Maitner**, BS., JA Rudgers, AE Dunham, and KD Whitney. (in press) Patterns of bird invasion are consistent with environmental filtering. Ecography
Rudgers, J.A., Miller, T.E.X., Ziegler, S.M., and K.D. Craven.( 2012). There are many ways to be a mutualist: Endophytic fungus reduces plant survival but increases population growth. Ecology 93:565-574 PDF
Gundel, PE, JA Rudgers, CM Ghersa. (2011) Incorporating the process of vertical
transmission into understanding of host-symbiont dynamics Oikos 120:1121-1128. PDF
Emery,SM, and JA Rudgers. (2011) Beach restoration efforts influenced by plant variety, soil inoculum, and site effects. Journal of Coastal Research 27: 636-644 PDF
*Craig, S, S Kannadan*, SL Flory, EK Seifert, KD Whitney, and JA Rudgers (2011) Potential for endophyte symbiosis increases resistance of the native grass Poa alsodes to invasion by the non-native grass Microstegium vimineum. Symbiosis 53 (1):17-28. PDF
*Baskett, CA, SM Emery, and JA Rudgers. (2011) Pollinator visits to threatened species are restored following invasive plant removal. International Journal of Plant Sciences 172:411-422.
Davitt** AJ, C Chen and JA Rudgers. (2011) Understanding context-dependency in plant-microbe symbiosis: The influence of abiotic and biotic contexts on host fitness and the rate of symbiont transmission. Environmental and Experimental Botany 71 (2) 137-145. PDF
Savage** AM, SD Johnson*, KD Whitney,and JA Rudgers. (2011) Do invasive ants respond more strongly to carbohydrate availability than co-occurring non-invasive ants? A test along an active Anoplolepis gracilipes invasion front. Austral Ecology 36 (3): 310-319. PDF
Yule* KM, JB Woolley and JA Rudgers. (2011) Water availability alters the tri-trophic consequences of a plant-fungal symbiosis. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 5:(1) 19-27. PDF
Ghimire SR, JA Rudgers, ND Charlton, C Young and KD Craven. (2011) Prevalence of an intraspecific Neotyphodium hybrid in natural populations of stout wood reed (Cinna arundinacea L.) from eastern North America. Mycologia. 103(1):75-84. PDF
Huguet V and JA Rudgers.(2010) Covariation of soil bacterial composition with plant rarity. Appl Environ Microbiol 76(22):7665-7667. PDF
Crawford** KM, JM Land, and JA Rudgers.(2010) Fungal endophytes of native grasses decrease insect herbivore preference and performance. Oecologia. 164(2):431-444. PDF
Davitt** AJ, M Stansberry*, and JA Rudgers. (2010) Do the costs and benefits of fungal endophyte symbiosis vary with light availability? New Phytol. 188(3):824-834.
Rudgers, JA, AJ Davitt**, K Clay, PE Gundel, and M Omacini. (2010) Searching for evidence against the mutualistic nature of hereditary symbioses: a comment on Faeth. Am Nat. 176(1):99-103. PDF
Rudgers, JA, AM Savage**, and M. A. Rúa (2010) Geographic variation in a facultative mutualism: consequences for local arthropod composition and diversity. Oecologia 163(4):985-96 PDF
*Simao, MC M., SL Flory, and JA Rudgers (2010) Experimental plant invasion reduces arthropod abundance and richness across multiple trophic levels. Oikos 119:(10) 1553-1562. PDF
Rudgers, JA, S. Fischer*, and K. Clay (2010) Managing plant symbioses: Fungal endophyte genotype alters plant community composition. Journal of Applied Ecology 47: 468-477 PDF
Crutsinger, G. M., S. Y. Strauss, and J. A. Rudgers (2010) Genetic variation within a dominant shrub species determines plant invasion resistance in a coastal dune ecosystem. Ecology 91: 1237-1243 PDF
Emery, S.M., D. Thompson, and J. A. Rudgers. (2010) Variation in endophyte symbiosis, herbivory and drought tolerance of Ammophila breviligulata populations in the Great Lakes Region. American Midland Naturalist 163: 186-196 PDF
Afkhami, M. A. and J. A. Rudgers (2009) Endophyte-mediated resistance to herbivores depends on herbivore identity in the wild grass, Festuca subverticillata Environmental Entomology 38: 1086-1095 PDF
Emery, S.M. and J. A. Rudgers (2009) Ecological assessment of dune restorations in the Great Lakes region Restoration Ecology(online)
Savage, A. M., J. A. Rudgers, and K. D. Whitney (2009) Elevated dominance of extrafloral nectary-bearing plants is associated with increased abundances of an invasive ant and reduced native ant richness. Diversity and Distributions 15: 751-761 PDF
Rudgers, J. A., M. E. Afkhami, M. A. Rua, A. J. Davitt, S. Hammer, and V. M. Huguet (2009) A fungus among us: Broad patterns of endophyte distribution in the grasses. Ecology 90:1531-1539 PDF
Rudgers, J. A. and S. Orr* (2009) Non-native grass alters growth of native tree species via leaf and soil microbes. Journal of Ecology 97:247-255 PDF
Rudgers, J. A. and A. L. Swafford* 2009. Benefits of a fungal endophyte in Elymus virginicus decline under drought stress. Basic and Applied Ecology 10:43-51PDF
