STRI Coral Reef

You are here

Publications

William Eberhard

2001

Eberhard, W. G. 2001. Multiple origins of a major novelty: moveable abdominal lobes in male sepsid flies (Diptera: Sepsidae), and the question of developmental constraints. Evolution & Development, 3(3), 206–222.

Eberhard, W. G. 2001. Genitalic behavior in Hybosciara gigantea (Diptera: Sciaridae) and the evolution of species-specific genitalia. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 74(1), 1–9.

2000

Eberhard, W. G. & Garcia-C, J. M. 2000. Ritual jousting by horned Parisoschoenus expositus weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Baridinae). Psyche, 103(1-2), 55–84.

Eberhard, W. G. 2000. Breaking the mold: behavioral variation and evolutionary innovation in Wendilgarda spiders (Araneae Theridiosomatidae). Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 12(3), 223–235.

Eberhard, W. G. 2000. Manipulación de una araña por la larva de una avispa. Una avispa parásita obliga a su hospedera a tejer una tela especial para sus propios fines. Nature. 406

Eberhard, W. G. 2000. Spider manipulation by a wasp larva. Nature, 406 (6793), 255–256.

Briceño, R. D. & Eberhard, W. G. 2000. Male wing positions during courtship by Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 73(3), 143–147.

Eberhard, W. G. 2000. Criteria for demonstrating postcopulatory female choice. Evolution, 54(3), 1047–1050.

Eberhard, W. G. 2000. Behavior and reproductive status of Microsepsis armillata (Diptera: Sepsidae) flies away from oviposition sites. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 93(4), 966–971.

Eberhard, W. G. 2000. The natural history and behavior of Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a parasitoid of Plesiometa argyra (Araneae: Tetragnathidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 9(2), 220–240.

Eberhard, W. G., Garcia-C, M. & Lobo, J. 2000. Size–specific defensive structures in a horned weevil confirm a classic battle plan: avoid fights with larger opponents. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 267(1448), 1129-1134.

1999

Eberhard, W. G. 1999. Mortal mimicry in the fly, Plocoscelus sp. (Diptera, Micropezidae). Biotropica, 31(3), 535–535.

Briceño, R. D., Ramos, D. & Eberhard, W. G. 1999. Aggressive behaviour in medflies (Ceratitis capitata) and the effects of mass rearing (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 72(1), 17–27.

Eberhard, W. G., Huber, B. & Rodriguez, R. 1999. Don’t forget the biology: a reply to Green. Evolution, 53(5), 1624–1627.

Eberhard, W. G. 1999. Mating systems of sepsid Flies and sexual behavior away from oviposition sites by Sepsis neocynipsea (Diptera: Sepsidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 72(1), 129-130.

1998

Eberhard, W. G. & Huber, B. A. 1998. Possible links between embryology, lack of innervation, and the evolution of male genitalia in spiders. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, 11(2), 73–80.

Eberhard, W. G., Huber, B. A., S, R. L. R., Briceño, R. D., Salas, I. & Rodriguez, V. 1998. One size fits all? Relationships between the size and degree of variation in genitalia and other body parts in twenty species of insects and spiders. Evolution, 52(2), 415–431.

Eberhard, W. G. 1998. Female roles in sperm competition. pp. 91-116 in T. Birkhead & A. P. Moller (eds.) Sperm competition and sexual selection. New York: Academic Press.

Eberhard, W. G. 1998. Importancia de la elección femenina críptica para la etología. Etología., 6, 1–8.

Eberhard, W. G. 1998. Sexual behavior of Acanthocephala declivis guatemalana (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and the allometric scaling of their modified hind legs. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 91(6), 863–871.

Eberhard, W. G. 1998. Reproductive Behavior of Glyphidops flavifrons and Nerius plurivitatus (Diptera, Neriidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 71(2), 89–107.

Briceño, R. D. & Eberhard, W. G. 1998. Medfly courtship duration: a sexually selected reaction norm changed by crowding. Ethology Ecology and Evolution, 10(4), 369–382.

Eberhard, W. G. & Huber, B. A. 1998. Copulation and sperm transfer in Archisepsis flies (Diptera: Sepsidae) and the evolution of their intromittent genitalia. Studia dipterologica, 5(2), 217–248.

Mendez, V., Briceño, R. D. & Eberhard, W. G. 1998. Functional significance of the capitate supra-fronto-orbital bristles of male medflies (Ceratitis capitata) (Diptera, Tephritidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 71(2), 164–174.

Eberhard, W. G. & Huber, B. A. 1998. Courtship, copulation, and sperm transfer in Leucauge mariana (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with implications for higher classification. Journal of Arachnology, 26(3), 342–368.

