Peer-Reviewed Publications (*undergraduate co-author, †equal contribution)
Schaeffer, RN†, CC Rering†, I Maalouf*, JJ Beck, and RL Vannette. Microbial metabolites elicit distinct olfactory and gustatory preferences in bumble bees. Accepted, Biology Letters
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†, CC Rering†, I Maalouf*, JJ Beck, and RL Vannette. Microbial metabolites elicit distinct olfactory and gustatory preferences in bumble bees. Accepted, Biology Letters
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
