‘Disease-smart’ outcrossing can enhance individual fitness and increase survival via immune priming against pathogens: New approaches to strengthen genetic rescue efforts Ghosh, E, M Wallace, RA Hufbauer. 2025. Insect Conservation and Diversity. http://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12842
Cascading effects of grazing intensity on predatory arthropod and parasitoid densities Billotte, J, L McCallister, RA Hufbauer, RP Reading. Ecological Entomology. 50:779-784. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13444
Heritability of body size matches trait evolution in the range expansion of a biological control agent Clark, EI, DW Bean, EV Bitume, AR Stahlke, PA Hohenlohe, RA Hufbauer. 2025. Current Research in Insect Science. 7: 100102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cris.2025.100112
What is a specialist? Quantifying host breadth enables impact prediction for invasive herbivores Schulz, AN, NP Havill, TD Marsico, MP Ayres, KJK Gandhi, DA Herms, AM Hoover, RA Hufbauer, AM Liebhold, KF Raffa, KA Thomas, PC Tobin, DR Uden, and AM Mech. 2025. Ecology Letters 28: e70083. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70083
Evolution fails to rescue a population in an increasingly variable environment Olazcuaga, L and RA Hufbauer. 2024. PNAS 122:e2414877121 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2414877121
Environmental gradients mediate dispersal evolution during biological invasions Benning, JW, EI Clark*, RA Hufbauer, C Weiss-Lehman. 2024. Ecology Letters. 27: e14472 https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14472
Immigration delays but does not prevent adaptation following environmental change: experimental evidence Durkee*, LF, L Olazcuaga, BA Melbourne, RA Hufbauer. 2024. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37:665–676. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae031
Evolution is more repeatable in the introduction versus range expansion phase of colonization Tittes, SB, C Weiss-Lehman, NC Kane, RA Hufbauer, NC Emery, BA Melbourne. 2024. Evolution Letters. 8:351-360 https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrad063
How density dependence, genetic erosion, and the extinction vortex impact evolutionary rescue Nordstrom†, SW, RA Hufbauer, L Olazcuaga*, LF Durkee*, BA Melbourne. 2023. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 290: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1228
Population demographic history and evolutionary rescue: influence of a bottleneck event Olazcuaga, L, B Lincke, S Delacey, LF Durkee, BA Melbourne, RA Hufbauer. 2023. Evolutionary Applications. 16:1483-1495 https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13581.
Climate of origin influences how a herbivorous mite responds to drought-stressed host plants Migeon A, P Auger, O Fossati-Gaschignard, RA Hufbauer, M Miranda, G Zriki, M Navajas. 2023. Peer Community Journal. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.272
Genetic mixing facilitates adaptation to a novel environment Durkee, LF, L Olazcuaga, BA Melbourne, R Szymanski, RA Hufbauer. 2023. Ecological Entomology. 48:517–522. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13242
Fitness and host use remain stable in a biological control agent after many years of hybridization Clark, EI, AR Stahlke†, JF Gaskin, DW Bean, PA Hohenlohe, RA Hufbauer, EV Bitume. 2023. Biological Control. 15:2089–2099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.105102
New records of Elm Leaf Beetle (Xanthogaleruca luteola) parasitoids in Colorado with notes on predators Buenrostro, J, C Cooke, RA Hufbauer. 2023. Southwestern Entomologist. 47:807-820. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.047.0402
Phylogenetic risk assessment is robust for forecasting the impact of non-native insects on North American trees Uden, DR, AM Mech, NP Havill, AN Schulz, MP Ayres, DA Herms, AM Hoover, KJK Gandhi, RA Hufbauer, AM Liebhold, TD Marsico, KF Raffa, KA Thomas, PC Tobin, CR Allen. 2023. In 2nd review at Ecological Applications https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2761
