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h-index: 53
Works: 133
Citations: 11K

Most-cited papers

Drought sensitivity shapes species distribution patterns in tropical forests
Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, L. Comita, R. Condit, T. Kursar +3 more
2007Nature1,059 citations
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The global distribution of diet breadth in insect herbivores
M. Forister, V. Novotný, A. Panorska, L. Baje +34 more
2014Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America592 citations Open access
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Host specificity of Lepidoptera in tropical and temperate forests
L. Dyer, M. S. Singer, J. Lill, J. Stireman +9 more
2007Nature520 citations Open access
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The evolution of antiherbivore defenses and their contribution to species coexistence in the tropical tree genus Inga
T. Kursar, K. Dexter, J. Lokvam, R. Pennington +6 more
2009Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America301 citations Open access
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Comparative drought-resistance of seedlings of 28 species of co-occurring tropical woody plants
Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, T. Kursar
2003Oecologia284 citations
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Tolerance to low leaf water status of tropical tree seedlings is related to drought performance and distribution.
T. Kursar, Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, Amy R. Burke, M. Tyree +2 more
2009237 citations Open access
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The effects of plant quality on caterpillar growth and defense against natural enemies
P. Coley, M. Bateman, T. Kursar
2006205 citations
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Convergence in Defense Syndromes of Young Leaves in Tropical Rainforests
T. Kursar, P. Coley
2003205 citations
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Drought effects on seedling survival in a tropical moist forest
Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, T. Kursar, M. Tyree
2005Trees192 citations
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Does leaf shedding protect stems from cavitation during seasonal droughts? A test of the hydraulic fuse hypothesis.
B. Wolfe, J. Sperry, T. Kursar
2016New Phytologist188 citations Open access
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Desiccation Tolerance of Five Tropical Seedlings in Panama. Relationship to a Field Assessment of Drought Performance1
M. Tyree, Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, G. Vargas, T. Kursar
2003Plant Physiology187 citations Open access
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The effects of weather on fungal abundance and richness among 25 communities in the Intermountain West
S. Talley, P. Coley, T. Kursar
2002BMC Ecology161 citations Open access
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A novel DNA-based microfluorimetric method to evaluate antimalarial drug activity.
Y. Corbett, Liuris Herrera, José A. González, L. Cubilla +5 more
2004American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene159 citations Open access
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Coevolutionary arms race versus host defense chase in a tropical herbivore–plant system
María-José Endara, P. Coley, Gabrielle Ghabash, J. Nicholls +5 more
2017Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America152 citations Open access
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Short dry spells in the wet season increase mortality of tropical pioneer seedlings
Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, J. Dalling, T. Pearson, Robert L. Wolf +4 more
2006Oecologia136 citations
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Dispersal assembly of rain forest tree communities across the Amazon basin
K. Dexter, M. Lavin, B. Torke, A. Twyford +5 more
2017Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America131 citations Open access
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Bioactivity of Fungal Endophytes as a Function of Endophyte Taxonomy and the Taxonomy and Distribution of Their Host Plants
S. Higginbotham, A. Arnold, A. Ibáñez, C. Spadafora +2 more
2013PLoS ONE123 citations Open access
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Communities of fungal endophytes in tropical forest grasses: highly diverse host- and habitat generalists characterized by strong spatial structure
K. L. Higgins, A. Arnold, P. Coley, T. Kursar
2014118 citations
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On Tropical Forests and Their Pests
P. Coley, T. Kursar
2014Science107 citations
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Herbivores as drivers of negative density dependence in tropical forest saplings
DL Forrister, María-José Endara, Gordon C. Younkin, P. Coley +1 more
2019Science106 citations
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Does flood tolerance explain tree species distribution in tropical seasonally flooded habitats?
Omar R. Lopez, T. Kursar
2003Oecologia105 citations
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Culturing and direct PCR suggest prevalent host generalism among diverse fungal endophytes of tropical forest grasses
K. L. Higgins, P. Coley, T. Kursar, A. Arnold
2011Mycologia103 citations
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Drought until death do us part: a case study of the desiccation-tolerance of a tropical moist forest seedling-tree, Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch.
M. Tyree, G. Vargas, Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, T. Kursar
2002Journal of Experimental Botany100 citations Open access
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Do pathogens limit the distributions of tropical trees across a rainfall gradient?
E. Spear, P. Coley, T. Kursar
201587 citations Open access
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Pests vs. drought as determinants of plant distribution along a tropical rainfall gradient.
T. Brenes-Arguedas, P. Coley, T. Kursar
2009Ecology87 citations
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Is extrafloral nectar production induced by herbivores or ants in a tropical facultative ant–plant mutualism?
Ryan J. Bixenmann, P. Coley, T. Kursar
2011Oecologia84 citations
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Antileishmanial Constituents of the Panamanian Endophytic Fungus Edenia sp.
