:423-424.

Root, R. B. The niche exploitation pattern of the blue-gray gnatcatcher. Ecological Monographs 37:317-350. (Citation "Classic"; Institute for Scientific Information)

1968. Godfrey, G. L. and R. B. Root. Emergence of parasites associated with the cabbage aphid during a chemical-control program. Journal of Economic Entomology 61:1762-1763.

1969. Landahl, J. T. and R. B. Root. Differences in the life tables of tropical and temperate milkweed bugs, genus Oncopeltus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Ecology 50:734-737.

Root, R. B. Interspecific territoriality between Bewick's and house wrens. Auk 86:125-127.

Root, R. B. The behavior and reproductive success of the blue-gray gnatcatcher. Condor 71:16-31.

Root, R. B. and A. M. Olson. Population increase of the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae, on different host plants. Canadian Entomologist 101:768-773.

Root, R. B. and J. J. Skelsey. Biotic factors involved in crucifer aphid outbreaks following insecticide application. Journal of Economic Entomology 62:223-233.

Root, R. B. and J. O. Tahvanainen. Role of winter cress, Barbarea vulgaris, as a temporal host in the seasonal development of the crucifer fauna. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 62:852-855.

1970. Read, D. P., P. P. Feeny, and R. B. Root. Habitat selection by the aphid parasite, Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and hyperparasite, Charips brassicae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae). Canadian Entomologist 102:1567-1578.

Tahvanainen, J. O. and R. B. Root. The invasion and population outbreak of Psylloides napi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) in New York. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63:1479-1480.

1972. Tahvanainen, J. O. and R. B. Root. The influence of vegetational diversity on the population ecology of a specialized herbivore, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Oecologia 10:321-346.

1973. Root, R. B. The organization of a plant-arthropod association in simple and diverse habitats: the fauna of collards, Brassica oleracea. Ecological Monographs 43:95-124.

Whittaker, R. H., S. A. Levin, and R. B. Root. Niche, habitat and ecotope. American Naturalist 107:321-338.

1975. Root, R. B. Some consequences of ecosystem texture. Pages 83-97 in Ecosystem Analysis and Prediction, S. A. Levin, ed. SIAM, Philadelphia. 337 pp.

Whittaker, R. H., S. A. Levin, and R. B. Root. On the reasons for distinguishing "niche, habitat, and ecotope." American Naturalist 109:479-482.

1976. Root, R. B. and S. J. Chaplin. The life styles of tropical milkweed bugs, Oncopeltus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), utilizing the same hosts. Ecology 57:132-140.

Root, R. B. and O. L. Loucks. The implications of perturbation frequency for evolution and adaptation. Pages 49-62 in Analysis of Transient Events in Ecosystems, O. L. Loucks, ed. The Institute of Ecology, Indianapolis, Indiana.

1977. Root, R. B. and J. A. Gowan. The influence of insecticides with differing specificity on the structure of the fauna associated with potatoes. American Midland Naturalist 99:299-314.

1980. Evans, E. W. and R. B. Root. Group molting and other lifeways of a solitary hunter, Apateticus bracteatus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73:270-274.

Messina, F. J. and R. B. Root. The association between leaf beetles and meadow goldenrods (Solidago spp.) in central New York. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73:641-646.

1981. Parker, M. A. and R. B. Root. Insect herbivores limit habitat distribution of a native composite, Machaeranthera canescens. Ecology 62:1390-1392.

1983. Root, R. B. and F. J. Messina. Defensive adaptations and natural enemies of a case-bearing beetle, Exema canadensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Psyche 90:67-80.

1984. Root, R. B. and P. M. Kareiva. The search for resources by cabbage butterflies (Pieris rapae): ecological consequences and adaptive significance of Markovian movements in a patchy environment. Ecology 65:147-165.

Root, R. B. and L. Knutson. Eco-forum: Documentation of scientific names in publication. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 65:308-309.

1985. Root, R. B. Gnatcatchers. Pages 252-253 in A Dictionary of Birds, B. Campbell and E. Lack, eds. The British Ornithologists' Union, Calton, United Kingdom.

