Ruth Hufbauer

Associate Professor

Ruth.Hufbauer@ColoState.edu	Hufbauer Lab Webpage
C147 Plant Sciences
(970) 491-6945

I am an evolutionary ecologist. Much of the work my lab focuses on is ecological and population genetics of biological invasions, plant-insect and insect-enemy interactions. We also are involved in projects focused on general community ecology and ecosystem responses to global change.

Courses I Teach:

Ecology (BIO 320) (Alternate Springs)

Invasion Biology (BSPM 380) (Alternate Springs)

On the Origin of Species (EY592) (Alternate Falls)

Representative Publications:

Marrs, RA, R Sforza, RA Hufbauer. In press . Evidence for multiple introductions of Centaurea stoebe micranthos (spotted knapweed, Asteraceae) to North America. Molecular Ecology.

Blair AC, U Schaffner, P Häfliger, SK Meyer, RA Hufbauer. 2008. How do biological control and hybridization affect enemy escape? Biological Control. 46:358-370.

Hufbauer, RA. 2008. Biological Invasions: Paradox lost and paradise gained. Current Biology. 18:R246-R247.

Blumenthal, D and RA Hufbauer. 2007. Evolution of increased size but not competitive ability among 14 invasive plant species. Ecology. 88:2758-2765.

Morris, WF, RA Hufbauer, AA Agrawal, JD Bever, GS Gilbert, JL Maron, CE Mitchell, IM Parker, AG Power, EW Seabloom, ME Torchin, DP Vázquez. 2007. Direct and interactive effects of enemies and mutualists on plant performance: a meta-analysis. Ecology. 88:1021-1029.