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Mariana Abarca

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Smith College

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Biological Sciences

Smith College

Department Of Art

Department Of Biological Sciences

Department Of Chemistry

Department Of Mathematical Sciences

Department Of Physics

Department Of Statistical And Data Sciences

Department of Film and Media Studies

Studies Of French

Studies Of Italian

Study Of Education And Child

Department Of Biological Science, United States Of America

Mariana Abarca is currently serving as a Biological Sciences Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Smith College.

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Smith College

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

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ecology entomology ecological entomology biology insect science behavioral ecology evolutionary biology applied entomology climate change evolutionary ecology avian biology interspecific behavioral interaction insect social behavior fitness animal ecology animal behavior ecology and evolutionary biology phenology environmental science insect conservation ecophysiology plant-animal interactions foraging pyralid caterpillar shelter building fitness costs conservation biology zooarchaeology social behavior population ecology primatology animal behaviour primate behavior biotic interactions predator-prey interactions climate change effects eastern tent caterpillars latitudinal variation egg parasitoids social contexts herbivore seasonality survival combine adaptation wildlife global ecology livestock science insect molecular biology plant physiology mammalogy ethology animal cognition spatial ecology wildlife ecology terrestrial ecology environmental biology breeding behavior plant biology host response animal minds human-animal interactions climate change adaptation biodiversity loss biodiversity conservation tropical insect science forest entomology specie interaction dietary health dietetics practice climate crisis indirect effects insect populations altered temperature regimes imperiled wetland butterfly early season survival herbivore phenology phenological responses biological sciences ecosystem services

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Emergent Periodical Cicada Nymphs Use Skototaxis to Navigate to Trees. Open MIND (2026)

tropical insect sciencezoologybiologyforest pathologyforest entomologyentomologyapplied entomologyecology and evolutionary biologyecology

Increasing Temperatures and Heatwave Durations Negatively Affect the Performance of a Dietary Generalist. Oikos (2026)

dietary generalistextreme environmentsdietary healthbehavioral nutritionpsychologydietetics practicenutritionhealth sciencespublic health nutrition

Heatwave Impacts on a Generalist Herbivore: Contrasting Effects of Thermal Regime in Field and Laboratory Studies. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2025)

specie interactionanimal behaviorheatwave impactsextreme environmentsbiologyanimal ecologythermal regimeevolutionary ecologyplant-animal interactionsapplied ecologyecologygeneralist herbivore

Scientists' Warning on Climate Change and Insects. Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (2025)

climate crisisglobal change biologyglobal changeclimate change effectsclimate policyenvironmental scienceclimate changeentomologyecological entomologyecologyanthropogenic effectsinsect science

What Do We Know About Insect Responses to Global Change? a Review of Meta‐Analyses on Global Change Drivers. Insect Conservation and Diversity (2025)

Mayra C. VidalMariana AbarcaKristi BackeAnne E. CuréDeborah L. FinkeAmanda M. KoltzAlycia C. R. LackeyJ. Christina MitchellRebecca M. PratherEllen A. R. WeltiGina M. WimpShannon M. Murphy

global change driversinsect responsesglobal change biologybiodiversityglobal changeinsect conservationclimate change effectsclimate change adaptationenvironmental scienceentomologybiodiversity lossbiodiversity conservationconservation biologyecologyinsect science

Consistency and Flexibility of Character in Free-Ranging Male African Elephants Across Time, Age, and Social Contexts. PLoS ONE (2024)

social contextsprimatologyevolutionary psychologyhuman evolutionzooarchaeologybehavioral sciencesmammalogyanthropologybehavioral ecologyhuman behaviorethologyanimal behaviouranimal cognitionevolutionary biologysocial behavioranimal behavioranimal mindsprimate behaviorhuman-animal interactions

Dynamics of Male African Elephant Character Durability Across Time and Social Contexts. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

social behavioranimal behaviorsocial contextszooarchaeologyprimatologybehavioral ecologyprimate behavioranimal behaviouranthropologyevolutionary biology

How Development and Survival Combine to Determine the Thermal Sensitivity of Insects. UNC Libraries (2024)

ecophysiologyinsect social behaviorbehavioral ecologybiologysurvival combinefitnessevolutionary ecologyentomologyecological entomologythermal sensitivityapplied entomologyecologyinsect science

How Development and Survival Combine to Determine the Thermal Sensitivity of Insects. PLoS ONE (2024)

insect social behaviorinsect conservationbehavioral ecologybiologysurvival combinefitnessevolutionary ecologyentomologyecological entomologythermal sensitivityinsect molecular biologyapplied entomologyecologyinsect science

