Publications
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Articles in refereed Journals
(*) indicates lab student, postdoc or intern mentee
Kempel, A….. many authors including van Nouhuys, S, and Sonali, VR.* 2025
The Bug-Network (BugNet): a global experimental network testing the effects of invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens on plant communities and ecosystem function in open ecosystems. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72111
Clifton, E. H., S. van Nouhuys, D. C. Harris, A. E. Hajek. 2025
Epizootiology of infections by Batkoa major and Beauveria bassiana in spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) populations. Environmental Entomology. doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf091
Borges, R. M., R. Venkatesan, S. van Nouhuys 2025
Parasitoid biology in the Anthropocene: It is getting harder to make a living from parasitism. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 69: 101361
Keasar, T., M. Coll, Y. Lubin, M. Segoli, S. van Nouhuys, E. Wajnberg, A. Tal 2025
Judiciary independence: why should conservation ecologists care? Conservation Science and Practice. DOI: 10.1111/csp2.70014
Khadakkar S*., and van Nouhuys, S. 2024
Postdoctoral struggles in the global south – insights from India. The Science of Nature 111:62
Ghosh, E., S. van Nouhuys, P. Ode 2024
Anthropogenic effects on the eco-immunology of herbivorous insects. Current Opinions in Insect Science 66:101285
Valerio, F., C. Martel, C. Stefanescu, S. van Nouhuys, M. Kankare and A. Duplouy 2024
Wolbachia strain diversity in a complex group of sympatric cryptic parasitoid species. BMC Microbiology, 24, article 319
Keasar, T., Wajnberg, E. Heimpel, G., Hardy, Ian C.W., Shaltiel, L., Gottlieb, D., van Nouhuys, S. 2023
Dynamic economic thresholds for agricultural pests and the importance of migration between field and off-field locations.
Forum article in Economic Entomology. 116(2), 2023, 321–330 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad019
Van Nouhuys, S., Harris, D. C., Hajek, A. E. 2023
Population level interactions between an invasive woodwasp, an invasive nematode and a community of native parasitoids. Neobiota, 82: 67-88. 10.3897/neobiota.82.96599
Van Nouhuys, S., Harris, D. C., Stephen, F. M., Galligan, L. D., Hajek, A. E. 2022
Association of the native parasitic nematode Deladenus proximus with individuals and populations of the native woodwasp Sirex nigricornis. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 24: 237-246. DOI: 10.1111/afe.12487
Wang, S., Brose, U., van Nouhuys, S., Holt, R. D. and Loreau, M. 2021
Metapopulation capacity determines food chain length in fragmented landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118, e2102733118.
Duplouy, A., Nair, A.*, Nyman, T., van Nouhuys, S. 2021
Long-term spatiotemporal genetic structure of an accidental parasitoid introduction, and local changes in prevalence of its associated Wolbachia symbiont. Molecular Ecology, 30, 4368-4380
One of the top downloaded papers in Molecular Ecology in 2021!
Opedal, Ø., Ovaskainen, O., Saastamoinen, M., Laine, A-L., van Nouhuys, S. 2020
Host plant availability drives the spatio-temporal dynamics of interacting metapopulations across a fragmented landscape. Ecology, 101(12):e03186. 10.1002/ecy.3186
Nair, A*., Nonaka , E., van Nouhuys, S. 2018
Increased fluctuation in a butterfly metapopulation leads to diploid males and decline of a hyperparasitoid. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0372
Kahilainen, A., van Nouhuys, S., Schulz, T. & Saastamoinen, M. 2018
Metapopulation dynamics in a changing climate: Increasing spatial synchrony in weather conditions drives metapopulation synchrony of a butterfly inhabiting a fragmented landscape. Global Change Biology, 24: 10.1111/gcb.14280
Reudler J. H*., van Nouhuys, S. 2018
The roles of foraging environment, host species and host diet for a generalist pupal parasitoid. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, doi: 10.1111/eea.12657
Rosa, E., van Nouhuys, S., Saastamoinen, M. 2017
The more the merrier: Conspecific density improves performance of gregarious larvae and reduces susceptibility to a pupal parasitoid. Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1002/ece3.3571
Rasmussen, P. U*., Amin, T., Bennett, A. E., Karlsson Green, K., Timonen, S., van Nouhuys, S., Tack, A. J. M. 2017
Plant and insect genetic variation mediate the impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on a natural plant-herbivore interaction. Ecological Entomology, 42 793-802.