1986. Root, R. B. The life of a Californian population of the facultative milkweed bug, Lygaeus kalmii (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88:201-214.

Root, R. B. and P. Kareiva. Is risk-spreading so unrealistic? Oikos 47:114-116.

1987. Maddox, G. D. and R. B. Root. Resistance to 16 diverse species of herbivorous insects within a population of goldenrod, Solidago altissima: genetic variation and heritability. Oecologia 72:8-14.

1990. Maddox, G. D. and R. B. Root. Structure of the selective encounter between goldenrod (Solidago altissima) and its diverse insect fauna. Ecology 71:2115-2124.

1991. Cain, M. L., W. P. Carson, and R. B. Root. Long-term suppression of insect herbivores increases the production and growth of Solidago altissima rhizomes. Oecologia 88:251-257.

1992. Cappuccino, N. and R. B. Root. The significance of host patch edges to the colonization and development of Corythucha marmorata (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Ecological Entomology 17:109-113.

Root, R. B. and N. Cappuccino. Patterns in population change and the organization of the insect community associated with goldenrod. Ecological Monographs 62:393-420.

1993. Meyer, G. A. and R. B. Root. Effects of herbivorous insects and soil fertility on reproduction of goldenrod. Ecology 74:1117-1128.

1996. Herzig, A. L. and R. B. Root. Colonization of host patches following long-distance dispersal by a goldenrod beetle, Trirhabda virgata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Ecological Entomology 21:344-351.

Meyer, G. A. and R. B. Root. Influence of feeding guild on insect response to host fertilization. Ecological Entomology 21:270-278.

Root, R. B. Herbivore pressure on goldenrods (Solidago altissima): its variation and cumulative effects. Ecology 77:1074-1087.

1999. Carson, W. P. and R. B. Root. Top-down effects of insect herbivores during early succession: Influence on biomass and plant dominance. Oecologia 121:260-272.

Root, R. B. The expendability of species: A test case based on the caterpillars on goldenrod. In: Peter Kareiva and Simon Levin, editors. "Are there expendable species?" (in press) Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

2000. Carson, W. P. and R. B. Root. Herbivory and plant species coexistence: Community regulation by an outbreaking phytophagous insect. Ecological Monographs 70:72-99. (Editor's Choice: Highlights of recent literature: Science 287:1713. 10 March 2000.)

2001. Root, R. B. The guild concept. Vol. 3 Pp. 295-302. In: Encyclopedia of biodiversity. Simon Levin, Editor in Chief. Academic Press. San Diego, California.

Selected Reports, Reviews, Abstracts, etc.

1965. Root, R. B. The guild concept and community analysis. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 46:177.

1971. Root, R. B. Notas sobre plagas de insectos que afectan las papas y Brassicas cerca a Popayan. Memorandum del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario. 14 pp.

Root, R. B. Species diversity and population stability of insect herbivores associated with related host plants in tropical and temperate regions. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 62:50.

1978. Levin, S. A. and R. B. Root. Community. Pages 127-129 in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology.

1979. Root, R. B. Biographical sketch of President Robert T. Paine. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 60:156-157.

Root, R. B. Explaining an evolutionary success. (Review of: Diversity of Insect Faunas, L. A. Mound and N. Waloff, eds.) Science 205:484-485.

1982. Root, R. B. Functional classifications and the development of the guild concept. In Use of Guilds in Environmental Management, W. D. Severinghaus, ed. U.S. Corps of Army Engineers.

1986. Root, R. B. President's report, 1985-1986. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 67:303-304.

1987. Root, R. B. The challenge of increasing information and specialization. Address of the President. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 68:538-543.

Root, R. B. Review of Insects on Plants; Community Patterns and Mechanisms, by D. R. Strong, J. H. Lawton, and Sir Richard Southwood. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 30:282-284.

1988. Risser, P. G., J. Lubchenco, and R. B. Root. The Research Support Liaison Committee in ecology, evolution, and systematics. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 69:6-10.

1989. Root, R. B. The life and work of Frank W. Preston. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 70:244-247.

