Steven Cassidy

Publications

• Using clear plastic CD cases as low‐cost mini‐rhizotrons to phenotype root traits
• Carbon gain phenologies of spring‐flowering perennials in a deciduous forest indicate a novel niche for a widespread invader
• Experimental evidence of frequency-dependent selection on group behaviour
• Deer and invasive plant removal alters mycorrhizal fungal communities and soil chemistry: Evidence from a long-term field experiment
• Priority effects alter the colonization success of a host‐associated parasite and mutualist
• Disease defences across levels of biological organization: individual and social immunity in acorn ants
• Parasites of spiders: Their impacts on host behavior and ecology
• The soil microbiome increases plant survival and modifies interactions with root endosymbionts in the field
• Invasion‐induced root–fungal disruptions alter plant water and nitrogen economies
• Herbivory modifies plant symbiont number and impact on host plant performance in the field
• Population differences in the aggregation and collective foraging behavior of fragmented social spider colonies
• Social Parasite Exposure and Nest Hygiene in Acorn Ants
• The Complete Genome Sequences of two Species of Stegodyphus Spiders (Araneae: Eresidae)
• Exploring the effects of horizontal pathogen transmission on mortality and behaviour in a cooperatively breeding spider