PUBLICATIONS (*graduate or **undergraduate student co-author)

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2025

Dahlberg* NJL & DA Yee. 2025. Fortified defence: Novel mechanisms allow a treehole mosquito to resist predation from a predatory mosquito. Ecological Entomology doi: 10.1111/een.70020

Wynne** L, LE Reeves, & DA Yee. Discovery and description of a novel mode of oviposition in the Culex mosquito genus. Scientific Reports 15: 30318

Reyes-Torres* L-J, R de Jesús Crespo, A Oczkowski, & DA Yee. 2025. Environmental heterogeneity across an urban gradient influences detritus and nutrients within artificial containers and their associated vector Aedes sp. larvae in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Journal of Medical Entomology (in press)

Bai F, P Denyoh, C Urquhart*, S Shrestha, DA Yee. 2025. A comprehensive review of the neglected and emerging Oropouche virus. Viruses 17: 439

2024

Yee DA, J Nelsen*, NS Fijman*, LJ Reyes-Torres*, B Eastmond, & BW Alto. Larval competition between Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes mediovittatus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Journal of Medical Entomology (in press)

Yee DA, NA Scavo*, LJ Reyes-Torres*, & A Oczkowski. 2024. How socioeconomic factors and Hurricane Irma and Maria affected population dynamics and nutrient content of Aedes aegypti in San Juan Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Journal of Urban Ecology 10, doi.org/10.1093/jue/juae019

O’Meara** S & DA Yee. 2024. Ant communities respond to a large scale disturbance along an elevational gradient in Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Biotropica doi: 10.1111/btp.13300

Alycia** J, CH Ziemke*, DA Yee, & K Baudier 2024. Notes on the natural history and climatic specializations of a Caribbean endemic paper wasp (Mischocyttarus phthisicus). Caribbean Naturalist 96: 1-18

Reeves L, N Ríos López, DA Yee, CH Ziemke*, & MA Acevedo. 2024. Anolis gundlachi (yellow-chinned anole) and A. cristatellus (crested anole) blood-feeding by Culex antillummagnorum Dyar (Diptera: Culicidae; NCN). Herpetology Review (in press)

2023

Schaus MH, VR Townsend Jr., AC Albert, DA Yee, & DN Proud 2023. Unraveling the effects of Hurricane Maria on the abundance and composition of harvestmen (Opiliones) species along an elevational gradient in Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Caribbean Journal of Science 53: 68-78

Deerman*, H, & DA Yee. 2023. Competitive interactions with Aedes albopictus alter the nutrient content of Aedes aegypti. Medical and Veterinary Entomology doi: 10.1111/mve.12675

Everly** J & DA Yee 2023. Influence of a simulated hurricane on aquatic insect recolonization in the phytotelma of Heliconia caribaea (Heliconiacaea). Biotropica doi: 10.1111/btp.13235

Taka**, NJ & DA Yee. 2023. Plant pollen as a resource affecting the development and survival of the mosquitoes Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 60: 511-517

Nelsen*, J, & DA Yee 2023. Non-target effects of methoprene and surface films on invertebrate predators of mosquito larvae. Journal of Vector Ecology 48: 41-51

2022

Valentine**, JC & DA Yee. 2022. Ontogenetic changes in nutrients and stoichiometry in the invasive mosquito, Aedes albopictus. Journal of Medical Entomology 60: 235-238 doi: 10.1093/jme/tjac177.

Nelsen*, J & DA Yee. 2022. Mosquito larvicides disrupt behavior and survival rates of aquatic insect predators. Hydrobiologia https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05021-5

Yee DA, C Dean Bermond* L Reyes Torres*, NS Fijman*, NA Scavo*, J Nelsen*, & SH Yee. 2022. Robust network stability of mosquitoes of medical importance and human pathogens. Parasites & Vectors 15: 216

Fijman*, NS & DA Yee. 2022. Mapping yellow fever epidemics as a potential indicator of the historical range of Aedes aegypti in the United States. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 117 doi: 10.1590/0074-02760220306

2021

Yee DA, L Reyes Torres*, CL Dean*, NA Scavo*, & T Zavortink. 2021 Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) on the islands of Puerto Rico and Vieques, U.S.A. Acta Tropica

Scavo*, NA, R Barrera, and DA Yee. 2021. Low socioeconomic neighborhoods in Puerto Rico linked to more diverse mosquito communities and higher mosquito abundance. Journal of Urban Ecology  https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juab009

Hopken MW, L Reyes-Torres*, NA Scavo*, AJ Piaggio, Z Abdo, J Pierce, Dl Taylor, & DA Yee. 2021. Temporal and spatial blood feeding patterns of urban mosquitoes in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico. Insects doi.org/10.3390/insects12020129

Zimler RA, DA Yee, & BW Alto. 2021. Transmission potential of Zika virus by Aedes aegypti and Ae. mediovittatus populations from Puerto Rico. Journal of Medical Entomology doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa286