Scientists' Warning on Climate Change and Insects. Ecological Monographs (2022)

Jeffrey A. HarveyKévin TougeronRieta GolsRobin HeinenMariana AbarcaPaul K. AbramYves BassetMatty BergCarol BoggsJacques BrodeurPedro CardosoJetske G. de BoerGeert R. De SnooCharl DeaconJane E. DellNicolas DesneuxMichael E. DillonGrant A. DuffyLee A. DyerJacintha EllersAnahí EspíndolaJames FordyceMatthew L. ForisterCaroline FukushimaMatthew J. G. GageCarlos García‐RobledoClaire GelyMauro GobbiCaspar HallmannThierry HanceJohn HarteAxel HochkirchChristian HofAry A. HoffmannJoel G. KingsolverGreg P. A. LamarreWilliam F. LauranceBlas LavanderoSimon R. LeatherPhilipp LehmannCécile Le LannMargarita M. López‐UribeChun‐Sen MaGang MaJoffrey MoirouxLucie MonticelliChris NicePaul J. OdeSylvain PincebourdeWilliam J. RippleMelissah RoweMichael J. SamwaysArnaud SentisAlisha A. ShahNigel StorkJohn S. TerblancheMadhav P. ThakurMatthew B. ThomasJason M. TylianakisJoan Van BaarenMartijn Van de PolWim H. Van der PuttenHans Van DyckWilco C. E. P. VerberkDavid L. WagnerWolfgang W. WeisserWilliam C. WetzelH. Arthur WoodsKris A. G. WyckhuysSteven L. Chown

entomologyecologyanimal ecologyclimate change

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Mariana Abarca

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Smith College

Affiliations

Biological Sciences

Smith College

Department Of Art

Department Of Biological Sciences

Department Of Chemistry

Department Of Mathematical Sciences

Department Of Physics

Department Of Statistical And Data Sciences

Department of Film and Media Studies

Studies Of French

Studies Of Italian

Study Of Education And Child

Department Of Biological Science, United States Of America

Mariana Abarca is currently serving as a Biological Sciences Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Smith College.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Smith College

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Emergent Periodical Cicada Nymphs Use Skototaxis to Navigate to Trees. Open MIND (2026)

tropical insect sciencezoologybiologyforest pathologyforest entomologyentomologyapplied entomologyecology and evolutionary biologyecology

Increasing Temperatures and Heatwave Durations Negatively Affect the Performance of a Dietary Generalist. Oikos (2026)

dietary generalistextreme environmentsdietary healthbehavioral nutritionpsychologydietetics practicenutritionhealth sciencespublic health nutrition

Heatwave Impacts on a Generalist Herbivore: Contrasting Effects of Thermal Regime in Field and Laboratory Studies. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2025)

specie interactionanimal behaviorheatwave impactsextreme environmentsbiologyanimal ecologythermal regimeevolutionary ecologyplant-animal interactionsapplied ecologyecologygeneralist herbivore

Scientists' Warning on Climate Change and Insects. Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (2025)

climate crisisglobal change biologyglobal changeclimate change effectsclimate policyenvironmental scienceclimate changeentomologyecological entomologyecologyanthropogenic effectsinsect science

What Do We Know About Insect Responses to Global Change? a Review of Meta‐Analyses on Global Change Drivers. Insect Conservation and Diversity (2025)

Mayra C. VidalMariana AbarcaKristi BackeAnne E. CuréDeborah L. FinkeAmanda M. KoltzAlycia C. R. LackeyJ. Christina MitchellRebecca M. PratherEllen A. R. WeltiGina M. WimpShannon M. Murphy

Consistency and Flexibility of Character in Free-Ranging Male African Elephants Across Time, Age, and Social Contexts. PLoS ONE (2024)

Dynamics of Male African Elephant Character Durability Across Time and Social Contexts. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

social behavioranimal behaviorsocial contextszooarchaeologyprimatologybehavioral ecologyprimate behavioranimal behaviouranthropologyevolutionary biology

How Development and Survival Combine to Determine the Thermal Sensitivity of Insects. UNC Libraries (2024)

ecophysiologyinsect social behaviorbehavioral ecologybiologysurvival combinefitnessevolutionary ecologyentomologyecological entomologythermal sensitivityapplied entomologyecologyinsect science

How Development and Survival Combine to Determine the Thermal Sensitivity of Insects. PLoS ONE (2024)

Scientists' Warning on Climate Change and Insects. Ecological Monographs (2022)

entomologyecologyanimal ecologyclimate change

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