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1 Curriculum Vitae FRANK J. MESSINA Address: Webpage: Education: Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT ; ( : (435) ; fax: (435) ; frank.messina@usu.edu people/faculty/memberid=3088 Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1982, Cornell University B.A., summa cum laude, Biology, 1976, Clark University Positions: Present: Professor, Department of Biology, Utah State University : Assoc. Department Head, Dept. of Biology, Utah State University : Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology, Utah State University : Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Utah State University : Post- Doctoral and Research Associate, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Cornell University General Research Interests: - Insect behavior and population biology; life- history evolution; insect/plant interactions Current Projects: - Processes underlying adaptation to novel legume hosts; relative genetic lability of larval physiology and adult behavior; evidence for cross- adaptation to other hosts - Importance of inbreeding depression in egg- laying behavior and maternal effects in insects - Estimation of trade- offs associated with adaptation to new environments; inheritance patterns of hybrid populations following quasi- natural selection Professional and Departmental Activities: Editor, Functional Ecology, Editor, Ecology & Ecological Monographs, Editor, Environmental Entomology,

2 2 Professional and Departmental Activities (continued): Ad hoc reviewer for: Journals: American Journal of Botany, American Midland Naturalist, American Naturalist, Animal Behaviour, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Behavioral Ecology, BioControl, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Biology Letters, BMC Evolutionary Biology, Bulletin of Entomological Research, Canadian Entomologist, Coleopterists Bulletin, Crop Science, Ecological Entomology, Ecology, Ecology Letters, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Environmental Entomology, European Journal of Entomology, Evolution, Evolutionary Ecology, Functional Ecology, Heredity, Insect Science and Its Application, International Journal in Computer Simulation, Journal of Chemical Ecology, Journal of Economic Entomology, Journal of Entomological Science, Journal of Insect Behavior, Journal of Insect Science, Journal of Plant Interactions, Journal of Stored Products Research, Journal of Zoology, Molecular Ecology, Naturwissenschaften, Oecologia, Oikos, Physiologia Plantarum, Physiological Entomology, Phytochemistry, PLOS One, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Restoration Ecology Granting Agencies: National Science Foundation, USDA- National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Environment Research Council (UK), Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (NZ) Pre- publication, paid or unpaid reviewer of textbooks or edited volumes from Chapman and Hall, Prentice- Hall, McGraw Hill, Brooks/Cole and Saunders. Chair, Division of Insect Biology, Dept. of Biology, USU, USU Faculty Senate, Organized & Chaired Symposium: "Behavior- mediated Competition among Phytophagous Insects," Ecological Society of America, Columbus, OH, Reviewed in Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 69: Faculty Research Associate in Science Education, NSF grant RED , "Factors Shaping Recruitment and Retention of Students in Science and Mathematics Majors," at Northern Arizona University, National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences, , from the Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education in Biology, July 22-27, 2013, Boulder CO Teaching Experience at Utah State: Evolutionary Biology, 1987 present Introductory Biology, 1998 present Special Topics in Biology, multiple years Introductory Biology Laboratory, Evolutionary Ecology, Orientation to Science, Field Ecology, Insect Ecology, Special Problems: Quantitative Genetics, 1994 USU College of Science Teacher of the Year

3 3 Grant Support: Utah Agric. Expt. Stat., "Colonization of novel crop hosts by pest insects, $24, Utah Agric. Expt. Stat., "Mechanisms and consequences of host- range expansion by a seed beetle, $24, Utah Agric. Expt. Stat., "Direct and correlated responses of insects adapting to new crop hosts, $37, Utah Agric. Expt. Stat., "Interactions between cereal aphids on crop and non- crop hosts, $40, Bureau of Land Management, Pollination ecology of two rare Astragalus species in Washington County, Utah, $9,121 (P.I., V.J. Tepedino) USDA/CSRS- NRICGP - "Biotic interactions of the Russian wheat aphid on alternate hosts," $110, Utah Agric. Expt. Stat., "Tri- trophic interactions of the Russian wheat aphid on alternate hosts, $32, USDA/ARS - "Biology and Floral Fidelity of Perdita meconis, a Pollinator of a Rare Plant," $9,000 (P.I., V.J. Tepedino) NSF, Animal Behavior Program, "Mechanisms and Consequences of Variable Egg- laying Behavior in a Seed Beetle," $55, NSF, Research Experience for Undergraduates Supplement, "Effects of Host Deprivation on the Egg- laying Behavior of a Seed Beetle," $4, Utah Agric. Expt. Stat., "Population Dynamics of the Russian Wheat Aphid on Alternate Hosts," $30, Utah Agric. Expt. Stat., "Ecological Divergence between Cherry- and Hawthorn- infesting Populations of the Apple Maggot," $18, USU Faculty Research Grant, "Mechanisms and Consequences of Egg- Spacing Behavior in the Life- History of a Seed Beetle," $12, UAES Central Fund, "Competitive Interactions between the Apple Maggot and the Western Cherry Fruit Fly," $18,000 Refereed publications (1978- present): 1. Messina, F.J Mirid fauna associated with old- field goldenrods (Solidago: Compositae) in Ithaca, N.Y. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 86:

