Robert Denno

Robert Denno
Born	1945  New York City
Died	2008  (aged 62–63)
Alma mater	University of California, Davis Rutgers University
Occupation	Insect ecologist
Employer	University of Maryland

Robert F. Denno (1945–2008) was an influential insect ecologist.

His personal worldwide collection of butterflies numbered over 36,000 specimens.^[1] His butterfly collection was donated, at least in part, to the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.

Following a postdoctoral appointment at

• Denno R. F. 1975. "Wing polymorphism in salt marsh inhabiting Fulgoroidea". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 83: 253–254.
• Denno R. F., Dingle H., editors 1981. Insect life history patterns: habitat and geographic variation.
  Springer-Verlag
  . New York City, USA.
• Denno R. F., Fagan W. F. 2003. "Might nitrogen limitation promote omnivory among carnivorous arthropods". Ecology. 84: 2522–2531.
• Denno R. F., McClure M. S., editors 1983. Variable plants and herbivores in natural and managed systems. Academic Press. New York City, USA.
• Denno R. F., Perfect T. J., editors 1994. Planthoppers: their ecology and management. Chapman and Hall. New York City, USA.
• Denno R. F., Roderick G. K. 1990. "Population biology of planthoppers". Annual Review of Entomology. 35: 489–520. Find this article online
• Denno R. F., Finke D. L., Langellotto G. A., 2005. "Direct and indirect effects of vegetation structure and habitat complexity on predator–prey and predator–predator interactions". Pages 211–239 in Barbosa P., Castellanos I., editors Ecology of predator–prey interactions. Oxford University Press. New York City, USA.
• Denno R. F., McClure M. S., Ott J. R. 1995. "Interspecific interactions in phytophagous insects: competition revisited and resurrected". Annual Review of Entomology. 40: 297–331.
• Huberty A. F., Denno R. F. 2004. "Plant water stress and its consequences for herbivorous insects: a new synthesis". Ecology. 85: 1383–1398.

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