Rob Dunn

Rob Dunn

Visiting professor


  1. 2019
  2. Do Bee Wings Adapt for Flight in Urban Environments?

    Beasley, D. E., Fitzgerald, J. L., Fowler, A., Keleher, K., Lopez-Uribe, M. M. & Dunn, Rob, May 2019, In: Southeastern Naturalist. 18, 2, p. 183-191

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships on bodies and in buildings

    Dunn, Rob, Reese, A. T. & Eisenhauer, N., 1 Jan 2019, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3, 1, p. 7-9

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Azteca ants maintain unique microbiomes across functionally distinct nest chambers

    Lucas, J. M., Madden, A. A., Penick, C. A., Epps, M. J., Marting, P. R., Stevens, J. L., Fergus, D. J., Dunn, Rob & Meineke, E. K., 2019, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 286, 1908, 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Citizen Science in Schools: Students Collect Valuable Mammal Data for Science, Conservation, and Community Engagement

    Schuttler, S. G., Sears, R. S., Orendain, I., Khot, R., Rubenstein, D., Rubenstein, N., Dunn, Rob, Baird, E., Kandros, K., O'Brien, T. & Kays, R., 2019, In: BioScience. 69, 1, p. 69-79

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Contemporary climatic analogs for 540 North American urban areas in the late 21st century

    Fitzpatrick, M. C. & Dunn, Rob, 2019, In: Nature Communications. 10, 7 p., 614.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Human indoor climate preferences approximate specific geographies

    Just, M. G., Nichols, L. M. & Dunn, Rob, 2019, In: Royal Society Open Science. 6, 3, 10 p., 180695.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Public questions spur the discovery of new bacterial species associated with lignin bioconversion of industrial waste

    Mathews, S. L., Epps, M. J., Blackburn, R. K., Goshe, M. B., Grunden, A. M. & Dunn, Rob, 2019, In: Royal Society Open Science. 6, 3, 17 p., 180748.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. 2018
  10. Published

    Inbreeding tolerance as a pre‐adapted trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis

    Eyer, P., Matsuura, K., Vargo, E. L., Kobayashi, K., Yashiro, T., Suehiro, W., Himuro, C., Yokoi, T., Guénard, B., Dunn, Rob & Tsuji, K., Dec 2018, In: Molecular Ecology. 27, 23, p. 4711-4724

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Ecological Analyses of Mycobacteria in Showerhead Biofilms and Their Relevance to Human Health

    Gebert, M. J., Delgado-baquerizo, M., Oliverio, A. M., Webster, T. M., Nichols, L. M., Honda, J. R., Chan, E. D., Adjemian, J., Dunn, Rob, Fierer, N. & Moran, M. A. (ed.), 30 Oct 2018, In: mBio. 9, 5, p. e01614-18

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Macroecology to Unite All Life, Large and Small

    Shade, A., Dunn, Rob, Blowes, S. A., Keil, P., Bohannan, B. J. M., Herrmann, M., Küsel, K., Lennon, J. T., Sanders, N. J., Storch, D. & Chase, J., 1 Oct 2018, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33, 10, p. 731-744

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Drivers of Microbiome Biodiversity: A Review of General Rules, Feces, and Ignorance

    Reese, A. T., Dunn, Rob & Mcfall-ngai, M. J. (ed.), Jul 2018, In: mBio. 9, 4, 14 p., e01294-18.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Leveraging natural capital to solve the shared education and conservation crisis

    Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N. & Dunn, Rob, Apr 2018, In: Conservation Biology. 32, 2, p. 490-492 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Biodiversity and socioeconomics in the city: a review of the luxury effect

    Leong, M., Dunn, Rob & Trautwein, M. D., 2018, In: Biology Letters. 14, 5, 6 p., 20180082.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Ecology of sleeping: the microbial and arthropod associates of chimpanzee beds

    Thoemmes, M. S., Stewart, F. A., Hernandez-aguilar, R. A., Bertone, M. A., Baltzegar, D. A.  ., Borski, R. J., Cohen, N., Coyle, K. P., Piel, A. K. & Dunn, Rob, 2018, In: Royal Society Open Science. 5, 5, 11 p., 180382.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    External immunity in ant societies: sociality and colony size do not predict investment in antimicrobials