Rapid and transient evolution of local adaptation to seasonal host fruits in an invasive pest fly Olazcuaga, L, J Foucaud, C Deschamps, A Loiseau, J-L Claret, R Vedovato, R Guilhot, C Sévely, M Gautier, RA Hufbauer, NO Rode, A Estoup. 2022. Evolution Letters. 6:490-505. https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.304
Evolution of life history and dispersal traits during the range expansion of a biological control agent Clark, EI, EV Bitume, DW Bean, AR Stahlke†, PA Hohenlohe, RA Hufbauer. 2022. Evolutionary Applications. 15:2089–2099 https://DOI: 10.1111/eva.13502
Urban environments are associated with invasive insect abundance on city trees Buenrostro, JH and RA Hufbauer, 2022. Journal of Urban Ecology https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juac011
Increasing temporal variance leads to stable species range limits Benning, JW, RA Hufbauer, C Weiss-Lehman 2022. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 289:20220202. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0202
Impact and phenology of the biological control agent, Hypena opulenta on Vincetoxicum nigrum in Michigan Alred, B, RA Hufbauer, M Szűcs. 2022. Biological Control Science and Technology 32:671-684. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2022.2040950
The roles of phenotypic plasticity and adaptation in morphology and performance of an invasive species in a novel environment Jardeleza, M-K G, JB Koch, IS Pearse, CK Ghalambor, RA Hufbauer. 2022. Ecological Entomology. 47:25-37 https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13087
Hybridization and range expansion in tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) introduced to North America for classical biological control Stahlke, AR, EV Bitume, AZ Ozsoy, DW Bean, A Veillet, MI Clark, EI Clark, P Moran, RA Hufbauer, PA Hohenlohe. 2022. Evolutionary Applications. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13325
A survey of the parisitoid complex of Dalmatian toadflax weevils in Colorado Karimzadeh, J, RA Hufbauer, BC Kondratieff, JG Hardin, AP Norton, 2021. Biological Control Science and Technology http://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2021.2013441
Journey towards justice ^Hufbauer RA. 2021. American Entomologist. 67:48-51. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article-abstract/67/4/48/6456270?redirectedFrom=fulltext
How do invasion syndromes evolve? An experimental evolution approach using the ladybird Harmonia axyridis Foucaud, J, RA Hufbauer, V Ravigné, L Olazcuaga, A Loiseau, A Ausset, S Wang, L-S Zang, N Leménager, A Tayeh, A Weyna, P Gneux, E Bonnet, V Dreuilhe, B Poutout, A Estoup, B Facon. Peer Community Journal. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.32 Read the peer review and recommendation are here.
Evolution of trade-offs across environments following experimental evolution of the generalist Drosophila suzukii to different fruit media Olazcuaga†, L, NO Rode, J Foucaud, M Gautier, C Deschamps, A Loiseau, N Leménager, P Audio, B Facon, V Ravigné, RA Hufbauer, A Estoup. 2021. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13878
Predicting non-native insect impact: focusing on the trees to see the forest Schlulz AN, AM Mech, MP Ayres, KJK Gandhi, NP Havill, DA Herms, AM Hoover, RA Hufbauer, AM Liebhold, TD Marsico, KF Raffa, PC Tobin, DR Uden, KA Thomas. 2021. Biological Invasions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02621-5
The effects of intraspecific hybridization on host specificity of a weed biocontrol agent Szucs, M, EI Clark, U Schaffner, J Littlefield, C Hoover, RA Hufbauer. 2021. Biological Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104585
One genotype dominates a facultatively outcrossing plant invasion Gaskin, JF, SB Endriss, C Fettig, RA Hufbauer, AP Norton, R Sforza. 2021. Biological Invasions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02480-0
Tree diversity is associated with reduced herbivory in urban forest ^Hufbauer, RA and I Pearse 2020. Peer Community in Ecology, 100061. http://doi.org/10.24072/pci.ecology.100061
Scientist mothers face extra challenges in the face of COVID-19 ^Jedd, T, G Goldman, D Henry-Moss, C Wagner, E Lescak, JL Metcalf, RA Hufbauer, S Brander 2020. Opinion piece by 500 Women Scientists Scientific American May 7, 2020.
