​Peer-Reviewed Publications

*undergraduate student mentee ^co-first authorship

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13. Thompson, M.N., E.M. Russavage, J.G. Garces*, B.J. Bradford*, D. Merrell*, C.P.-C. Suh and A.M. Helms (2025) Cucurbit plant defenses against aboveground or belowground insect herbivores are distinct and shaped by eco-evolutionary factors. Basic and Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.04.002

12. Russavage, E.M., A.M. Helms, M.N. Thompson, A. Szczepaniec, W.L. Rooney, D.L. Kerns, and M.D. Eubanks (2025) Indirect plant defense provides economically important pest suppression in sorghum. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8813

11. Thompson, M.N., Z.P. Cohen, D. Merrell*, and A.M. Helms (2024) Eco-evolutionary factors contribute to chemodiversity in aboveground and belowground cucurbit herbivore-induced plant volatiles. Plant Biology. http://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13709

10. Thompson, M.N. ^, J. Arriaga*^, J. Bradford*^, R. Kurian*^, G. Strozier*^, and A.M. Helms (2023) Belowground insect herbivory induces systemic volatile emissions that strengthen neighboring plant resistance aboveground. Plant, Cell & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14762

9. Thompson, M.N., J.M. Grunseich, L.O. Marmolejo*, N.M. Aguirre, P.A. Bradicich, S.T. Behmer,  C.P.-C. Suh, and A.M. Helms (2022) Undercover operation: Belowground insect herbivory modifies systemic plant defense and repels aboveground foraging insect herbivores. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.1033730

8. Thompson, M.N., R.F. Medina, A.M. Helms, and J.S. Bernal (2022) Improving natural enemy selection in biological control through greater attention to chemical ecology and host-associated differentiation of target arthropod pests. Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13020160

7. Marmolejo, L.O.*, M.N. Thompson, and A.M. Helms (2021) Defense suppression through interplant communication depends on the attacking herbivore species. Journal of Chemical Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01314-6

6. Grunseich, J.M., N.M. Aguirre, M.N. Thompson, J.G. Ali, and A.M. Helms (2021) Chemical cues from entomopathogenic nematodes vary across three species with different foraging strategies, triggering different behavioral responses in prey and competitors. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01304-8

5. Thompson, M.N., and W.O. Lamp (2021) Herbivory enhances legume-rhizobia symbioses function, increasing aboveground allocation of biologically fixed nitrogen, but only in soils without additional nitrate. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-04999-6

4. Eyer, P.A., P.T. Shults, M.R. Chura, M.N. Moran, M.N. Thompson, A.M. Helms, R.K. Saran, and E.L. Vargo (2021) Divide and conquer: Multicolonial structure, nestmate recognition, and antagonistic behaviors in dense populations of the invasive ant Brachymyrmex patagonicus. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7396

3. Bernaola, L., M. Darlington, K. Britt, P. Prade, M. Roth, A. Pekarcik, M. Boone, D. Ricke, A. Tran, J. King, K. Carruthers, M. Thompson, J.J. Ternest, S.E. Anderson, S.W. Gula, K.C. Hauri, J.R. Pecenka, S. Grover, H. Puri, and S. G. Vakil (2021) Technological advances to address current issues in entomology: 2020 Student Debates. Journal of Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab025

2. Grunseich, J.M., M.N. Thompson, A.A. Hay, Z. Gorman, M.V. Kolomiets, M.D. Eubanks, and A.M. Helms (2020) Risky roots and careful herbivores: Sustained herbivory by a root‐feeding herbivore attenuates indirect plant defences. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13627

1. Grunseich, J.M.^, M.N. Thompson^, N. Aguirre, and A.M. Helms (2019) The role of plant-associated microbes in mediating insect herbivore foraging behavior. Plants. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9010006​​​​​​