Sergio Martínez-Luis, G. Della-Togna, P. Coley, T. Kursar +2 more
2008Journal of Natural Products82 citations Open access
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Using ecological criteria to design plant collection strategies for drug discovery
P. Coley, M. Heller, Rafael Aizprúa, B. Arauz +11 more
200380 citations
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Interspecific variation in xylem vulnerability to cavitation among tropical tree and shrub species.
Omar R. Lopez, T. Kursar, H. Cochard, M. Tyree
2005Tree Physiology79 citations Open access
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Do differences in understory light contribute to species distributions along a tropical rainfall gradient?
T. Brenes-Arguedas, A. Roddy, P. Coley, T. Kursar
2010Oecologia77 citations Open access
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High herbivore pressure favors constitutive over induced defense
R. Bixenmann, P. Coley, A. Weinhold, T. Kursar
2016Ecology and Evolution74 citations Open access
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Divergent Defensive Strategies of Young Leaves in Two Species of Inga
P. Coley, J. Lokvam, K. Rudolph, K. Bromberg +9 more
200571 citations
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Bioactive constituents from three Vismia species.
A. Hussein, B. Bozzi, M. Correa, T. Capson +4 more
2003Journal of Natural Products71 citations
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Visual assessment of wilting as a measure of leaf water potential and seedling drought survival
Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, M. Tyree, T. Kursar
2007Journal of Tropical Ecology65 citations
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Interannual variation in rainfall, drought stress and seedling mortality may mediate monodominance in tropical flooded forests
Omar R. Lopez, T. Kursar
2007Oecologia64 citations
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Quantitative and qualitative shifts in defensive metabolites define chemical defense investment during leaf development in Inga, a genus of tropical trees
Natasha L. Wiggins, Dale L. Forrister, María-José Endara, P. Coley +1 more
2016Ecology and Evolution62 citations Open access
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Lutein epoxide cycle, light harvesting and photoprotection in species of the tropical tree genus Inga.
S. Matsubara, G. Krause, M. Seltmann, A. Virgo +3 more
2008Plant, Cell and Environment55 citations Open access
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Contrasting mechanisms of secondary metabolite accumulation during leaf development in two tropical tree species with different leaf expansion strategies
T. Brenes-Arguedas, Matthew W. Horton, P. Coley, J. Lokvam +3 more
2006Oecologia55 citations
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Consequences of interspecific variation in defenses and herbivore host choice for the ecology and evolution of Inga, a speciose rainforest tree
P. Coley, María-José Endara, T. Kursar
2018Oecologia54 citations
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Chemical Constituents of the New Endophytic Fungus Mycosphaerella sp. nov. and Their Anti-Parasitic Activity
E. Moreno, Titto Varughese, C. Spadafora, A. Arnold +4 more
2011Natural Product Communications54 citations Open access
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Mycoleptodiscins A and B, cytotoxic alkaloids from the endophytic fungus Mycoleptodiscus sp. F0194.
H. Ortega, P. Graupner, Yumi Asai, Karen Tendyke +8 more
2013Journal of Natural Products51 citations
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Plant traits in relation to the performance and distribution of woody species in wet and dry tropical forest types in Panama
T. Brenes-Arguedas, A. Roddy, T. Kursar
201350 citations Open access
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Evaluation of soil respiration and soil CO2 concentration in a lowland moist forest in Panama
T. Kursar
2005Plant and Soil49 citations
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Divergence in Structure and Activity of Phenolic Defenses in Young Leaves of Two Co-Occurring Inga Species
J. Lokvam, T. Kursar
2005Journal of Chemical Ecology44 citations
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Divergent evolution in antiherbivore defences within species complexes at a single Amazonian site
María-José Endara, A. Weinhold, James E. Cox, Natasha L. Wiggins +2 more
201543 citations
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Food quality, competition, and parasitism influence feeding preference in a neotropical lepidopteran.
T. Kursar, B. Wolfe, Mary Jane Epps, P. Coley
2006Ecology41 citations
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Diverse patterns of stored water use among saplings in seasonally dry tropical forests
B. Wolfe, T. Kursar
2015Oecologia39 citations
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Cinnamoyl glucosides of catechin and dimeric procyanidins from young leaves of Inga umbellifera (Fabaceae).
J. Lokvam, P. Coley, T. Kursar
2004Phytochemistry39 citations
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Minor alkaloids from Guatteria dumetorum with antileishmanial activity.
J. Correa, C. Ríos, Amparo del Rosario Castillo, L. Romero +6 more
2006Planta Medica38 citations
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Allelochemic function for a primary metabolite: the case of l-tyrosine hyper-production in Inga umbellifera (Fabaceae).
J. Lokvam, T. Brenes-Arguedas, J. S. Lee, P. Coley +1 more
2006American-Eurasian journal of botany37 citations
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