1990. Root, R. B. Biographical sketch of Simon A. Levin. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 71:19-20.

1992. Root, R. B. Resolution of respect: William J. Hamilton, Jr. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 73:178-179.

1996. Root, R. B. Measuring the intensity of herbivore pressure. Pages 509-510 in V. C. Moran and J. H. Hoffmann (editors), Proceedings of the IX International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds held in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Root, R. B. Maintaining ecology's broad scope. A review of "Macroecology" by James H. Brown. Ecology 77:1311-1312.

PUBLICATIONS -- Research Done with Guidance from Richard B. Root

1969. Yarrow, R. M. Recurrent use of territories by individual American redstarts. Wilson Bulletin 81:471.

1970. Price, P. W. A loosestrife sawfly, Monostegia abdominalis (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). Canadian Entomologist 102:491-495.

Price, P. W. Dispersal and establishment of Pleolophus basizonus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Canadian Entomologist 102:1102-1111.

Price, P. W. Characteristics permitting coexistence among parasitoids of a sawfly in Quebec. Ecology 51:445-454.

Price, P. W. Trail odors: recognition by insects parasitic on cocoons. Science 1970:546-547.

Yarrow, R. M. Changes in redstart breeding territory. Auk 87:359-361.

1971. Price, P. W. Niche breadth and dominance of parasitic insects sharing the same host species. Ecology 52:587-596.

Tostowaryk, W. Life history and behavior of Podisus modestus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in boreal forest in Quebec. Canadian Entomologist 103:662-674.

Tostowaryk, W. Relationship between parasitism and predation of diprionid sawflies. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 64:1424-1427.

1972. Price, P. W. Parasitoids utilizing the same host: adaptive nature of differences in size and form. Ecology 53:190-195.

Tahvanainen, J. O. Phenology and microhabitat selection of some flea beetles (Chrysomelidae) on wild and cultivated crucifers in central New York. Entomologica Scandinavica 3:120-138.

Tostowaryk, W. The effect of prey defense on the functional response of Podisus modestus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to densities of the sawflies Neodiprion swainei and N. pratti-banksianae (Hymenoptera: Neodiprionidae). Canadian Entomologist 104:61-69.

1973. Chaplin, S. J. Reproductive isolation between two sympatric species of Oncopeltus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) in the tropics. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 66:997-1000.

Eickwort, K. R. Cannibalism and kin selection in Labidomera clivicollis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). American Naturalist 107:452-453.

Ralph, C. P. and S. J. Chaplin. Some birds of Isla Punta Arenas, Pacific Coast, Colombia. Condor 75:357-359.

1974. Hicks, K. L. and J. O. Tahvanainen. Niche differentiation by crucifer-feeding flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). American Midland Naturalist 91:406-423.

1975. Cromartie, W. J., Jr. Influence of habitat on colonization of collard plants by Pieris rapae. Environmental Entomology 4:783-784.

Cromartie, W. J., Jr. The effect of stand size and vegetational background on the colonization of cruciferous plants by herbivorous insects. Journal of Applied Ecology 12:517-533.

Feinsinger, P. and S. B. Chaplin. On the relationship between wing disc loading and foraging strategy in hummingbirds. American Naturalist 109:217-224.

Ralph, C. P. Life style of Coccyzus pumilus, a tropical cuckoo. Condor 77:60-72.

1976. Feinsinger, P. Organization of a tropical guild of nectarivorous birds. Ecological Monographs 46:257-291.

Ralph, C. P. Natural food requirements of the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), and their relation to gregariousness and host plant morphology. Oecologia 26:157-175.

Rathcke, B. J. Competition and coexistence within a guild of herbivorous insects. Ecology 57:76-87.

1977. Eckhardt, R. C. Effects of a late spring storm on a local dusky flycatcher population. Auk 94:362.

Eickwort, K. R. Population dynamics of a relatively rare species of milkweed beetle (Labidomera). Ecology 58:527-538.

Ralph, C. P. Effect of host plant density on populations of a specialized, seed-sucking bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus. Ecology 58:799-809.

Ralph, C. P. Search behavior of the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 70:337-342.

