Manuscripts Submitted/In Review/In Revision (#graduate co-author, *undergraduate co-author, †equal contribution)
Schaeffer, RN, DW Crowder, JG Illán, JJ Beck, T Fukami, NM Williams, and RL Vannette. Ecological dynamics of the almond floral microbiome in relation to crop management and pollination. bioRxiv doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.05.367003
Martin, VN#, RN Schaeffer, and T Fukami. Nectar microbes' influences on pollinator health.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Bloom, EH, EC Oeller, R Olsson, MR Brousil, RN Schaeffer, S Basu, Z Fu, and DW Crowder. In Press. Documenting pollinators, floral hosts, and plant-pollinator interactions in Pacific Northwest US agroecosystems. Ecology.
Crowley-Gall, A, FP Trouillas, EL Niño, RN Schaeffer, MT Nouri, M Crespo, and RL Vannette. In Press. Floral microbes suppress growth of Monilinia laxa with minimal effects on honey bee feeding. Plant Disease.
Schaeffer, RN†, VW Pfeiffer†, S Basu, M Brousil, C Strohm, ST DuPont, RL Vannette, and DW Crowder. In Press. Orchard management and landscape context mediate the floral microbiome of pear. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Rering, CC, RL Vannette, RN Schaeffer, and JJ Beck. 2020. Microbial co-occurrence in floral nectar affects metabolites and attractiveness to a generalist pollinator. Journal of Chemical Ecology 46: 659-667.
Pearse, IS, E LoPresti, RN Schaeffer, WC Wetzel, KA Mooney, JG Ali, PJ Ode, MD Eubanks, JL Bronstein, and MG Weber. 2020. Generalising indirect defense and resistance of plants. Ecology Letters 23: 1137-1152.
Schaeffer, RN†, CC Rering†, I Maalouf*, JJ Beck, and RL Vannette. 2019. Microbial metabolites elicit distinct olfactory and gustatory preferences in bumblebees. Biology Letters 15: 20190132.
Blubaugh, CK, LA Carpenter-Boggs, JP Reganold, RN Schaeffer, and WE Snyder. 2018. Bacteria and competing herbivores weaken top-down and bottom-up aphid suppression. Frontiers in Plant Science 9: 1239.
Wilson, CW†, RN Schaeffer†, M Barrett, C Rigsby, A Sommi*, C Thornber, CM Orians, and EL Preisser. 2018. Chronic impacts of invasive herbivores on a foundational forest species: a whole-tree perspective. Ecology 99: 1783-1791.
Lany, NK, PL Zarnetske, EM Schliep, RN Schaeffer, CM Orians, DA Orwig, and EL Preisser. 2018. Asymmetric biotic interactions and abiotic niche differences revealed by a dynamic joint species distribution model. Ecology 99: 1018-1023.
Schaeffer, RN, Z Wang*, C Thornber, EL Preisser, and CM Orians. 2018. Two invasive herbivores on a shared host: patterns and consequences of phytohormone induction. Oecologia 186: 973-982. PDF
Schliep, E, NK Lany, P Zarnetske, RN Schaeffer, CM Orians, D Orwig, and EL Preisser. 2018. Joint species distribution modeling for spatio-temporal occurrence and ordinal abundance data. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27: 142-155. PDF
Schaeffer, RN†, CW Wilson†, L Radville, M Barrett, E Whitney, S Roitman*, ER Miller, BE Wolfe, C Thornber, CM Orians, and EL Preisser. 2017. Individual and non-additive effects of exotic sap-feeders on root functional and mycorrhizal traits of a shared conifer host. Functional Ecology 31: 2024-2033. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, NE Soltis, JL Martin*, A Brown*, S Gómez, EL Preisser, and CM Orians. 2017. Seasonal variation in effects of herbivory on foliar nitrogen of a threatened conifer. AoB PLANTS 9: plx007. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, RL Vannette, C Brittain, NM Williams, and T Fukami. 2017. Non-target effects of fungicides on nectar-inhabiting fungi of almond flowers. Environmental Microbiology Reports 9: 79-84. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, YZ Mei*, J Andicoechea, JS Manson, and RE Irwin. 2017. Consequences of a nectar yeast for pollinator preference and performance. Functional Ecology 31: 613-621. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, RL Vannette, and RE Irwin. 2015. Nectar yeasts associated with Delphinium nuttallianum (Ranunculaceae) and their effects on nectar quality. Fungal Ecology 18: 100-106. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, C Phillips*, MC Duryea, J Andicoechea, and RE Irwin. 2014. Nectar yeasts in Delphinium barbeyi (Ranunculaceae) and their effects on components of pollinator foraging behavior. PLoS One 9(10): e108214. PDF
Schaeffer, RN and RE Irwin. 2014. Yeasts in nectar enhance male fitness in a montane perennial herb. Ecology 95(7): 1792-1798. PDF
Fournier-Level, A, AM Wilczek, MD Cooper, J Roe, J Anderson, D Eaton, B Moyers, R Petipas, RN Schaeffer, B Pieper, M Reymond, M Koorneef, SM Welch, DL Remington, and J Schmitt. 2013. Paths to selection on life-history loci in different natural environments across the native range of Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Ecology 22(13): 3552-3566. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, JS Manson, and RE Irwin. 2013. Effects of abiotic factors and species interactions on estimates of male plant function: a meta-analysis. Ecology Letters 16(3): 399-408. PDF
Other publications
Bloom, EH, RL Olsson, EH Wine, RN Schaeffer, and DW Crowder. An introduction to cavity-nesting bees in the Puget Sound region. Washington State University Extension. LINK
Schaeffer, RN, DW Crowder, JG Illán, JJ Beck, T Fukami, NM Williams, and RL Vannette. Ecological dynamics of the almond floral microbiome in relation to crop management and pollination. bioRxiv doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.05.367003
Martin, VN#, RN Schaeffer, and T Fukami. Nectar microbes' influences on pollinator health.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Bloom, EH, EC Oeller, R Olsson, MR Brousil, RN Schaeffer, S Basu, Z Fu, and DW Crowder. In Press. Documenting pollinators, floral hosts, and plant-pollinator interactions in Pacific Northwest US agroecosystems. Ecology.