2020

Whiteman A, J Loaiza, DA Yee, K Poh, AS Watkins, K Lucas, T Rapp, L Kline, A Ahmed, S Chen, E Delmelle J Oguzie. Do socioeconomic factors drive arboviral diseases and their Aedes mosquito vectors? A systematic review of dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika virus. One Health doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100188

Yee DA, CL Dean, C Webb, J Henke, G Perezchica-Harvey, A Faraji, JD Macaluso, and RC Christofferson. 2020. No evidence that salt water ingestion kills adult mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa214

Yee DA, WC Glasgow, & NF Ezeakacha. 2020. Quantifying species traits related to oviposition behavior and offspring survival in two important disease vectors. PLoS ONE 15(9): e0239636

Yee DA, JA Nelsen, JH Deerman, TL Price, CL Dean, RE Rogers & WC Varnado. 2020. Oviposition responses and potential larval control methods of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in downspout extensions. Journal of Medical Entomology doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz159

2019

Paige A, S Bellamy, BW Alto, C Dean*, & DA Yee. Linking nutrient stoichiometry to Zika virus transmission in a mosquito. Oecologia doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04429-

Yee SH, DA Yee, R Dejesus Crespo, A. Oczkowski, F. Bai, & S. Friedman. 2019. Linking water quality to Aedes aegypti and Zika in flood-prone neighborhoods. EcoHealth doi.org/10.1007/s10393-019-01406-6

Ezeakacha* N & DA Yee. Carry-over effects are altered by temperature in a wide-spread invasive ectotherm. Parasites & Vectors 12: 123

Juliano SA, DA Yee, BW Alto, & MH Reiskind. 2019. A mosquito ecology career: Papers from a workshop on mosquito ecology and evolution inspired by L. Philip Lounibos Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 299-302

Rogers RE** & DA Yee. 2019. Response of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) survival, life history, and population growth to oak leaf and acorn detritus. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 303-310

Bofill C** & DA Yee. 2019. An army of one. Predaceous diving beetle life history stages affect interactions with shared mosquito prey. Hydrobiologia 827: 201-209

2018

Pitcher, KA* & DA Yee. 2018. Predaceous diving beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in highway-associated aquatichabitats in southern Mississippi, United States of America. The Coleopterist Bulletin (accepted)

2017

Yee, DA, R DeJesus-Crepo, FF Hunter, & F Bai. Assessing natural infection of Zika virus in the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, during 2016 in Puerto Rico. Medical and Veterinary Entomology  doi: 10.1111/mve.12289

Goddard, J, GM Moraru, SK McInnis, JS Portugal, DA Yee, JH Deerman*, & WC Varnado. A State-wide survey for container-breeding mosquitoes in Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 33: 229-232

Allgood, DW & DA Yee. 2017. Oviposition preference and offspring performance in con ntainer breeding mosquitoes: evaluating effects of organic compounds and laboratory colonization. Ecological Entomology 10.1111/een.12412

2016

Yee, DA. 2016. What can larval ecology tell us about the success of Aedes albopictus (Diptera:  Culicidae) in the United States? Journal of Medical Entomology (Special Organized Feature) 53: 1002-1012

Yee, DA. 2016. Thirty years of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in America: An introduction to current perspectives and future challenges. Journal of Medical Entomology (Special Organized Feature) 53: 989-991

Yee, DA, NF Ezeakacha*, & K Abbott. 2016. The interactive effects of photoperiod and future climate change may have negative consequences for a wide-spread invasive insect. Oikos 126: 40-51

Daniels**, R, NF Ezeakacha*, & DA Yee. 2016. Interspecific interactions between adult Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 53: 466-469

2015

Yee, DA, MG Kaufman, & NF Ezeakacha*. 2015. How diverse detrital environments influence nutrient stoichiometry between males and females of the co-occurring container mosquitoes Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus. PLoS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133734

Yee, DA, AA Abuzeineh, NF Ezeakacha*, SS Schelble*, WC Glasgow*, SD Flanagan*, JJ Skiff*, A Reeves**, and K Kuehn. 2015. Mosquito larvae in tires from Mississippi, U.S.A.: the efficacy of abiotic and biotic parameters in predicting spatial and temporal patterns of mosquito populations and communities. Journal of Medical Entomology 52: 394-407

Skiff*, JJ & DA Yee. 2015. The effect of protozoans on larval container mosquito performance. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 108: 282-288

2014

Allgood*, A & DA Yee. 2014. Influence of resource levels, organic compounds, and laboratory colonization on interspecific competition between Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Medical and Veterinary Entomology 28: 273-286

Skiff*, J & DA Yee. 2014. Behavioral differences among four co-occurring species of container mosquito larvae: effects of depth and resource environments. Journal of Medical Entomology 51: 375-381

Pitcher*, KA & DA Yee. 2014. Habitat use, prey consumption, and dispersal responses as potential coexistence mechanisms using two morphologically similar species of predaceous diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107: 582-591