Roslin T, Hardwick B, Novotny V, Petry WK, Andrew NR, Asmus A, Barrio IC, Basset Y, Boesing AL, Bonebrake TC, Cameron EK, Dáttilo W, Donoso DA, Drozd P, Gray CL, Hik DS, Hill SJ, Hopkins T, Huang S, Koane B, Laird-Hopkins B, Laukkanen L, Lewis OT, Milne S, Mwesige I, Nakamura A, Nell CS, Nichols E, Prokurat A, Sam K, Schmidt NM, Slade A, Slade V, Suchanková A, Teder T, van Nouhuys S, Vandvik V, Weissflog A, Zhukovich V, Slade EM. 2017.
Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations. Science, 356: 742-744
Science Shots review about it in Science
Nieminen, M. and van Nouhuys, S. 2017
The roles of trophic interactions, competition and landscape in determining metacommunity structure of a seed-feeding weevil and its parasitoids. Ann. Zool. Fennici, 54: 83-96
Singer, M. C., Kuussaari, M., van Nouhuys, S. 2017
Attraction of Melitaea cinxia butterflies to previously-attacked hosts: a likely complement to known Allee effects?
Ann. Zool. Fennici, 54: 205-212
van Nouhuys, S and Seppä, P. 2017
Preface to Ilkka hanski: the legacy of a multifacited ecologist
Ann. Zool. Fennici, 54: 1-4
van Nouhuys, S. Kohonen, M*., Duplouy, A. 2016
Wolbachia increases the susceptibility of a parasitoid wasp to hyperparasitism
Journal of Experimental Biology, 219: 2984-2990
Summary feature in Inside JEB
Nair, A.*, Fountain, T., Ikonen, S., Ojanen, S. P., van Nouhuys, S. 2016
Spatial and temporal genetic structure at the fourth trophic level in a fragmented landscape.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 283, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0668
Couchoux, C.*, Seppä, P., van Nouhuys, S. 2016
Strong dispersal in a parasitoid wasp overwhelms habitat fragmentation and host population dynamics
Molecular Ecology, 25 :3344-55 doi: 10.1111/mec.13696
Hajek, A. E. and van Nouhuys, S. 2016
Fatal diseases and parasitoids: from competition to facilitation in a shared host
Proceedings of the Royal Society B 283, 10.1098/rspb.2016.0154
van Nouhuys, S. 2016
Diversity, population structure and individual behavior of parasitoids as seen using molecular markers
Current opinions in Insect Science, 14: 94-99,10.1016/j.cois.2016.02.006
Duplouy, A., Couchoux, C.*, Hanski, I., van Nouhuys, S. 2015
Wolbachia infection in a natural parasitoid wasp population
PLOS One, 10(8): e0134843, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134843
Couchoux, C.*, Seppä, P., van Nouhuys, S. 2015
Effectiveness of deterrent marking by a parasitoid wasp: Behavioral and genetic approaches
Behaviour, 52: 1257-1276 10.1163/1568539X-00003277
Montovan, K. J.*, Couchoux, C.*, Jones, L. E., Reeve, H. K., van Nouhuys, S. 2015
The puzzle of partial resource use by a parasitoid wasp
The American Naturalist, 185: 538–550, doi: 10.1086/680036
Data: Dryad Digital Repository, http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h08r6.