1997

Eberhard, W. G. 1997. Sexual selection by cryptic female choice in insects and arachnids. pp. 32-57 in J. C. Choe & B. J. Crespi (eds.) The evolution of mating systems in insects and arachnids. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Huber, B. A. & Eberhard, W. G. 1997. Courtship, copulation, and genital mechanics in Physocyclus globosus (Araneae, Pholcidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 75(6), 905–918.

1996

Eberhard, W. G. & Kariko, S. J. 1996. Copulation behavior inside and outside the beetle Macrohaltica jamaicensis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Journal of Ethology, 14(1), 59–72.

Eberhard, W. G. & Marin, M. C. 1996. Sexual behavior and the enlarged hind legs of male Megalopus armatus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Megalopodinae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 69(1), 1–8.

Briceño, R. D., Ramos, D. & Eberhard, W. G. 1996. Courtship behavior of male Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in captivity. Florida Entomologist, 79(2), 130–143.

Eberhard, W. G. & Pereira, F. 1996. Functional morphology of male genitalic surstyli in the dungflies Achisepsis diversiformis and A. ecalcarata (Diptera: Sepsidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 69(4 suppl), 43–60.

1995

Briceño, R. D. & Eberhard, W. G. 1995. The functional morphology of male cerci and associated characters in 13 species of tropical earwigs (Dermaptera: Forficulidae, Labiidae, Carcinophoridae, Pygidicranidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology., 555(I-III), 1–63.

Hormiga, G., Eberhard, W. G. & Coddington, J. A. 1995. Web-construction behavior in Australian Phonognatha and the phylogeny of Nephiline and tetragnathid spiders (Araneae, Tetragnathidae). Australian Journal of Zoology, 43(4), 313–364.

Eberhard, W. G. 1995. The web and building behavior of Synotaxus ecuadorensis (Araneae, Synotaxidae). Journal of Arachnology, 23(1), 25–30.

Eberhard, W. G. & Cordero, C. 1995. Sexual selection by cryptic female choice on male seminal products-a new bridge between sexual selection and reproductive physiology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 10(12), 493–496.

R. D. Briceño, D. Ramos, and William G. Eberhard. 1996. Courtship Behavior of Male Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Captivity.

Eberhard, W. G. & Pereira, F. 1995. The process of intromission in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidiae). Psyche, 102(3-4), 99–120.

1994

Eberhard, W. G. 1994. Evidence for widespread courtship during copulation in 131 species of insects and spiders, and implications for cryptic female choice. Evolution, 48(3), 711–733.

Eberhard W. 1994. The encyclopedia of land invertebrate behaviour. The Quarterly Review of Biology.69 (4),559-560.

1993

Eberhard, W. G. 1993. Evaluating models of sexual selection: genitalia as a test case. The American Naturalist, 142(3), 564–571.

Eberhard, W. G. & Pereira, F. 1993. Ultrastructure of cribellate silk of nine species in eight families and possible taxonomic implications (Araneae: Amaurobiidae, Deinopidae, Desidae, Dictynidae, Filistatidae, Hypochilidae, Stiphidiidae, Tengellidae). Journal of Arachnology, 21, 161–174.

Eberhard, W. G., Platnick, N. I. & Schuh, R. T. 1993. Natural history and systematics of arthropod symbionts (Araneae; Hemiptera; Diptera) inhabiting webs of the spider Tengella radiata (Araneae, Tengellidae). American Museum Novitates., 3065, 1–17.

Eberhard, W. G., Achoy, R., Marin, M. & Ugalde, J. 1993. Natural history and behavior of two species of Macrohaltica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Psyche, 100(1-2), 93–120.

1992

Eberhard, W. G. 1992. Web construction by Modisimus sp.(Araneae, Pholcidae). Journal of Arachnology, 20, 25–34.

Eberhard, W. G. 1992. Species isolation, genital mechanics, and the evolution of species-specific genitalia in three species of Macrodactylus beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabeidae, Melolonthinae). Evolution, 46(6), 1774–1783.

1991

Eberhard, W. G. 1991. Chrosiothes tonala (Araneae, Theridiidae): a web-building spider specializing on termites. Psyche, 98(1), 7–20.

Eberhard, W. G. & Gutierrez, E. E. 1991. Male dimorphisms in beetles and earwigs and the question of developmental constraints. Evolution, 45(1), 18–28.

1990

Eberhard, W. G. 1990. Early stages of orb construction by Philoponella vicina, Leucauge mariana, and Nephila clavipes (Araneae, Uloboridae and Tetragnathidae), and their phylogenetic implications. Journal of Arachnology, 18(2), 205–234.

Santana, M., Eberhard, W. G., Bassey, G., Prestwich, K. N. & Briceño, R. D. 1990. Low predation rates in the field by the tropical spider Tengella radiata (Araneae: Tengellidae). Biotropica, 22(3), 305–309.

Eberhard, W. G. 1990. Function and phylogeny of spider webs. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 21, 341–372.

Back to Top