    Penick, C. A., Halawani, O., Pearson, B., Mathews, S., López-uribe, M. M., Dunn, Rob & Smith, A. A., 2018, In: Royal Society Open Science. 5, 2, 8 p., 171332.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    The Exoskeletons in our Closets: A synthesis of research from the 'Arthropods of our Homes' project in Raleigh, NC

    Leong, M., Bertone, M. A., Bayless, K. M., Dunn, Rob & Trautwein, M. D., 2018, Beyond pests: Biodiversity in the urban environment International Congress of Entomology 25-30 September 2016 Orlando, Florida, USA. Hartop, E. A. & Brown, B. V. (eds.). Auckland, New Zealand, Vol. 12. p. 64-68 5 p. (Zoosymposia).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    The ecology of insect-yeast relationships and its relevance to human industry

    Madden, A. A., Epps, M. J., Fukami, T., Irwin, R. E., Sheppard, J., Sorger, D. M. & Dunn, Rob, 2018, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285, 1875, 8 p., 20172733.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Urbanization disrupts latitude-size rule in 17-year cicadas

    Beasley, D. E., Penick, C. A., Boateng, N. S., Menninger, H. L. & Dunn, Rob, 2018, In: Ecology and Evolution. 8, 5, p. 2534-2541 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. 2017
  22. Published

    The habitats humans provide: factors affecting the diversity and composition of arthropods in houses

    Leong, M., Bertone, M. A., Savage, A. M., Bayless, K. M., Dunn, Rob & Trautwein, M. D., 10 Nov 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 11 p., 15347.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)

    Boomsma, Jacobus J., Brady, S. G., Dunn, Rob, Gadau, J., Heinze, J., Keller, L., Moreau, C. S., Sanders, N., Schrader, Lukas, Schultz, T. R., Sundström, L., Ward, P. S., Wcislo, W. T. & KU, thw266, Oct 2017, In: Myrmecological News. 25, p. 61-66 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Experimental winter warming modifies thermal performance and primes acorn ants for warm weather

    MacLean, H. J., Penick, C. A., Dunn, Rob & Diamond, S. E., Jul 2017, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 100, p. 77-81 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Heat tolerance predicts the importance of species interaction effects as the climate changes

    Diamond, S. E., Chick, L., Penick, C. A., Nichols, L. M., Cahan, S. H., Dunn, Rob, Ellison, A. M., Sanders, N. J. & Gotelli, N. J., Jul 2017, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57, 1, p. 112-120 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Beyond thermal limits: comprehensive metrics of performance identify key axes of thermal adaptation in ants

    Penick, C. A., Diamond, S. E., Sanders, N. & Dunn, Rob, May 2017, In: Functional Ecology. 31, 5, p. 1091-1100 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Responses of arthropod populations to warming depend on latitude: evidence from urban heat islands

    Youngsteadt, E., Ernst, A. F., Dunn, Rob & Frank, S. D., Apr 2017, In: Global Change Biology. 23, 4, p. 1436–1447 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    A global database of ant species abundances

    Gibb, H., Dunn, R. R., Sanders, N., Grossman, B. F., Photakis, M., Abril, S., Agosti, D., Andersen, A. N., Angulo, E., Armbrecht, I., Arnan, X., Baccaro, F. B., Bishop, T. R., Boulay, R., Bruehl, C., Castracani, C., Cerda, X., Del Toro, I., Delsinne, T., Diaz, M. & 53 others, Donoso, D. A., Ellison, A. M., Enríquez, M. L., Fayle, T. M., Feener, D. H. ,. J., Fisher, B. L., Fisher, R. N., Fitzpatrick, M. C., Gómez, C., Gotelli, N. J., Gove, A. D., Grasso, D. A., Groc, S., Guénard, B., Gunawardene, N., Heterick, B., Hoffmann, B., Janda, M., Jenkins, C., Kaspari, M., Klimes, P., Lach, L., Laeger, T., Lattke, J., Leponce, M., Lessard, J., Longino, J., Lucky, A., Luke, S. H., Majer, J. D., McGlynn, T. P., Menke, S., Mezger, D., Mori, A., Moses, J., Munyai, T. C., Pacheco, R., Paknia, O., Pearce-Duvet, J., Pfeiffer, M., Philpott, S. M., Resasco, J., Retana, J., Silva, R. R., Sorger, M. D., Souza, J., Suarez, A. V., Tista, M., Vasconcelos, H. L., Vonshak, M., Weiser, M. D., Yates, M. & Parr, C. L., Mar 2017, In: Ecology. 98, 3, p. 883-884 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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