1978. Evans, E. W. Nesting responses of field sparrows (Spizella pusilla) to plant succession on a Michigan old field. Condor 80:34-40.

Feinsinger, P. Ecological interactions between plants and hummingbirds in a successional tropical community. Ecological Monographs 48:269-287.

Messina, F. J. Mirid fauna associated with old-field goldenrods (Solidago: Compositae) in Ithaca, N. Y. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 86:137-143.

1979. Eckhardt, R. C. The adaptive syndromes of two guilds of insectivorous birds in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Ecological Monographs 49:129-149.

McEvoy, P. B. Advantages and disadvantages to group living in treehoppers. Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 11:1-13.

1981. Bierzychudek, P. Asclepias, Lantana, and Epidendrum: a floral mimicry complex? Pages 54-58 in Reproductive Botany. Supplement to Biotropica 13.

Bierzychudek, P. Pollinator limitation of plant reproductive effort. American Naturalist 117:838-840.

Feinsinger, P., E. E. Spears, and R. W. Poole. A simple measure of niche breadth. Ecology 62:27-32.

Messina, F. J. Aggregation behavior of Aplomyiopsis xylota (Diptera: Tachinidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 89:197-201.

Messina, F. J. Plant protection as a consequence of an ant-membracid mutualism: interactions on goldenrod (Solidago sp.). Ecology 62:1433-1440.

1982. Bierzychudek, P. Life histories and demography of shade-tolerant temperate forest herbs: a review. New Phytologist 90:757-776.

Bierzychudek, P. The demography of jack-in-the-pulpit, a forest perennial that changes sex. Ecological Monographs 52:335-351.

Bierzychudek, P. Jack and Jill in the pulpit. Natural History, March 1982:22-27.

Evans, E. W. Consequences of body size for fecundity in the predatory stinkbug, Podisus maculiventris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 75:418-420.

Evans, E. W. Feeding specialization in predatory insects: hunting and attack behavior of two stinkbug species (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). American Midland Naturalist 108:96-104.

Evans, E. W. Habitat differences in feeding habits and body size of the predatory stinkbug Perillus circumcinctus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 90:129-133.

Evans, E. W. Timing of reproduction by predatory stinkbugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): patterns and consequences for a generalist and a specialist. Ecology 63:147-158.

Kareiva, P. Exclusion experiments and the competitive release of insects feeding on collards. Ecology 63:696-704.

Kareiva, P. Experimental and mathematical analyses of herbivore movement: quantifying the influence of plant spacing and quality on foraging discrimination. Ecological Monographs 52:261-282.

Messina, F. J. Timing of dispersal and ovarian development in goldenrod leaf beetles Trirhabda virgata and T. borealis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 75:78-83.

Messina, F. J. Food plant choices of two goldenrod beetles: relation to plant quality. Oecologia 55:342-354.

Messina, F. J. Comparative biology of the goldenrod leaf beetles, Trirhabda virgata LeConte and T. borealis Blake (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Coleopterists' Bulletin 36:255-269.

Parker, M. A. Association with mature plants protects seedlings from predation in an arid grassland shrub, Gutierrezia microcephala. Oecologia 53:276-280.

Parker, M. A. Thermoregulation by diurnal movement in the barberpole grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor). American Midland Naturalist 107:228-237.

1983. Evans, E. W. Niche relations of predatory stinkbugs (Podisus spp., Pentatomidae) attacking tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum, Lasiocampidae). American Midland Naturalist 109:316-323.

Kareiva, P. M. Local movement in herbivorous insects: applying a passive diffusion model to mark-recapture field experiments. Oecologia 57:322-327.

Messina, F. J. Parasitism of two goldenrod beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Aplomyiopsis xylota (Diptera: Tachinidae). Environmental Entomology 12:807-809.

Messina, F. J. Response of a goldenrod beetle to four seldom-encountered goldenrod (Solidago) species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 91:269-272.

1984. Bierzychudek, P. Assessing "optimal" life histories in a fluctuating environment: the evolution of sex-changing by jack-in-the-pulpit. American Naturalist 123:829-840.

Bierzychudek, P. Determinants of gender in jack-in-the-pulpit: the influence of plant size and reproductive history. Oecologia 65:14-18.

