Jahner JP, Forister ML, Smilanich AM, Parchman TL, Wilson JS, Tepe EJ, Richards LA, Quijano-Abril MA, Glassmire AE, Dyer LA. 2017. Host conservatism, geography, and elevation in the evolution of a Neotropical moth radiation. Evolution 71: 2885-2900 pdf
Dell JE, Richards LA, O’Brien JJ, Loudermilk EL, Hudak AT, Pokswinski SM, Bright BC, Hiers JK, Williams BW, Dyer LA. 2017. Overstory‐derived surface fuels mediate plant species diversity in frequently burned longleaf pine forests. Ecosphere 8(10):e01964. pdf
Dell JE, O’Brien JJ, Doan L, Richards LA, Dyer LA. 2017. An arthropod survival strategy in a frequently burned forest. Ecology. doi:10.1002/ecy.1939 pdf
Massad TJ, de Moraes MM, Philbin C, Oliveira Jr C, Torrejon GC, Yamaguchi LF, Jeffrey CS, LA Dyer, Richards LA, Kato MJ. 2017. Similarity in volatile communities leads to increased herbivory and greater tropical forest diversity. Ecology 98: 1750-1756. pdf
Richards LA, Glassmire AE, Ochsenrider KM, Dodson CD, Jeffrey CS, Dyer LA. 2016. Phytochemical diversity and synergistic effects on herbivores PhytochemistryReviews 15: 1153–1166. pdf
Glassmire AE, Jeffrey CS et al 2016. Intraspecific phytochemical variation shapes community and population structure for specialist caterpillars New Phytologist 212: 208 – 219. pdf
Richards LA, Dyer LA, Forister ML, Smilanich AM, Dodson CD, Leonard MD, Jeffrey CS. 2015. Phytochemical diversity drives plant-insect community diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 112:10973-10978. pdf
Dyer LA, Parchman TL, Jeffrey CS, Richards LA. 2014. New dimensions of tropical diversity: an inordinate fondness for insect molecules, taxa, and trophic interactions. Current Opinion in Insect Science 2:1-6. pdf
Turcotte MM, Thomsen CJM, Broadhead GT, Fine PVA, Godfrey GM, Lamarre GPA, Meyer ST, Richards LA, Johnson MJT 2014. Percentage leaf herbivory across vascular plant species. Ecology 95:788 pdf
Jeffrey CS, Leonard MD, Glassmire AE, Dodson CD, Richards LA, Kato MJ and LA Dyer. 2014. Antiherbivore Prenylated Benzoic Acid Derivatives from Piper kelleyi. Journal of Natural Products 77: 148-153. pdf
Dyer LA, Richards LA, Short S, Dodson CD. 2013. Synergistic and interacting effects of CO2 and temperature on tritrophic interactions PLOS One 8: e62528. pdf
Richards LA, Lampert EC, Bowers MD, Dodson CD, Smilanich AM, Dyer LA. 2012. Synergistic effects of iridoid glycosides on the specialist buckeye caterpillars. Journal of Chemical Ecology 38:1276 – 1284 pdf
Onoda Y, Richards LA, Westoby M. 2012. The importance of leaf cuticle for carbon economy and mechanical strength. New Phytologist 196:441-447. pdf
Richards LA, Coley PD. 2012. Domatia morphology and mite occupancy of Psychotria horizontalis (Rubiaceae) across the Isthmus of Panama. Arthropod – Plant Interactions 6:129-136 pdf
Onoda Y, Westoby M, Adler PB, Choong AMF, Clissold FJ, Cornelissen JHC, Díaz S, Dominy NJ, Elgart A, Enrico L, Fine PVA, Howard JJ, Jalili A, Kitajima K, Kurokawa H, McArthur C, Lucas PW, Markesteijn L, Pérez Harguindeguy N, Poorter L, Richards LA, Santiago LS, Sosinski EE, Van Bael SA, Warton DI, Wright IJ, Wright JS and Yamashita N. 2011. Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties. Ecology Letters 14:1-12. pdf
Richards LA, Dyer LA, Smilanich AM, Dodson CD. 2010. Synergistic effects of amides from two Piper species on generalist and specialist herbivores. Journal of Chemical Ecology 36:1105-1113. pdf
Richards LA, Coley PD. 2008. Combined effects of host plant quality and predation on a Tropical Lepidopteran: A comparison between tropical treefall gaps and the understory. Biotropica 40: 736-741. pdf
Richards LA, Coley PD. 2007. Seasonal and habitat differences affect the impact of food and predation on herbivores: a comparison between gaps and understory of a tropical forest. Oikos 116: 31-40. pdf
Richards LA, Windsor D. 2007. Seasonal variation of arthropods in gaps and understorey of a lowland moist forest in Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23: 169-176. pdf