4 4 2. Messina, F.J. & R.B. Root Association between leaf beetles and meadow goldenrods (Solidago spp.) in central New York. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73: Messina, F.J Aggregation behavior of Aplomyiopsis xylota (Diptera: Tachinidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 89: Messina, F.J Plant protection as a consequence of an ant- membracid mutualism: interactions on goldenrod (Solidago sp.). Ecology 62: Messina, F.J Timing of dispersal and ovarian development in goldenrod leaf beetles, Trirhabda virgata and T. borealis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 75: Messina, F.J Comparative biology of the goldenrod leaf beetles, Trirhabda virgata LeConte and T. borealis Blake (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 36: Messina, F.J Food plant choices of two goldenrod beetles: relation to plant quality. Oecologia 55: Messina, F.J Parasitism of two goldenrod beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Aplomyiopsis xylota (Diptera: Tachinidae). Environmental Entomology 12: Root, R.B. & F.J. Messina Defensive adaptations and natural enemies of a case- bearing beetle, Exema canadensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Psyche 90: Messina, F.J Response of a goldenrod beetle to four seldom encountered goldenrod (Solidago) species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 91: Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick Effectiveness of oils in protecting stored cowpeas from the cowpea weevil (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 76: Messina, F.J Influence of cowpea pod maturity on the oviposition choices and larval survival of a bruchid beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 35: Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick Dispersal polymorphism of Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): variation among populations in response to crowding. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 78: Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick Ability of ovipositing seed beetles to discriminate between seeds with differing egg loads. Ecological Entomology 10: Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick Mechanism of egg recognition by the cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 37: Messina, F.J., J.A.A. Renwick & J.L. Barmore Resistance to Aphis craccivora (Homoptera: Aphididae) in selected varieties of cowpea. Journal of Entomological Science 20: Messina, F.J. & J.A.A. Renwick Resistance to Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in selected cowpea lines. Environmental Entomology 14:

5 5 18. Messina, F.J Genetic contribution to the dispersal polymorphism of the cowpea weevil (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 80: Messina, F.J., J.L. Barmore & J.A.A. Renwick Oviposition deterrent from eggs of Callosobruchus maculatus: spacing mechanism or artifact? Journal of Chemical Ecology 13: Messina, F.J., J.L. Barmore & J.A.A. Renwick Host selection by ovipositing cowpea weevils: patterning of input from separate sense organs. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 43: Messina, F.J Host- plant variables influencing the spatial distribution of a frugivorous fly, Rhagoletis indifferens. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 50: Messina, F.J. & R. Mitchell Intraspecific variation in the egg- spacing behavior of Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Insect Behavior 2: Messina, F.J Genetic basis of variable oviposition behavior in Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 82: Messina, F.J Host preferences of hawthorn- and cherry- infesting flies of Rhagoletis pomonella in Utah. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 53: Messina, F.J Components of host choice by two Rhagoletis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Utah. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 63: Messina, F.J. & V.P. Jones Relationship between fruit phenology and infestation by the apple maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Utah. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 83: Messina, F.J Alternative life- histories in Callosobruchus maculatus: environmental and genetic bases. In: K. Fujii, A.M.R. Gatehouse, C.D. Johnson, R. Mitchell, and T. Yoshida (eds.), Bruchids and Legumes: Economics, Ecology and Coevolution. pp Kluwer Academic, The Netherlands. 28. Messina, F.J Life- history variation in a seed beetle: adult egg- laying vs. larval competitive ability. Oecologia 85: Messina, F.J., S.L. Gardner & G.E. Morse Host discrimination by egg- laying seed beetles: causes of population differences. Animal Behaviour 41: Messina, F.J., D.G. Alston & V.P. Jones Oviposition by the western cherry fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in relation to host development. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 64: Messina, F.J Competitive interactions between larvae from divergent strains of the cowpea weevil (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Environmental Entomology 20: Messina, F.J. & T.R. Tinney Discrimination between self and non- self eggs by egg- laying seed beetles: a reassessment. Ecological Entomology 16:

6 6 33. Messina, F.J., J.L. Kemp & J.A. Dickinson Plasticity in the egg- spacing behavior of a seed beetle: effects of host deprivation and seed patchiness (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 5: Messina, F.J. & J.A. Dickinson Egg- laying behavior in divergent strains of the cowpea weevil (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): time budgets and transition matrices. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 86: Messina, F.J Winter mortality of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on range grasses in northern Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 53: Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones & D.C. Nielson Seasonal variation in the performance of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on alternate hosts. Environmental Entomology 22: Messina, F.J Effect of initial colony size on the per- capita growth rate and alate production of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 66: Messina, F.J Heritability and evolvability of fitness components in Callosobruchus maculatus. Heredity 71: Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones & D.C. Nielson Performance of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on perennial range grasses: effects of previous defoliation. Environmental Entomology 22: Chiu, Y. & F.J. Messina Effect of experience on host preference in Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): variability among populations. Journal of Insect Behavior 7: Paton, P.W.C., F.J. Messina & C.R. Griffin A phylogenetic approach to reversed size dimorphism in diurnal raptors. Oikos 71: Messina, F.J. & J.K. Subler Conspecific and heterospecific interactions of male Rhagoletis flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a shared host. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 68: Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones & D.C. Nielson Host plant affects the interaction between the Russian wheat aphid and a generalist predator, Chrysoperla carnea. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 68: Messina, F.J., J.H. Richards & E.D. McArthur Variable responses of insects to hybrid versus parental sagebrush in common gardens. Oecologia 107: Bergeson, E. & F.J. Messina Resource- vs. enemy- mediated interactions between cereal aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) on a common host plant. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90: Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones & D.C. Nielson Host- plant effects on the efficacy of two predators attacking Russian wheat aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae). Environmental Entomology 26:

