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LAUREL R. FOX Professor of EEBiology B.S., Cornell University M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara FOX LAB

Earth & Marine Sciences A402 University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064 phone 831.459.2533 fax 831.459.5353 fox@biology.ucsc.edu office hours

Population and Community Ecology; Plant-Herbivore Interactions

My research emphasizes the effects of interactions on community structure and dynamics, especially plant-herbivore and three- trophic-level interactions. I am particularly interested in resource use, plant defenses and the role of nutrients. I have worked in numerous systems, including Eucalyptus trees in Australia and maritime chaparral in California. Other work in my lab include includes the dynamics of endangered plants, ecological effects of climate change and community effects of invasive species.

Selected Publications

Schreiber, S.J., Fox, L.R. and Getz, W.M. 2002. Sex allocation affects coevolution of patch selection and stability in host-parasitoid systems. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 4:701-717.

Schreiber S.J., Fox, L.R. and Getz, W.M. 2000. Coevolution of contrary choices in host-parasitoid systems. American Naturalist 155:637-648.

Fox, L.R., Ribeiro, S.P., Brown, V.K., Masters, G.J. and Clarke, I.P. 1999. Direct and indirect effects of climate change on St. John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae). Oecologia 120: 113-122.

Pramuk, J. and Fox, L.R. 1999. Demography and larval development of the endo-parasitoid Patricloides montanus Cresson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). J. Kansas Entomological Society 71:44-50.

Bigger, D.S., and Fox, L.R. 1998. High density populations of the diamondback moth have broader host-plant diets. Oecologia 112:179-186.

Palmisano, S., and Fox, L.R. 1998. Effects of vertebrate and insect herbivores on the dynamics of a native thistle (Cirsium occicentale) in coastal dunes. Oecologia 111:413-421.

Fox, L.R., Kester, K.M., and Eisenbach, J. 1996. Direct and indirect responses of parasitoids to plants: sex ratio, plant quality and herbivore diet breadth. Entom. Exp. Appl. 80:289-292.

Fox, L.R., and Eisenbach, J. 1992. Contrary choices: Possible exploitation of enemy-free space by herbivorous insects in cultivated vs. wild conifers. Oecologia 89:574-579.

Fox, L.R., and Morrow, P. A. 1992. Responses of Eucalyptus to fertilization and reduced herbivory. Oecologia 89:214-222.

Fox, L.R., Letourneau, D.K., Eisenbach, J. and Van Nouhuys, S. 1990. Parasitism rates and sex ratios of a parasitoid wasp: Effects of herbivore and plant quality. Oecologia 83:414-419.