Couchoux, C.*, Seppä, P., van Nouhuys, S. 2015
Microsatellites for the parasitoid wasp Hyposoter horticola
Conservation Genetics Resources, 7: 595-597 doi: 10.1007/s12686-015-0437-3
Nair, A.*, van Nouhuys, S. 2015
Microsatellite markers for a hyperparasitoid wasp from a fragmented landscape
Conservation Genetics Resources, 7: 565-586 doi: 10.1007/s12686-015-0425-7
van Nouhuys, S. and Kaplan I. 2014
Editorial overview: Beyond a taxonomically-driven approach to describing pattern and process in complex insect communities
Current Opinions in Insect Science, 2: v-vii
(co-guest editor for issue on Community Ecology)
Couchoux, C.* and van Nouhuys, S. 2014
Effects of intraspecific competition and host-parasitoid developmental timing on foraging behaviour of a parasitoid wasp
Journal of Insect Behavior 27: 283-301
Pinto-Zevallos, D. M.*, Hellen, H., Hakola, H., van Nouhuys, S., Holopainen, J. K. 2013
Induced defenses of Veronica spicata: Variability in herbivore-induced volatile organic compounds
Phytochemistry Letters 6: 653-656
Saastamoinen, M., Hirai, N., van Nouhuys, S. 2013
Direct and trans-generational responses to food deprivation during development in the Glanville fritillary butterfly
Oecologia, 171: 93-104
Kraft, T. S.* and van Nouhuys, S. 2013
The effect of multi-species host density on superparasitism and sex ratio in a gregarious parasitoid
Ecological Entomology 38: 138-146
van Nouhuys, S., Niemikapee S.*, Hanski, I. 2012
Variation in a host-parasitoid interaction across independent populations
Insects, 3: 1236-1256
Invited paper for a special issue on insect immunity
van Nouhuys, S., Reudler, J. H.*, Biere, A., Harvey, J. A. 2012
Performance of secondary parasitoids on chemically defended and undefended hosts
Basic and Applied Ecology, 13: 241-249
van Nouhuys, S. and Kraft, T. S.* 2012
Indirect interaction between butterflies meditated by a shared pupal parasitoid
Population Ecology, 54: 251-260
Reudler, J. H.*, Biere, A., Harvey, J. A., van Nouhuys, S. 2011
Differential performance of a specialist and two generalist herbivores and their parasitoids on Plantago lanceolata
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 37: 765-778 DOI 10.1007/s10886-011-9983-7
Corley, J. C., Villacide, J. M., van Nouhuys, S. 2010
Patch time allocation by a parasitoid: the influence of con-specifics, host abundance and distance to the patch
Jounral of Insect Behavior, 23: 431-440 DOI 10.1007/s10905-010-9226-8
Castelo, M. K.*, van Nouhuys, S., Corley, J. C. 2010
Olfactory attraction of the larval parasitoid, Hyposoter horticola, to plants infested with eggs of the host butterfly, Melitaea cinxia
Journal of insect Science, Vol. 10, article 53
van Nouhuys, S. and Punju, E.* 2010
Coexistence of competing parasitoids: which is the fugitive and where does it hide?
Oikos, 119: 61-70
Reudler Talsma, J.*, Biere, A., Harvey, J. A., van Nouhuys, S. 2008
Oviposition cues for a specialist butterfly: plant chemistry and size
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 34: 2102-1212
Reudler Talsma, J.*, Torri, K.*, van Nouhuys, S. 2008
Host plant use by the Heath fritillary butterfly, Melitaea athalia: plant habitat, species and chemistry
Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2: 63-75
van Nouhuys, S. and Kaartinen, R*. 2008
A parasitoid wasp uses landmarks while monitoring potential resources
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 275: 377-385
van Nouhuys, S. and Laine, A-L. 2008
Population dynamics and sex ratio of a parasitoid altered by fungal infected diet of host butterfly
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 275: 787-795
Elzinga, J. A., van Nouhuys, S., van Leeuwen, D. J., Biere, A. 2007
Distribution and colonization ability of three parasitoids and their herbivorous host in a fragmented landscape
Basic and Applied Ecology, 8: 75-88
Saastamoinen, M., van Nouhuys, S., Nieminen, M., O’Hara, B., Suomi, J.* 2007
Development and survival of a specialist herbivore, Melitaea cinxia, on host plants producing high and low concentrations of iridoid glycosides
Annales Zoologici Fennici, 44: 70-80
Tscharntke, T., R. Bommarco, Y. Clough, T. Crist, D. Kleijn, T. Rand, J. Tylianakis, S. van Nouhuys, S.Vidal 2007
Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale
Biological Control, 43: 294-309
Elzinga, J. A., van Nouhuys, S., van Leeuwen, D. J., Biere, A. 2007
Distribution and colonization ability of three parasitoids and their herbivorous host in a fragmented landscape
