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K. Kester

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K. Kester — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 13
Works: 34
Citations: 468

Most-cited papers

Behavioral and ecological constraints imposed by plants on insect parasitoids: Implications for biological control
K. Kester, P. Barbosa
199170 citations
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Characterization of human DNA in environmental samples.
Mary Toothman, K. Kester, Jarrod R. Champagne, T. D. Cruz +2 more
2008Forensic Science International46 citations
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Effects of diet on growth, fecundity and duration of tethered flight of Nezara viridula
K. Kester, C. M. Smith
198439 citations
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Upper thermal limits differ among and within component species in a tritrophic host-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid system
Salvatore J. Agosta, K. Joshi, K. Kester
2018PLoS ONE36 citations Open access
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The roles of nicotine and natural enemies in determining larval feeding site distributions of Manduca sexta L. and Manduca quinquemaculata (Haworth) on tobacco
K. Kester, S. C. Peterson, F. Hanson, D. M. Jackson +1 more
2002Chemoecology31 citations
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Effect of Optical Brighteners on the Efficacy of Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus in Forest Plots with High or Low Levels of Natural Virus
R. Webb, M. Shapiro, J. D. Podgwaite, R. Ridgway +7 more
199430 citations
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Toxin or medication? Immunotherapeutic effects of nicotine on a specialist caterpillar
Michael A. Garvey, Justin P. Bredlau, K. Kester, C. Creighton +1 more
202026 citations
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Characterization and Generation of Male Courtship Song in Cotesia congregata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Justin P. Bredlau, Yasha Mohajer, T. Cameron, K. Kester +1 more
2013PLoS ONE25 citations Open access
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Reductions in Consumption., Utilization, and Growth Rate of Soybean Looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae Fed Foliage of Soybean Genotype PI 227687
G. Reynolds, C. M. Smith, K. Kester
198425 citations
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Mechanisms of Resistance in Soybean ( Glycine max [L.] Merrill) Genotype PI171444 to the Southern Green Stink Bug, Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
K. Kester, C. M. Smith, D. Gilman
198421 citations
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Characterization of microsatellite loci in the parasitoid, Cotesia congregata (Say) (Hymenoptera Braconidae)
M. Jensen, K. Kester, M. Kankare, B. Brown
200220 citations
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Postemergence Experience Affects Sex Ratio Allocation in a Gregarious Insect Parasitoid
A. Lentz, K. Kester
2007Journal of insect behavior17 citations
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Effect of Sequential Learning Experiences on Searching Responses and Sex Ratio Allocations of the Gregarious Insect Parasitoid, Cotesia congregata (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Amanda J. Lentz-Ronning, K. Kester
2013Journal of insect behavior15 citations
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Characterization of microsatellite loci in two primary parasitoids of the butterfly Melitaea cinxia, Cotesia melitaearum and Hyposoter horticola (Hymenoptera)
M. Kankare, M. Jensen, K. Kester, Ilik J. Saccheri
200413 citations
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Genetic Differentiation of Two Host—Foodplant Complex Sources of Cotesia congregata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
K. Kester, Georgia M. Eldeib, B. Brown
201511 citations
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Insect allelochemic effects of sesquiterpene lactones from Melampodium
C. M. Smith, K. Kester, N. Fischer
198311 citations
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The Parasitic Wasp, Cotesia congregata (Say), Consists of Two Incipient Species Isolated by Asymmetric Reproductive Incompatibility and Hybrid Inability to Overcome Host Defenses
Justin P. Bredlau, D. Kuhar, D. Gundersen-Rindal, K. Kester
2019Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution7 citations Open access
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Evolutionary relationships of courtship songs in the parasitic wasp genus, Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Justin P. Bredlau, K. Kester
2019PLoS ONE7 citations Open access
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Baseline and in vivo Total Photoluminescence of Endospore Material Using the Parasitoid Wasp C. Congregata
John E. Anderson, S. Webb, R. Fischer, K. Kester +1 more
20016 citations
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Caterpillars (Manduca sexta) parasitized by the wasp Cotesia congregata stop chewing despite an intact motor system.
C. Miles, Wei-Ping Chen, S. Adamo, K. Kester +1 more
2023Journal of Experimental Biology5 citations Open access
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The effects of allelochemical transfer on the dynamics of hosts, parasitoids, and competing hyperparasitoids
Mark P. Zimmerman, D. M. Chan, K. Kester, R. Rael +1 more
2021Natural Resource Modeling2 citations Open access
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Effect of Sequential Learning Experiences on Searching Responses and Sex Ratio Allocations of the Gregarious Insect Parasitoid, Cotesia congregata (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Amanda J. Lentz-Ronning, K. Kester
2012Journal of insect behavior1 citations
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Molecular markers to determine the ecological fate of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki
K. Shrinivas, K. Kester, P. A. W. Martin, B. Brown
2008Molecular Ecology Resources1 citations
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XIV International Entomophagous Insects Workshop: June 11–15, 2006, Newark, Delaware
K. Hopper, K. Kester, K. Hoelmer
2007Journal of Insect Science1 citations Open access
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HOST IDENTIFIED FOR RHYNCHOPHION FLAMMIPENNIS (HYMENOPTERA : ICHNEUMONIDAE)
K. Kester, J. Tuttle
19991 citations
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HIGH ABUNDANCE AND LOW DIVERSITY OF FOSSIL TETRAPOD VERTEBRATES IN THE SOLITE QUARRY
K. Joshi, Salvatore J. Agosta, K. Kester
20180 citations
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Section Abstracts: Natural History and Biodiversity
K. Joshi, Salvatore J. Agosta, K. Kester
20170 citations
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Natural History and Biodiversity RESPONSES OF THE CATALPA SPHINX AND ITS PRIMARY PARASITOID TO HIGH AND LOW LEVELS OF IRIDOID GLYCOSIDES
Jessica L. Bray, M. Deane, K. Kester, Mary Ayers
20170 citations
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Effects of olfactory cues on the foraging behavior of a Carabid beetle, Calosoma wilcoxi, a predator of a forest defoliator.
Kennesha J. Myrick-Bragg, K. Kester, D. Johnson
20160 citations
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Differential bracovirus gene expression among host-foodplant complex sources of the braconid parasitoid wasp,Cotesia congregata, likely reflects adaptations to host species and diet
K. Kester
20160 citations
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XIII International Entomophagous Insects 2003 J Insect Sci
J. Peña, Rita E. Duncan, E. Huguet, B. Provost +179 more
20150 citations
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Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Christopher Crockett, A. Lucky, O. Liburd, K. Kester
2014EDIS0 citations Open access
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Comparative intrinsic and enhanced total photoluminescence of endospore material
John E. Anderson, S. T. Webb, R. Fischer, K. Kester +1 more
2002SPIE Optics East0 citations
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RECONSTRUCTING PATTERNS OF MICROENDEMISM IN MADAGASCAN SEASONALLY DRY TROPICAL FORESTS : DATING THE DIVERGENCE OF FOUR RADIATIONS IN THE MYRRH GENUS , COMMIPHORA JACQ . ( BURSERACEAE ) USING A FIVE-MARKER PHYLOGENY
Justin P. Bredlau, K. Kester, J. Porter, N. Moncrief
0 citations
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