Crowley-Gall, A, FP Trouillas, EL Niño, RN Schaeffer, MT Nouri, M Crespo, and RL Vannette. In Press. Floral microbes suppress growth of Monilinia laxa with minimal effects on honey bee feeding. Plant Disease.
Schaeffer, RN†, VW Pfeiffer†, S Basu, M Brousil, C Strohm, ST DuPont, RL Vannette, and DW Crowder. In Press. Orchard management and landscape context mediate the floral microbiome of pear. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Rering, CC, RL Vannette, RN Schaeffer, and JJ Beck. 2020. Microbial co-occurrence in floral nectar affects metabolites and attractiveness to a generalist pollinator. Journal of Chemical Ecology 46: 659-667.
Pearse, IS, E LoPresti, RN Schaeffer, WC Wetzel, KA Mooney, JG Ali, PJ Ode, MD Eubanks, JL Bronstein, and MG Weber. 2020. Generalising indirect defense and resistance of plants. Ecology Letters 23: 1137-1152.
Schaeffer, RN†, CC Rering†, I Maalouf*, JJ Beck, and RL Vannette. 2019. Microbial metabolites elicit distinct olfactory and gustatory preferences in bumblebees. Biology Letters 15: 20190132.
Blubaugh, CK, LA Carpenter-Boggs, JP Reganold, RN Schaeffer, and WE Snyder. 2018. Bacteria and competing herbivores weaken top-down and bottom-up aphid suppression. Frontiers in Plant Science 9: 1239.
Wilson, CW†, RN Schaeffer†, M Barrett, C Rigsby, A Sommi*, C Thornber, CM Orians, and EL Preisser. 2018. Chronic impacts of invasive herbivores on a foundational forest species: a whole-tree perspective. Ecology 99: 1783-1791.
Lany, NK, PL Zarnetske, EM Schliep, RN Schaeffer, CM Orians, DA Orwig, and EL Preisser. 2018. Asymmetric biotic interactions and abiotic niche differences revealed by a dynamic joint species distribution model. Ecology 99: 1018-1023.
Schaeffer, RN, Z Wang*, C Thornber, EL Preisser, and CM Orians. 2018. Two invasive herbivores on a shared host: patterns and consequences of phytohormone induction. Oecologia 186: 973-982. PDF
Schliep, E, NK Lany, P Zarnetske, RN Schaeffer, CM Orians, D Orwig, and EL Preisser. 2018. Joint species distribution modeling for spatio-temporal occurrence and ordinal abundance data. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27: 142-155. PDF
Schaeffer, RN†, CW Wilson†, L Radville, M Barrett, E Whitney, S Roitman*, ER Miller, BE Wolfe, C Thornber, CM Orians, and EL Preisser. 2017. Individual and non-additive effects of exotic sap-feeders on root functional and mycorrhizal traits of a shared conifer host. Functional Ecology 31: 2024-2033. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, NE Soltis, JL Martin*, A Brown*, S Gómez, EL Preisser, and CM Orians. 2017. Seasonal variation in effects of herbivory on foliar nitrogen of a threatened conifer. AoB PLANTS 9: plx007. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, RL Vannette, C Brittain, NM Williams, and T Fukami. 2017. Non-target effects of fungicides on nectar-inhabiting fungi of almond flowers. Environmental Microbiology Reports 9: 79-84. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, YZ Mei*, J Andicoechea, JS Manson, and RE Irwin. 2017. Consequences of a nectar yeast for pollinator preference and performance. Functional Ecology 31: 613-621. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, RL Vannette, and RE Irwin. 2015. Nectar yeasts associated with Delphinium nuttallianum (Ranunculaceae) and their effects on nectar quality. Fungal Ecology 18: 100-106. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, C Phillips*, MC Duryea, J Andicoechea, and RE Irwin. 2014. Nectar yeasts in Delphinium barbeyi (Ranunculaceae) and their effects on components of pollinator foraging behavior. PLoS One 9(10): e108214. PDF
Schaeffer, RN and RE Irwin. 2014. Yeasts in nectar enhance male fitness in a montane perennial herb. Ecology 95(7): 1792-1798. PDF
Fournier-Level, A, AM Wilczek, MD Cooper, J Roe, J Anderson, D Eaton, B Moyers, R Petipas, RN Schaeffer, B Pieper, M Reymond, M Koorneef, SM Welch, DL Remington, and J Schmitt. 2013. Paths to selection on life-history loci in different natural environments across the native range of Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Ecology 22(13): 3552-3566. PDF
Schaeffer, RN, JS Manson, and RE Irwin. 2013. Effects of abiotic factors and species interactions on estimates of male plant function: a meta-analysis. Ecology Letters 16(3): 399-408. PDF
Other publications
Bloom, EH, RL Olsson, EH Wine, RN Schaeffer, and DW Crowder. An introduction to cavity-nesting bees in the Puget Sound region. Washington State University Extension. LINK
