Publications

Mejía, Luis C, Edward A Herre, Jed P Sparks, Klaus Winter, Milton N García, Sunshine A Van Bael, Joseph Stitt, Zi Shi, Yufan Zhang, and Mark J Guiltinan. 2014. Pervasive Effects of a Dominant Foliar Endophytic Fungus on Host Genetic and Phenotypic Expression in a Tropical Tree.

Estrada, C., E. I. Rojas, W. T. Wcislo, and S. A. Van Bael. 2014. Fungal Endophyte Effects on Leaf Chemistry Alter the in Vitro Growth Rates of Leaf-Cutting Ants’ Fungal Mutualist, Leucocoprinus Gongylophorus.

Van Bael, S. A., E. Rojas, L.C. Mejia, K. Kitajima, G. J. Samuels, and E. A. Herre. 2013. “Leaf Traits and Host Plant-Fungal Endophyte Associations in a Tropical Forest.”

Van Bael, Sunshine, Ruby Zambrano, and Jefferson S Hall. 2013. Bird Communities in Forested and Human-Modified Landscapes of Central Panama: A Baseline Survey for a Native Species Reforestation Treatment.

Estrada, C., W. T. Wcislo, and S. A. Van Bael. 2013. Symbiotic Fungi Alter Plant Chemistry That Discourages Leaf-Cutting Ants.

Coblentz, Kyle E, and Sunshine A Van Bael. 2013. Field Colonies of Leaf-Cutting Ants Select Plant Materials Containing Low Abundances of Endophytic Fungi.

Van Bael, S. A., M. Seid, and W. Wcislo. 2012. Endophytic Fungi Increase the Processing Rate of Leaves by Leaf-Cutting Ants.

Van Bael, S.A., C. Estrada, S.A. Rehner, J.F. Santos, and W.T. Wcislo. 2012. Leaf Endophyte Load Influences Fungal Garden Development in Leaf-Cutting Ants.

Van Bael, S. A., C. Estrada, and Wcislo W.T. 2011. Fungal-Fungal Interactions in Leaf-Cutting Ant Agriculture.

Urriola, J., A. Bethancourt, and S.A. Van Bael. 2011. Limited Persistence of Endophytic Fungi in Leaf-Cutting Ant Gardens.