Basic and Applied Ecology, 8: 75-88
Saastamoinen, M., van Nouhuys, S., Nieminen, M., O’Hara, B., Suomi, J.* 2007
Development and survival of a specialist herbivore, Melitaea cinxia, on host plants producing high and low concentrations of iridoid glycosides
Annales Zoologici Fennici, 44: 70-80
Tscharntke, T., R. Bommarco, Y. Clough, T. Crist, D. Kleijn, T. Rand, J. Tylianakis, S. van Nouhuys, S.Vidal 2007
Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale
Biological Control, 43: 294-309
Harvey, J.A., van Nouhuys, S., Biere, A. 2005
Effects of quantitative variation in allelochemicals in Plantago lanceolata on development of a generalist and a specialist herbivore and their endoparasitoids
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 31: 287-302
Kankare, M.*, Stefanescu, C., van Nouhuys, S., Shaw, M. R. 2005
Host specialization by Cotesia wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitising species-rich Melitaeini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) communities in north-eastern Spain
The Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 86: 45-65
Kankare, M.*, van Nouhuys, S., Gaggiotti, O., Hanski, I. 2005
Metapopulation genetic structure of two coexisting parasitoids of the Glanville fritillary butterfly
Oecologia, 143: 77-84
Kankare, M.*, van Nouhuys, S. Hanski, I. 2005
Genetic divergence among host-specific cryptic species in Cotesia melitaearum agg., a parasitoid of checkerspot butterflies
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 98: 382-394
van Nouhuys, S. 2005
Effects of habitat fragmentation at different trophic levels in insect communities
Annales Zoologici Fennici, 42: 433–447
van Nouhuys, S., and Lei, G. C. 2004
Parasitoid and host metapopulation dynamics: the influence of temperature mediated phenological asynchrony
Journal of Animal Ecology, 73: 526-535
van Nouhuys, S, and Ehrnsten, J.* 2004
Parasitoid behavior that leads to uniform parasitism of a host available only a few hours per year
Behavioral Ecology, 15: 661-665
See a short summary “Waspish Behavior” Nature (2004) 430:31
Nieminen, M., J. Suomi, S.*, van Nouhuys, P. Sauri, M. Riekkola 2003
Effect of iridoid glycoside content on oviposition host plant and parasitism in a specialist herbivore
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 29: 823-844
van Nouhuys, S., M.C. Singer, M. Nieminen 2003
Spatial and temporal patterns of caterpillar performance and the suitability of two host plant species
Ecological Entomology, 28: 193-202
van Nouhuys, S., and Hanski, I. 2002
Colonization rates and distances of a host butterfly and two specific parasitoids in a fragmented landscape
Journal of Animal Ecology, 71: 639-650
van Nouhuys, S., M.C. Singer, M. Nieminen 2003
Spatial and temporal patterns of caterpillar performance and the suitability of two host plant species
Ecological Entomology, 28: 193-202
Hoffmann, M.P., P.R. Ode, D.L. Walker, J. Gardner, S. van Nouhuys & A. M. Shelton. 2001
Performance of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) reared on factitious hosts including Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Biological Control, 21: 1-10
van Nouhuys, S. and W.T. Tay. 2001
Causes and consequences of small population size for a specialist parasitoid wasp
Oecologia, 128: 126-133
van Nouhuys, S. and I. Hanski 2000
Apparent competition between parasitoids mediated by a shared hyperparasitoid
Ecology Letters, 3: 82-84
van Nouhuys, S. and I. Hanski 1999
Host diet affects extinctions and colonizations in a parasitoid metapopulation
Journal of Animal Ecology, 68: 1248-1258
van Nouhuys, S. and S. Via 1999
Natural selection and genetic differentiation of behavior between parasitoids from wild and cultivated habitats
Heredity, 83: 127-137
Note: Shamefully, this is the only publication I got around to publishing from my PhD research. Warning to students: don’t make this mistake!!
Fox L. R., D. K. Letourneau, J. Eisenbach & S. van Nouhuys 1990
Parasitism rate and sex ratios of a parasitoid wasp: Effects of herbivore and plant quality
Oecologia, 83: 414-419
Note: This is from my undergraduate senior thesis
Welch C. W., C. Pickel, D. Walsh, S. van Nouhuys 1989
Cyclamen mite control in Strawberries.
California Agriculture, 43(3): 14-18
Note: This is from when I worked for the California State Agricultural Extension office, before I started graduate school.