Parker, M. A. Local food depletion and the foraging behavior of a specialist grasshopper, Hesperotettix viridis. Ecology 65:824-835.

1985. Evans, E. W. A key to nymphs of four species of the genus Podisus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) of northeastern North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87:94-97.

Kareiva, P. Finding and losing host plants by Phyllotreta: patch size and surrounding habitat. Ecology 66:1809-1816.

Parker, M. A. Size-dependent herbivore attack and the demography of an arid grassland shrub. Ecology 66:850-860.

Rathcke, B. Slugs as generalist herbivores: tests of three hypotheses on plant choices. Ecology 66:828-836.

1986. Maddox, G. D. and N. Cappuccino. Genetic determination of plant susceptibility to an herbivorous insect depends on environmental context. Evolution 40:863-866.

McEvoy, P. B. Niche partitioning in spittlebugs (Homoptera: Cercopidae) sharing shelters on host plants. Ecology 67:465-478.

1987. Cappuccino, N. Comparative population dynamics of two goldenrod aphids: spatial patterns and temporal stability. Ecology 68:1634-1646.

1988. Cappuccino, N. Spatial patterns of goldenrod aphids and the response of enemies to patch density. Oecologia 76:607-610.

1989. Maddox, G. D., R. E. Cook, P. H. Wimberger, and S. Gardescu. Clone structure in four Solidago altissima (Asteraceae) populations: rhizome connections within genotypes. American Journal of Botany 76:318-326.

1991. Cappuccino, N. Density dependence in the mortality of phytophagous insects on goldenrod (Solidago altissima). Environmental Entomology 20:1121-1128.

Cappuccino, N. Mortality of Microrhopala vittata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in outbreak and nonoutbreak sites. Environmental Entomology 20:865-871.

1992. Meyer, G. A. and T. H. Whitlow. Effect of leaf and sap feeding insects on photosynthetic rates of goldenrod. Oecologia 92:480-489.

1993. Meyer, G. A. A comparison of the impacts of leaf- and sap-feeding insects on growth and allocation of goldenrod. Ecology 74:1101-1116.

1994. Loeffler. C. C. Natural history of leaf-folding caterpillars, Dichomeris spp. (Gelechiidae) on goldenrods and asters. Journal of the Entomological Society of New York 102:405-428.

1995. Herzig, A. L. Effects of population density on long-distance dispersal in the goldenrod beetle, Trirhabda virgata. Ecology 76:2044-2054.

Peterson, M. A. Unpredictability in the facultative association between larvae of Euphilotes enoptes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and ants. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 55:209-223.

Peterson, M. A. Phenological isolation, gene flow, and developmental differences among low- and high-elevation populations of Euphilotes enoptes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Evolution 49:446-455.

1996. Loeffler, C. C. Adaptive tradeoffs of leaf-folding in Dichomeris caterpillars on goldenrods. Ecological Entomology 21:34-40.

Loeffler, C. C. Caterpillar leaf-folding as a defense against predation and dislodgment: Staged encounters using Dichomeris (Gelechiidae) larvae on goldenrods. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 50:245-260.

Loeffler, C. C. Host plant and habitat effects on behavior, survival, and grow of early instar Dichomeris leuconotella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), leaf-folders on goldenrods. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 32:53-74.

Peterson, M. A. Long-distance gene flow in the sedentary butterfly, Euphilotes enoptes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Evolution 50:1990-1999.

1997. Grevstad, F. S. and A. L. Herzig. Quantifying the effects of distance and conspecifics on colonization: experiments and models using the loosestrife leaf beetle, Galerucella calmariensis. Oecologia 110:60-68.

Peterson, M. A. Host plant phenology and butterfly dispersal: causes and consequences of uphill movement. Ecology 78:167-180.

1998. Peck, D. C. Natural history of the spittlebug. Prosapia bicincta (Homoptera: Cercopidae) in association with dairy pastures of Costa Rica. Annals Entomological Society of America. 91:435-444.

Peck, D. C. Use of alternative food plants exclusively by adult male froghoppers. (Homoptera: Cercopidae). Biotropica 30:649-644.