Evolutionary history predicts high-impact invasions by herbivorous insects Mech, AM, KA Thomas, TD Marsico, DA Herms, CR Allen, MP Ayres, KJK Gandhi, J Gurevitch, NP Havill, RA Hufbauer, AM Liebhold, KF Raffa, AN Schulz, DR Uden, PC Tobin 2019. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5709
Into the weeds: matching importation history to genetic consequences and pathways in two widely used biological control agents Hopper, JV, KF McCue, PD Pratt, P Duchesne, ED Grosholz, RA Hufbauer. 2019. Evolutionary Applications 12:773-790. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12755
The importance of growing up: juvenile environment influences dispersal of individuals and their neighbors. Endriss*, S, M Vahsen*, E Bitume*, J Monroe, K Turner*, AP Norton, RA Hufbauer. 2019. Ecology Letters. 22:44-55 https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13166
The effects of agent hybridization on the efficacy of biological control of tansy ragwort at high elevations Szűcs*, M, P Salerno, B. Teller, U. Schaffner, J. Littlefield, RA Hufbauer. 2019. Evolutionary Applications. 12:470-481. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12726
Book review; Biological invasions and the homogenization of life on Earth Hufbauer RA 2018. Current Biology. 28, R803–R825 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.059
Parsing propagule pressure: Number, not size, of introductions drives colonization success in a novel environment Koontz, MJ, MF Oldfather, BA Melbourne, RA Hufbauer. 2018. Ecology and Evolution. 8:8043-8054 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4226
Prior adaptation, diversity, and introduction frequency mediate the positive relationship between propagule pressure and establishment success Vahsen*, ML, K Shea, CL Hovis, BJ Teller, RA Hufbauer. 2018. Biological Invasions. 20:.2451–2459 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1713-4
Breakdown of a geographic cline explains high performance of introduced populations of a weedy invader Endriss*, SB, C Alba*, AP Norton, P Pyšek, RA Hufbauer. 2018. Journal of Ecology. 106:699-713 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12845
Rapid evolution facilitates the growth and spread of colonizing populations. Szűcs*, M, M Vahsen*, C Hoover*, C Weiss-Lehman, BA Melbourne and RA Hufbauer. 2017. PNAS. 114:13501-13506 https://www.pnas.org/content/116/25/12116
Hybridization affects life-history traits and host specificity in Diorhabda spp. Bitume* EV, D Bean, A. Stahlke, RA Hufbauer. 2017. Biological Control 111:45-52. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.05.009 BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/105494
The power of evolutionary rescue is constrained by genetic load Stewart*, GS, MR Morris*, AB Genis*, M Szűcs, BA Melbourne, SJ Tavener, RA Hufbauer. 2017. Evolutionary Applications. 10:731-741 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12489
Genetic and demographic founder effects have long-term fitness consequences for colonizing populations Szűcs*, M, BA Melbourne, T Tuff, C Weiss-Lehman, RA Hufbauer. 2017. Ecology Letters. 8:14303 https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12743
Deciphering the routes of invasion of Drosophila suzukii by means of ABC random forest Fraimout, A, V Debat, S Fellous, RA Hufbauer, J Foucaud, P Pudlo, M-M Marin, DK Price, J Cattel, X Chen, M Deprá, PF Duyck, C Guedot, G Loeb, M Kenis, MT Kimura, I Martinez-Sañudo, M Pascual, MP Richmond, P Shearer, N Singh, K Tamura, A Xuéreb, J Zhang, A Loiseau, A Estoup. 2017. Molecular Biology and Evolution.
Rapid trait evolution drives increased speed and variance in experimental range expansions Weiss-Lehman†, C, RA Hufbauer, BA Melbourne. 2017. Nature Communications. 8:14303 https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14303
Human drivers of ecological and evolutionary dynamics in emerging and disappearing infectious disease systems Rogalski, M, C Gowler, C Shaw, RA Hufbauer, M Duffy. 2017. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 372: 20160043
In focus: Admixture is a driver rather than a passenger in experimental invasions Hufbauer, RA. 2017. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12600
Reproductive strategy, performance, and population dynamics of the introduced weed Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) Fettic, CE and RA Hufbauer. 2017. Weed Science. 65:83-96.
Is there a genetic paradox of biological invasions? Estoup, A, V Ravigné, RA Hufbauer, R Vitalis, M Gautier, B Facon. 2016. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 47:51-72.
INVASIVESNET towards an international association for open knowledge on invasive alien species Frances E. Lucy, Helen Roy, Annie Simpson, James T. Carlton, John Mark Hanson, Kit Magellan, Marnie L. Campbell, Mark J. Costello, Shyama Pagad, Chad L. Hewitt, Justin McDonald, Phillip Cassey, Sidinei M. Thomaz, Stelios Katsanevakis, Argyro Zenetos, Elena Tricarico, Angela Boggero, Quentin J. Groom, Tim Adriaens, Sonia Vanderhoeven, Mark Torchin, Ruth Hufbauer, Pam Fuller, Mary R. Carman, David Bruce Conn, Jean R.S. Vitule, João Canning-Clode, Bella S. Galil, Henn Ojaveer, Sarah A. Bailey, Thomas W. Therriault, Renata Claudi, Anna Gazda, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Joe Caffrey, Arne Witt, Marc Kenis, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Harry Helmisaari and Vadim E. Panov 2016. Management of Biological Invasions 7:131-139.
