Commentary
Nasty, brutish, and short. Editors' Choice, Science 318: 1218 (for Royer et al. 2007).
Crafting the pieces of the diversity jigsaw puzzle. R.L. Kitching, 2006, Science 313: 1055-1057 (Perspective on Wilf et al. 2006).
Turning over
a new leaf. Editor's Choice, Science September 10, 2004 (for Wilf and Johnson 2004).
Refuting refugia?
by Drs. Sandra Knapp and James Mallet. Science April 4, 2003 (Perspective
on Wilf et al. 2003).
Leaving their mark. Editors' Choice, Science, March 1, 2002 (for Labandeira et al. 2002).
Hungry herbivores
seek a warmer world. by Dr. Phyllis D. Coley, Science, June 25, 1999 (Perspective on Wilf and Labandeira 1999).
Journal highlights, reporting, and interviews
The land that insects forgot. By Erik Ness, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, October 2006, p. 397.
Insectes et plantes: chacun pour soi. By Philippe Pajot, Pour la Science, “Actualités” feature, October 2006.
Turning over an old leaf. By Stacy Tibbetts, Research Penn State feature story, Sept. 5, 2006.
Fossils suggest chaotic recovery from mass extinction. By Andrea Thompson, Live Science, Sept. 1, 2006.
Leaves leave more questions than answers about post-destruction biodiversity. By Eric Jackson, The Panama News, August 6-19, 2006.
Leaves with pointy edges explained. by Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News, February 17, 2006.
52 millones de años de pura variedad. By Ramiro Velásquez Gómez, El Colombiano, Medellin, Colombia, August 12, 2005.
Floral diversity preserved in fossils. By Cathy Lundmark, 2005, Bioscience 55: 544 (“BioBrief” on Wilf et al. 2005, Am. Nat.).
Ancient Roots of South American plant-insect ecodiversity. PNAS 102: 8789 (“In this Issue” highlight on Wilf et al. 2005, PNAS).
Importante hallazgo cientifico en la Patagonia: hallan en el Sur sitios con fósiles de flora únicos en el mundo. Clarin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 27, 2005.
Paleobotany Highlights. by Dr. Brian Axsmith, Geotimes, July, 2004.
Trove of leaf fossils raises new questions about ancient plant life. by Byron
Spice, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 7, 2003.
Estudos
atacam teoria sobre biodiversidade (Studies attack biodiversity theory).
Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 4, 2003.
La
diversidad vegetal americana no es reciente (The diversity of American
vegetation is not recent). La Nacion, Argentina, April 4, 2003.
La
diversidad de vegetación en América del Sur existe desde hace
52 millones de años (The diversity of South American vegetation
has existed for 52 million years). El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia, April
11, 2003.
Plants got
roots. Geological Society UK, News, April 8, 2003.
Wyoming fossils
change theories about extinction. by Dan
Whipple, Casper Star-Tribune, March 16, 2003.
Report:
Climate change didn't kill dinosaurs. by Dan Lewerenz, AP, January 16,
2003.
Asteroid theory
gains ground. by Katy Human, Daily Camera, January 16, 2003.
Paleobotany
Highlights. by
Drs. Melanie Devore and Kathleen Pigg, Geotimes, July
2002.
Old leaves reveal
a bug's life. by Jim Erickson, Rocky Mountain News, February 22, 2002.
Prehistoric bugs
also fell victim to impact. Cosmiverse Science News, February 25, 2002.
Global climate
change: a glance in the rear view mirror. by Dr. Matt Huber, Geotimes,
December 2001.
Ancient insect-plant
relationship persists through time. Smithsonian National Museum
of Natural History Highlight, October, 2000.
Chewed leaves
reveal ancient relationship. by Elizabeth Pennisi, Science
News of the Week.
Biting
beetle gives away secrets. by Jonathan Amos, BBC News Online,
July 16, 2000.
Beetle bites reveal
ancient alliance. by Michael Milstein, Discovery.com News,July
18, 2000.
Beetle bites.
Natural History 109 (9):79, November, 2000
Warmer climate
spurred ancient plant pests. by Richard Monastersky, Science News,
June 26, 1999.
Warming
climate made a buzz. by Liese Greensfelder, ScienceNOW,
June25, 1999 (login/subscription required).
All Things Considered.
Interview with John Nielsen, National Public Radio June 24,
1999 (Real Audio sound file).
Warm
times mean more bugs: Fossils show insects thrive in heat. by Susan
Conova, ABCNEWS.com, June 25, 1999.
What likes it hot?
Plants and bugs: Study takes a new look at climate's effects. By
Mark Jaffe, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 25, 1999.
Hotter Climate Is
Linked to Insect Attacks. By Lee Siegel, Salt Lake City Tribune,
June 25, 1999.
Insects, plants,
and climate change. Interview with Rob Sivak, Voice of America
Radio, June 25, 1999.
Nibbling
insects signal global warming. BBC News Online, June 24, 1999.
Global
warming 55 million years ago caused migration to North America. By
Byron Spice, Pittburgh Post-Gazette, February 8, 1999.
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