1999. Grevstad, F. S. Factors influencing the chance of population establishment: Implications for release strategies in biocontrol. Ecological Applications 9:1439-1447.

Peck, D. C. Seasonal fluctuations and phenology of Prosapia spittlebugs (Homoptera: Cercopidae) in upland pastures in Costa Rica. Environmental Entomology 28:372-386.

2000. Uriarte, M. Interactions between goldenrod (Solidago altissima) and its insect herbivore (Trirhabda virgata) over the course of succession. Oecologia 122:521-528.

Yang, L. H. Effects of body size and plant structure on movement ability of a predaceous stink bug Podisus maculiventis (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Oecologia 125:85-90.

2001. Hufbauer, R. A. Pea aphid-parasitoid interactions: Have parasitoids adapted to differential resistance? Ecology 82:717-725.

Zink, A. G. The optimal degree of parental care asymmetry among communal breeders. Animal Behaviour 61:439-446.

1960.	Root, R. B. An estimate of the intrinsic rate of natural increase in the planarian, Dugesia tigrina. Ecology 41:369-372.
1962.	Root, R. B. Comments on the status of some western specimens of the American redstart. Condor 64:76-77.
1964.	Root, R. B. Ecological interactions of the chestnut-backed chickadee following a range extension. Condor 66:229-238.
1966.	Root, R. B. The avian response to a population outbreak of the tent caterpillar, Malacosoma constrictum (Stretch). Pan-Pacific Entomology 42:48-53.
1967.	Root, R. B. and R. M. Yarrow. A predator-decoy method for capturing insectivorous birds. Auk 84:423-424.
	Root, R. B. The niche exploitation pattern of the blue-gray gnatcatcher. Ecological Monographs 37:317-350. (Citation "Classic"; Institute for Scientific Information)
1968.	Godfrey, G. L. and R. B. Root. Emergence of parasites associated with the cabbage aphid during a chemical-control program. Journal of Economic Entomology 61:1762-1763.
1969.	Landahl, J. T. and R. B. Root. Differences in the life tables of tropical and temperate milkweed bugs, genus Oncopeltus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Ecology 50:734-737.
	Root, R. B. Interspecific territoriality between Bewick's and house wrens. Auk 86:125-127.
	Root, R. B. The behavior and reproductive success of the blue-gray gnatcatcher. Condor 71:16-31.
	Root, R. B. and A. M. Olson. Population increase of the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae, on different host plants. Canadian Entomologist 101:768-773.
	Root, R. B. and J. J. Skelsey. Biotic factors involved in crucifer aphid outbreaks following insecticide application. Journal of Economic Entomology 62:223-233.
	Root, R. B. and J. O. Tahvanainen. Role of winter cress, Barbarea vulgaris, as a temporal host in the seasonal development of the crucifer fauna. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 62:852-855.
1970.	Read, D. P., P. P. Feeny, and R. B. Root. Habitat selection by the aphid parasite, Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and hyperparasite, Charips brassicae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae). Canadian Entomologist 102:1567-1578.
	Tahvanainen, J. O. and R. B. Root. The invasion and population outbreak of Psylloides napi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) in New York. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63:1479-1480.
1972.	Tahvanainen, J. O. and R. B. Root. The influence of vegetational diversity on the population ecology of a specialized herbivore, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Oecologia 10:321-346.
1973.	Root, R. B. The organization of a plant-arthropod association in simple and diverse habitats: the fauna of collards, Brassica oleracea. Ecological Monographs 43:95-124.
	Whittaker, R. H., S. A. Levin, and R. B. Root. Niche, habitat and ecotope. American Naturalist 107:321-338.
1975.	Root, R. B. Some consequences of ecosystem texture. Pages 83-97 in Ecosystem Analysis and Prediction, S. A. Levin, ed. SIAM, Philadelphia. 337 pp.
	Whittaker, R. H., S. A. Levin, and R. B. Root. On the reasons for distinguishing "niche, habitat, and ecotope." American Naturalist 109:479-482.
1976.	Root, R. B. and S. J. Chaplin. The life styles of tropical milkweed bugs, Oncopeltus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), utilizing the same hosts. Ecology 57:132-140.
	Root, R. B. and O. L. Loucks. The implications of perturbation frequency for evolution and adaptation. Pages 49-62 in Analysis of Transient Events in Ecosystems, O. L. Loucks, ed. The Institute of Ecology, Indianapolis, Indiana.