**Afkhami, M. E. and J. A. Rudgers 2008. Symbiosis lost: Imperfect vertical transmission of fungal endophytes in grasses. American Naturalist 172:405-416. PDF
*Kannadan, S. and J. A. Rudgers 2008. Endophyte symbiosis benefits a rare grass under low water availability. Functional Ecology 22:706-713.PDF
Rudgers, J. A., and K. Clay 2008. An invasive plant-fungal mutualism reduces arthropod diversity. Ecology Letters 11:831-840. PDF
Johnson, S. D.*, K. C. Horn*, A. M. Savage**, S. Windhager, M. T. Simmons, and J. A. Rudgers 2008. Timing of prescribed burns affects abundance and composition of arthropods in the Texas Hill Country. Southwestern Naturalist 53:137-145. PDF
Mack, K. and J. A. Rudgers 2008. Balancing multiple mutualists: asymmetric interactions among plants, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and fungal endophytes. Oikos 117: 310-320 PDF
Rudgers, J. A., and K. Clay 2007. Endophyte symbiosis with tall fescue: How strong are the impacts on communities and ecosystems? Fungal Biology Reviews 21: 107-124. PDF
Rudgers, J. A., J. Holah, S.P. Orr, and K. Clay. 2007. Forest succession suppressed by an introduced plant-fungal symbiosis. Ecology 88: 18-25 PDF
Flory, S. L., J. A. Rudgers, and K. Clay 2007. Experimental light treatments affect invasion success and the impact of Microstegium vimineum on the resident community. Natural Areas Journal 27: 124-132 PDF
Rudgers, J. A. and K. D. Whitney 2006. Interactions between insect herbivores and a plant architectural dimorphism. Journal of Ecology 94: 1249-1260 PDF
Tintjer, T. and J. A. Rudgers. 2006. Grass-herbivore interactions altered by strains of a native endophyte. New Phytologist 170:513-521 PDF
*Finkes, L. K., Cady, A. B., Mulroy, J. C., Clay, K., and Rudgers, J. A. 2006. Plant-fungus mutualism affects spider composition in successional fields. Ecology Letters 9:347-356 PDF
Clay, K., J. Holah, and J. A. Rudgers. 2005. Herbivores cause a rapid increase in hereditary symbiosis and alter plant community composition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 102: 12465-12470 PDF
*Lemons, A., K. Clay, and J. A. Rudgers. 2005. Connecting plant microbial interactions above- and belowground: an endophytic fungus affects decomposition. Oecologia 145: 595-604 PDF
*Orr, S. P., J. A. Rudgers, and K. Clay. 2005. Invasive plants can inhibit native tree seedlings: testing potential allelopathic mechanisms. Plant Ecology 181:153-165 PDF
Rudgers, J. A., W. B. Mattingly, and J. M. Koslow 2005. Mutualistic fungus promotes plant invasion into diverse communities. Oecologia 144: 463-471 PDF
Rudgers, J. A. and S. Y. Strauss 2004. A selection mosaic in the facultative mutualism between ants and wild cotton. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Biological Sciences 271: 2481-2488 PDF
Rudgers, J. A. 2004. Enemies of herbivores can shape plant traits: selection in a facultative ant-plant mutualism. Ecology 85: 192-205 PDF
Rudgers, J. A. and M. C. Gardener 2004. Extrafloral nectar as a resource mediating multi-species interactions in communities. Ecology 86: 1495-1502 PDF
Rudgers, J. A., J. M. Koslow, K. Clay 2004. Endophytic fungi alter relationships between diversity and ecosystem properties. Ecology Letters 7: 42-51 PDF
Rudgers, J. A., S. Y. Strauss, and J. F. Wendel 2004. Trade-offs among anti-herbivore resistance traits : insights from Gossypieae (Malvaceae). American Journal of Botany 91: 871-880 PDF
Rudgers, J. A., and J. D. Hoeksema 2003. Inter-annual variation in above- and belowground herbivory on a native, annual legume. Plant Ecology 169: 105-120 PDF
Rudgers, J. A., J. G. Hodgen, and J. W. White 2003. Behavioral mechanisms underlie plant defense in an ant-plant mutualism. Oecologia 135: 51-59 PDF
Rudgers, J. A. and J. L. Maron 2003. Facilitation between coastal dune shrubs: a non-nitrogen-fixing shrub facilitates establishment of a nitrogen fixer. Oikos 102: 75-84 PDF
Strauss, S. Y., J. A. Rudgers, J. A. Lau and R. E. Irwin 2002. Direct and ecological costs of resistance to herbivory. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 17: 278-285 PDF
Agrawal, A. A., J. A. Rudgers, L. W. Botsford, D. Cutler, J. B. Gorin, C. J. Lundquist, B. W. Spitzer, A. L. Swann 2000. Benefits and constraints on plant defense against herbivores: Spines influence the legitimate and illegitimate flower visitors of yellow star thistle, Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae). Southwestern Naturalist 45: 1-5
Rudgers, J. A and K. Clay (2005) Fungal endophytes in terrestrial communities and ecosystems. In: The Fungal Community : Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem. ( J. Dighton, J. F.White, Jr., and P. Oudemans, Eds.) Third Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 423-442 chapter
Clay, K., K. Reinhart, J. A. Rudgers, T. Tintjer, J. L. Koslow, S. L. Flory. (2008) Red Queen Communities. In: Infectious Disease Ecology: The effects of ecosystems on diseases and of disease on ecosystems. (R. Ostfeld, F. Keesing, and V.T. Eviner, Eds) Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. pp 145-178 chapter