Brendan Randall
Peer-reviewed Publications
Randall, B., Hauri, K.C., Cinto-Mejia, E., and Wetzel, W.C (2023). Suboptimal macronutrient ratios promote cannibalism in a generalist herbivore (Trichoplusia ni). Ecological Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.132662
Randall, B., Zehr, L.N., and Wetzel, W.C (2022). Plant chemical diversity and its spatial arrangement have distinct but complementary effects on insect foraging. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14151.
In prep
Randall, B., Komatsu, K., Parker, J., McGurrin, K., Alley, S., Burghardt, KT (2024). Rhizobia strains mediate soybean resistance to herbivores and functional trait expression in drought stress. Functional Ecology.
Extension Publications
Randall, B., McGurrin, K., Burghardt, KT (2023). “Role of Rhizobial Diversity for Drought and Herbivory Tolerance in Soybean.” Roots in Research, University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (PDF)
Presentations
Research Talks
*Randall, B., Komatsu, K., Parker, J., McGurrin, K., Alley, S., Burghardt, KT (2024). “Effects of a below-ground symbiont (rhizobia) on plant resilience to drought and herbivore stressors.” McMaster University, Bioinformatics, Evolution, Anthropology, and Population Genomics Seminar Series, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Randall, B., Komatsu, K., Parker, J., McGurrin, K., Alley, S., Burghardt, KT (2024). “Abiotic stressors and biotic interactions shape rhizobia-plant interactions in agricultural systems.” North American Symbiotic Biological Nitrogen Fixation Conference, Burlington, VT
Randall, B., Komatsu, K., Parker, J., McGurrin, K., Alley, S., Burghardt, KT (2023). “Rhizobia diversity determines soybean resistance to herbivory and drought stress.” Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD
Randall, B., Komatsu, K., Parker, J., McGurrin, K., Alley, S., Burghardt, KT (2023). “Impacts of nitrogen-fixing rhizobia on resistance to herbivory and drought stress.” Ecological Society of America, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE
Randall, B., Komatsu, K., Parker, J., McGurrin, K., Alley, S., Burghardt, KT (2023). “Impacts of nitrogen-fixing rhizobia on resistance to herbivory and drought stress.” UMD Department of Entomology Seminar Series, College Park, MD
Randall, B., Komatsu, K., Parker, J., McGurrin, K., Alley, S., Burghardt, KT (2022). “Impacts of nitrogen-fixing rhizobia on resistance to herbivory and drought stress.” Entomological Society of America, Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Randall, B., Komatsu, K., Parker, J., McGurrin, K., Alley, S., Burghardt, KT (2022). “Impacts of Neonicotinoid Seed Coats on Insect Pest Damage and Natural Enemy Communities.” Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
Randall, B., Avalos, G., Hauri, K.C., Cinto-Mejia, E., and Wetzel, W.C (2021). “Plant-Chewers Turned Flesh- Eaters: Altered Macronutrient Ratios Promote Cannibalism in a Generalist Herbivore Pest (Trichoplusia ni).” Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
* invited talks
Poster Presentations
Jason, A., Swartley, A., Bingham, E., Harris, J., Mercurio, K., Paillan, E., Sydow, P., Randall, B., Burghardt., L.T (2024). “Can microbes enriched in the rhizospheres or nodules of legume cover crops alter future cash crop’ growth, nitrogen fixation, or herbivory?” North American Symbiotic Biological Nitrogen Fixation Conference, Burlington, VT
Randall, B., Avalos, G., Hauri, K.C., Cinto-Mejia, E., and Wetzel, W.C (2019). “Vegans Turned Flesh Eaters: Altered Macronutrient Ratios Promote Cannibalistic Behavior in a Generalist Herbivore (Trichoplusia ni)”. Entomological Society of America, Entomology 2019, Virtual Poster Session. St. Louis, MO
Randall, B., Avalos, G., Hauri, K.C., Cinto-Mejia, E., and Wetzel, W.C (2019). “Vegans Turned Flesh-Eaters: Altered Macronutrient Ratios Promote Cannibalistic Behavior in a Generalist Herbivore (Trichoplusia ni)”. Michigan State University Kellogg Biological Station Undergraduate Research Summer Symposium, Poster Session. Hickory Corners, MI