1977.	Root, R. B. and J. A. Gowan. The influence of insecticides with differing specificity on the structure of the fauna associated with potatoes. American Midland Naturalist 99:299-314.
1980.	Evans, E. W. and R. B. Root. Group molting and other lifeways of a solitary hunter, Apateticus bracteatus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73:270-274.
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1981.	Parker, M. A. and R. B. Root. Insect herbivores limit habitat distribution of a native composite, Machaeranthera canescens. Ecology 62:1390-1392.
1983.	Root, R. B. and F. J. Messina. Defensive adaptations and natural enemies of a case-bearing beetle, Exema canadensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Psyche 90:67-80.
1984.	Root, R. B. and P. M. Kareiva. The search for resources by cabbage butterflies (Pieris rapae): ecological consequences and adaptive significance of Markovian movements in a patchy environment. Ecology 65:147-165.
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1985.	Root, R. B. Gnatcatchers. Pages 252-253 in A Dictionary of Birds, B. Campbell and E. Lack, eds. The British Ornithologists' Union, Calton, United Kingdom.
1986.	Root, R. B. The life of a Californian population of the facultative milkweed bug, Lygaeus kalmii (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88:201-214.
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1987.	Maddox, G. D. and R. B. Root. Resistance to 16 diverse species of herbivorous insects within a population of goldenrod, Solidago altissima: genetic variation and heritability. Oecologia 72:8-14.
1990.	Maddox, G. D. and R. B. Root. Structure of the selective encounter between goldenrod (Solidago altissima) and its diverse insect fauna. Ecology 71:2115-2124.
1991.	Cain, M. L., W. P. Carson, and R. B. Root. Long-term suppression of insect herbivores increases the production and growth of Solidago altissima rhizomes. Oecologia 88:251-257.
1992.	Cappuccino, N. and R. B. Root. The significance of host patch edges to the colonization and development of Corythucha marmorata (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Ecological Entomology 17:109-113.
	Root, R. B. and N. Cappuccino. Patterns in population change and the organization of the insect community associated with goldenrod. Ecological Monographs 62:393-420.
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1996.	Herzig, A. L. and R. B. Root. Colonization of host patches following long-distance dispersal by a goldenrod beetle, Trirhabda virgata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Ecological Entomology 21:344-351.
	Meyer, G. A. and R. B. Root. Influence of feeding guild on insect response to host fertilization. Ecological Entomology 21:270-278.
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1999.	Carson, W. P. and R. B. Root. Top-down effects of insect herbivores during early succession: Influence on biomass and plant dominance. Oecologia 121:260-272.
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	Root, R. B. Species diversity and population stability of insect herbivores associated with related host plants in tropical and temperate regions. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 62:50.
1978.	Levin, S. A. and R. B. Root. Community. Pages 127-129 in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology.
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1987.	Root, R. B. The challenge of increasing information and specialization. Address of the President. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 68:538-543.
	Root, R. B. Review of Insects on Plants; Community Patterns and Mechanisms, by D. R. Strong, J. H. Lawton, and Sir Richard Southwood. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 30:282-284.
1988.	Risser, P. G., J. Lubchenco, and R. B. Root. The Research Support Liaison Committee in ecology, evolution, and systematics. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 69:6-10.
1989.	Root, R. B. The life and work of Frank W. Preston. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 70:244-247.
1990.	Root, R. B. Biographical sketch of Simon A. Levin. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 71:19-20.
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1996.	Root, R. B. Measuring the intensity of herbivore pressure. Pages 509-510 in V. C. Moran and J. H. Hoffmann (editors), Proceedings of the IX International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds held in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
	Root, R. B. Maintaining ecology's broad scope. A review of "Macroecology" by James H. Brown. Ecology 77:1311-1312.

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