Yee, DA & J Skiff*. 2014. Interspecific competition of a new invasive mosquito, Culex coronator, and two container mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus and Cx. quinquefasciatus, across different detritus environments.  Journal of Medical Entomology 51:89-96

Yee DA, E Himel**, MH Reiskind, & SM Vamosi. 2014. Implications of salinity concentrations for the performance and competitive interactions of the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). Medical and Veterinary Entomology 28: 60-69

2013

Yee, DA, SM O’Regan**, B Wohlfahrt, & SM Vamosi. 2013. Variation in prey-specific consumption rates and patterns of field co-occurrence for two larval predaceous diving beetles. Hydrobiologia 718: 17-25

Mickle, PF, JF Schaefer, DA Yee, & SB Adams. 2013. Diet of juvenile Alabama Shad (Alosa alabamae) in two northern Gulf of Mexico drainages. Southeastern Naturalist 12: 233-237

2012

Yee, DA, SM Vamosi, & SA Juliano. 2012. Seasonal photoperiods alter developmental time and mass of an invasive mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), across its north-south range in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology 49: 825-832

Yee, DA, D Allgood*, JM Kneitel, & KA Kuehn. 2012. Constitutive differences between natural and artificial container mosquito habitats:  microorganisms, resources, and habitat parameters. Journal of Medical Entomology 49: 482-491

Winters, AE** & DA Yee. 2012. Variation in performance of two co-occurring mosquito species across diverse resource environments:  insights from nutrient and stable isotope analyses. Ecological Entomology 37: 56-64

Yee, DA & SA Juliano. 2012. Concurrent effects of resource pulse amount, type, and frequency on community and population properties of consumers in detritus-basedsystems. Oecologia 169: 511-522

2010

Kaufman, MG, K Pelz-Stelinski, DA Yee, SA Juliano, P Ostrom, & ED Walker 2010. Stable isotope analysis reveals detrital resource base sources of the tree hole mosquito, Ochlerotatus triseriatus. Ecological Entomology 35: 586-593

Yee, DA, JM Kneitel, & SA Juliano 2010. Environmental correlates of abundances of mosquito species and stages in discarded vehicle tires. Journal of Medical Entomology 47: 53-62

Yee, DA 2010. Behavior and aquatic plants as factors affecting predation in three species of larval predaceous diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Hydrobiologia  637: 33-43

2009

Yee, DA, S Taylor**, & SM Vamosi 2009. Beetle and plant density as cues initiating dispersal in two species of adult predaceous diving beetles. Oecologia 160: 25-36

2008

Yee, DA 2008. Tires as habitats for mosquitoes:  a review of studies within the eastern United States. Journal of Medical Entomology 45: 581-593

2007

Yee, DA, MG Kaufman, & SA Juliano 2007. The significance of ratios of detritus types and microorganism productivity to competitive interactions between aquatic insect detritivores. Journal of Animal Ecology 76: 1105-1115

Kesavaraju, B, DA Yee, & SA Juliano 2007. Interspecific and intraspecific differences in foraging preferences of container-dwelling mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology 44: 215-221

Yee, DA, B Kesavaraju, & SA Juliano 2007. Direct and indirect effects of animal detritus on growth, survival, and mass of the invasive container mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology  44: 580-588

Yee, DA, SH Yee, JM Kneitel, & SA Juliano 2007. Richness-productivity relationships between trophic levels in a detritus-based system:  significance of abundance and trophic linkage. Oecologia  154: 377-385

Kling**, LJ, SA Juliano, & DA Yee 2007. Larval mosquito communities in discarded automobile tires in a forested and non-forested site:  detritus type, amount, and water nutrient differences. Journal of Vector Ecology 32: 207-217

Yee, DA, & MR Willig 2007. Colonization of Heliconia caribaea by aquatic invertebrates:  resource and microsite characteristics. Ecological Entomology 32: 603-612

Yee, DA & SH Yee  2007. Nestedness patterns of container-dwelling mosquitoes:  effects of larval habitat within variable terrestrial matrices. Hydrobiologia 592: 373-385

Yee, DA, & SA Juliano 2007. Abundance matters. A field experiment testing the more individuals hypothesis for richness-productivity relationships. Oecologia 153: 153-162

2006

Yee, DA, & SA Juliano 2006. Consequences of detritus type in an aquatic microsystem:  assessing water quality, microorganisms, and the performance of the dominant consumer. Freshwater Biology 51: 448-459

2005

Yee, DA, & DT Tissue 2005. Relationships between non-structural carbohydrate concentration and flowering in a subtropical herb, Heliconia caribaea (Heliconiaceae). Caribbean Journal of Science 42: 243-249

2004

Yee, DA, B Kesavaraju, & SA Juliano 2004. Larval feeding behavior of three co-occurring species of container mosquitoes. Journal of Vector Ecology 29: 315-322

Yee, DA, B Kesavaraju, & SA Juliano 2004. Interspecific differences in feeding behavior and survival under food-limited conditions for larval Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America  97: 720-728