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Doctoral Student

JENNIFER WILLIAMS

Advisor:

Yves Carrière

Contact Info:

Marley 612
(520)621-5634
jlwill1@ag.arizona.edu

Research and Interests:

I am currently investigating potential factors minimizing the risk of evolution of resistance to Bt cotton in the pink bollworm. Specifically, I will investigate how plant factors influence fitness costs of resistance as well as incomplete resistance.

Publications:

• Williams, J.L., and D.H. Wise. Avoidance of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) by striped cucumber beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): laboratory and field studies. In press. Environmental Entomology.
• Williams, J.L., and D.H. Wise. 2002. How prey detect and avoid predators: a study with an agricultural pest. Master's thesis.
• Williams, J.L., W.E. Snyder and D.H. Wise. 2001. Sex-based differences in antipredator behavior in the spotted cucumber beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology. 30: 327-332.
• Williams, J.L., J. Moya-Laraño and D.H. Wise. In preparation. Burrow decorations promote the coexistence of intraguild predators. For submission to Ecology Letters.