Reply to Wootton and Pfister: The search for general context should include synthesis with laboratory model systems Hufbauer, RA, M Szucs*, E Kasyon*, C Youngberg*, MJ Koontz*, C Richards, T Tuff, BA Melbourne. 2015. PNAS. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1517210112
Three types of rescue can avert extinction in a changing environment Hufbauer, RA, M Szucs*, E Kasyon*, C Youngberg*, MJ Koontz*, C Richards, T Tuff, BA Melbourne. 2015. PNAS. 112:10557-10562.
Quantifying the human impacts on Papua New Guinea reef fish communities across space and time Drew, JA, KA Amatangelo, RA Hufbauer. 2015. PLoS One. 10(10): e0140682
Biological invasion and biological control select for different life histories Tayeh, A, RA Hufbauer, A Estoup, V Ravigné, Léa Frachon, B Facon. 2015. Nature Communications 6:7268.
Genetic traits leading to invasion: plasticity in cold hardiness explains current distribution of an invasive agricultural pest, Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) Migeon, A, P Auger, R Hufbauer, M Navajas. 2015. Biological invasions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0873-8
The roles of demography and genetics in the early stages of colonization Szucs*, M, B Melbourne, T Tuff, RA Hufbauer. 2014. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 281: 20141073.
Rapid evolution of an invasive weed Turner, KG, RA Hufbauer, LH Reiseberg. 2014. New Phytologist 202:309-321.
Introduced N. American black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) popluations are biennial Fettig* CE, RA Hufbauer. 2014. Invasive Plant Science and Management. https://doi.org/10.1614/IPSM-D-14-00015.1
Chemical and mechanical defenses vary among maternal lines and leaf ages in Verbascum thapsus L. (Scrophulariaceae) and reduce palatability to a generalist insect. Alba* C, MD Bowers, D Blumenthal, RA Hufbauer. 2014. Plos One. 9 (8): e104889.
The Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey: challenges and opportunities of a unique, large-scale collaboration for invasion biology Colautti, RI, SJ Franks, RA Hufbauer, PM Kotanen, M Torchin, JE Byers, P Pysek, O Bossdorf. 2014. Neobiota 21:29-47.
The effects of insect herbivory on the growth and fitness of introduced Verbascum thapsus L *Wilbur, HD, C Alba, AP Norton, RA Hufbauer. 2013. Neobiota 19:21-44.
Role of propagule pressure in colonization success: disentangling the relative importance of demographic, genetic and habitat effects Hufbauer, RA, A Rutschmann, B Serrate, H Vermeil De Conchard, B Facon. 2013. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 26:1691–1699. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12167 This was truly collaborative work: Alex R. and I are co-first authors, and Benoit F is corresponding author. Recommended by the Faculty of 1000.
Do invasive species perform better in their new ranges? Parker, JD, ME Torchin, RA Hufbauer, NP Lemoine, C Alba, DM Blumenthal, O Bossdorf, JE Byers, AM Dunn, RW Heckman, M Hejda, V Jarošík, AR Kanarek, LB Martin, SE Perkins, P Pyšek, K Schierenbeck, C Schlöder, R van Klinken, KJ Vaughn, W Williams, LM Wolfe. 2013. Ecology 94:985-994. Recommended by the Faculty of 1000 PRIME!
Microsatellite markers for Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia; Elaeagnaceae) Gaskin, JF, RA Hufbauer, SM Bogdanowicz. 2013. Applications in Plant Sciences. 1:1300013. http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/apps.1300013
Eco-evolutionary responses of Bromus tectorum to climate change: Implications for biological invasions Zelikova TJ, RA Hufbauer, SC Reed, T Wertin, C Fettig*, and J Belnap. 2013. Ecology and Evolution. 3:1374-1387 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.542
Investigating the genetic load of an emblematic invasive species: The case of the invasive harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis Tayeh, A, A Estoup, RA Hufbauer, V. Ravigne, I Goryacheva, IA Zakharov, E Lombaert, B Facon. 2013. Ecology and Evolution 3:864-871.
Evolution of fast-growing and more resistant phenotypes in introduced common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) *Kumschick S, RA Hufbauer C *Alba, DM Blumenthal. 2013. Journal of Ecology 101:378-387
Indirect effects of parasites on invasions Dunn, A, et al. 2012. Functional Ecology 26:1262-1274.
Combining optimal defense theory and the evolutionary dilemma model to refine predictions regarding plant invasion *Alba C, MD Bowers, RA Hufbauer. 2012. Ecology 93:1912-1921.