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Colin Orians

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Tufts University

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School of Arts and Sciences

Urban & Environmental Policy and Planning

Colin Orians is currently serving as a School Of Arts And Sciences Professor at Tufts University.

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ecology environmental science plant science botany plant physiology plant ecology forest ecology climate change agricultural economics entomology forestry avian biology sustainable agriculture vegetation science biology plant biology experimental botany horticulture research chemical ecology plant metabolism plant-animal interactions evolutionary ecology ecological entomology livestock science tree physiology ecosystems soil biology invasion biology spatial ecology plant-abiotic interaction forest biology pest science functional ecology plant nutrition plant-insect interactions biological invasions animal ecology soil ecology phytochemistry experimental plant biology applied ecology crop improvement crop science crop physiology terrestrial ecology plant diversity camellia sinensis vascular biology agricultural sciences crop ecology specie interaction short-term variability plant genetics plant development plant-soil relationships wildlife ecology invasive species ecological chemistry soil science water availability biotic interactions secondary chemistry methyl jasmonate phenolic glycosides willow seedlings salt spray invasive herbivores jasmonic acid carbon transport functional quality systemic induction vascular architecture chemical defense herbivore-induced changes temperate tree species differential sectoriality

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CORRECTION: Herbivore Cues and Plant Damage-Associated Compounds Jointly Alter Seed Germination and Seedling Herbivory. Oecologia (2026)

herbivore cuesplant damage-associated compoundsplant-parasite coevolutionbiologyplant physiologyseed germinationchemical ecologyplant-animal interactionsplant-insect interactionsecologyplant sciencebotany

Woody Seeds and Seedlings Are Unresponsive to Herbivore Kairomones. AoB Plants (2026)

woody seedsplant-parasite coevolutionbiologyfunctional ecologyentomologyecological entomologyplant-animal interactionsplant-insect interactionsecology and evolutionary biologybiological pest controlecology

Context‐Dependent Effects of a Cryptic Virus on Butterfly Population Dynamics. Ecology (2025)

virus researchinterspecies transmissionbiologyvirologypopulation biologycryptic virusecology and evolutionary biologydisease ecologyecologymedical entomologyinsect science

The Volatile Composition of Commercially Available New England India Pale Ales as Defined by Hop Blending. Beverages (2025)

hop blendingvolatile composition

Caterpillar Movement Mediates Spatially Local Interactions and Determines the Relationship Between Population Density and Contact. Movement Ecology (2024)

Brendan D CarsonColin M OriansElizabeth E Crone

population densitymovement ecologyecology

Confronting Intrinsic Variability: How Farmers Understand, Manage, and Cope With Synchronous Alternate Bearing in a Perennial Crop System. Research Square (2024)

Gabriela M. GarciaLaura KuhlColin M. Orians

managementenvironmental scienceagricultural policyintrinsic variabilityqualitative researchsynchronous alternate bearingfarm managementsustainable agriculturecropping systemsagronomyregenerative agricultureagricultural systemsagricultural managementagrarian changeadaptationagribusinessperennial crop systemland useagricultural economics

Herbivore Kairomones Affect Germination Speed, Seedling Growth, and Herbivory. Oecologia (2024)

Brooke A PellegriniLina S PintadoPaige N SouzaSanthi P BhavanamColin M OriansJohn L OrrockEvan L Preisser

germination speedavian biologyanimal ecologyentomologyherbivore kairomonesplant ecologyecologyevolutionary biology

Intrinsic Yield Fluctuations Interact With Environmental Shocks to Threaten the Socio-Ecological Resilience of Perennial Crop Systems. One Earth (2024)

Gabriela M. GarciaElizabeth E. CroneLaura KuhlColin M. Orians

socio-ecological resilienceintrinsic yield fluctuationsenvironmental scienceperennial crop systemsenvironmental shocks

Current and Legacy Effects of Precipitation Treatments on Growth and Nutrition in Contrasting Crops. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (2023)

Erin D. JacksonChristian CasolaroRyan S. NebekerEric R. ScottJeffrey S. DukesTimothy S. GriffinColin M. Orians

agricultural impactsenvironmental scienceagricultural policyecologycrop sciencelegacy effectspest scienceplant sciencesustainable agricultureagronomycrop improvementapplied ecologyprecipitation treatmentsclimatic changeagribusinesscrop yieldscrop ecologyclimate changenutritionagricultural economics

Novel Host Plant Use by a Specialist Insect Depends on Geographic Variation in Both the Host and Herbivore Species. Oecologia (2023)

James P. MichieliniXianfeng YiLeone M. BrownShan Ming GaoColin OriansElizabeth E. Crone

entomologyecologyherbivore speciesgeographic variation

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Colin Orians

Professor

Tufts University

Affiliations

School of Arts and Sciences

Urban & Environmental Policy and Planning

Colin Orians is currently serving as a School Of Arts And Sciences Professor at Tufts University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Colin Orians

Tufts University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

CORRECTION: Herbivore Cues and Plant Damage-Associated Compounds Jointly Alter Seed Germination and Seedling Herbivory. Oecologia (2026)

Woody Seeds and Seedlings Are Unresponsive to Herbivore Kairomones. AoB Plants (2026)

Context‐Dependent Effects of a Cryptic Virus on Butterfly Population Dynamics. Ecology (2025)

virus researchinterspecies transmissionbiologyvirologypopulation biologycryptic virusecology and evolutionary biologydisease ecologyecologymedical entomologyinsect science

The Volatile Composition of Commercially Available New England India Pale Ales as Defined by Hop Blending. Beverages (2025)

hop blendingvolatile composition

Caterpillar Movement Mediates Spatially Local Interactions and Determines the Relationship Between Population Density and Contact. Movement Ecology (2024)

Brendan D CarsonColin M OriansElizabeth E Crone

population densitymovement ecologyecology

Confronting Intrinsic Variability: How Farmers Understand, Manage, and Cope With Synchronous Alternate Bearing in a Perennial Crop System. Research Square (2024)

Gabriela M. GarciaLaura KuhlColin M. Orians

Herbivore Kairomones Affect Germination Speed, Seedling Growth, and Herbivory. Oecologia (2024)

Brooke A PellegriniLina S PintadoPaige N SouzaSanthi P BhavanamColin M OriansJohn L OrrockEvan L Preisser

germination speedavian biologyanimal ecologyentomologyherbivore kairomonesplant ecologyecologyevolutionary biology

Intrinsic Yield Fluctuations Interact With Environmental Shocks to Threaten the Socio-Ecological Resilience of Perennial Crop Systems. One Earth (2024)

Gabriela M. GarciaElizabeth E. CroneLaura KuhlColin M. Orians

socio-ecological resilienceintrinsic yield fluctuationsenvironmental scienceperennial crop systemsenvironmental shocks

Current and Legacy Effects of Precipitation Treatments on Growth and Nutrition in Contrasting Crops. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (2023)

Erin D. JacksonChristian CasolaroRyan S. NebekerEric R. ScottJeffrey S. DukesTimothy S. GriffinColin M. Orians

Novel Host Plant Use by a Specialist Insect Depends on Geographic Variation in Both the Host and Herbivore Species. Oecologia (2023)

James P. MichieliniXianfeng YiLeone M. BrownShan Ming GaoColin OriansElizabeth E. Crone

entomologyecologyherbivore speciesgeographic variation

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