7 7 47. Messina, F.J. & A.F. Slade Inheritance of host- plant choice in the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90: Messina, F.J Maternal influences on larval competition in insects. In: T.A. Mousseau and C.W. Fox (eds.), Maternal Effects as Adaptations. pp Oxford University Press, New York. 49. Clark, T.L. & F.J. Messina Plant architecture and the foraging success of ladybird beetles attacking the Russian wheat aphid. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 86: Bergeson, E. & F.J. Messina Effect of a co- occurring aphid on the susceptibility of the Russian wheat aphid to lacewing predators. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 87: Clark, T.L. & F.J. Messina Foraging behavior of lacewing larvae (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) on plants with divergent architectures. Journal of Insect Behavior 11: Messina, F.J., & J.B. Hanks Host plant alters the shape of the functional response of an aphid predator (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environmental Entomology 27: Messina, F.J. & A.F. Slade Expression of a life- history trade- off in a seed beetle depends on environmental context. Physiological Entomology 24: Throne, J.E., J.E. Baker, F.J. Messina, K.J. Kramer & J.A. Howard Varietal resistance. In: B. Subramanyam and D.W. Hagstrum (eds.), Alternatives to Pesticides in Stored- Product IPM. pp Kluwer Academic, Boston. 55. Messina, F.J. & S.M. Sorenson Effectiveness of lacewing larvae in reducing Russian wheat aphid populations on susceptible and resistant wheat. Biological Control 21: Messina, F.J. & C.W. Fox Offspring size and number. In: C.W. Fox, D.A. Roff, and D.J. Fairbairn (eds.), Evolutionary Ecology: Concepts and Case Studies. pp Oxford University Press, New York. 57. Messina, F.J Host discrimination by seed parasites. In: E.E. Lewis, J.F. Campbell, and M.V.K. Sukhdeo (eds.), The Behavioural Ecology of Parasites. pp CAB International, Oxon, UK. 58. Messina, F.J., S.L. Durham, J.H. Richards & E.D. McArthur Trade- off between plant growth and defense? A comparison of sagebrush populations. Oecologia 131: Messina, F.J., R. Taylor & M.E. Karren Divergent responses of two cereal aphids to previous infestation of their host plant. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 103: Messina, F.J. & M.E. Karren Adaptation to a novel host modifies host discrimination by the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. Animal Behaviour 65: Messina, F.J. & J.D. Fry Environment- dependent reversal of a life history trade- off in the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 16: Messina, F.J. & A.J. Bloxham Plant resistance to the Russian wheat aphid: effects on a non- target aphid and the role of induction. Canadian Entomologist 136:

8 8 63. Messina, F.J How labile are the egg- laying preferences of seed beetles? Ecological Entomology 29: Fox, C.W., R.C. Stillwell, A.R. Amarillo- S, M.E. Czesak & F.J. Messina Genetic architecture of population differences in oviposition behavior of the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17: Messina, F.J Predictable modification of body size and competitive ability following a host shift by a seed beetle. Evolution 58: Messina, F.J., J.L. Morrey & M. Mendenhall Why do host- deprived seed beetles dump their eggs? Physiological Entomology 32: Messina, F.J., A.J. Bloxham & A.J. Seargent Mating compatibility between geographic populations of the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Insect Behavior 20: Messina, F.J., J.C. Jones, M. Mendenhall & A. Muller Genetic modification of host acceptance by a seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 102: Fox, C.W., J.D. Wagner, S. Cline, F.A. Thomas & F.J. Messina Genetic architecture underlying convergent evolution of egg- laying behavior in a seed- feeding beetle. Genetica 136: Messina, F.J., M. Mendenhall & J.C. Jones An experimentally induced host shift in a seed beetle. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 132: Messina, F.J. & J.C. Jones Does rapid adaptation to a poor- quality host by Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) cause cross- adaptation to other legume hosts? Journal of Stored Products Research 45: Messina, F.J Allocating eggs among multiple hosts by parasitic insects. pp In: D.F. Westneat and C.W. Fox (eds.), Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. 73. Fox, C.W., M.L. Bush & F.J. Messina Biotypes of the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus have differing effects on the germination and growth of their legume hosts. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 12: Fox, C.W., J.D. Wagner, S. Cline, F.A. Thomas & F.J. Messina Rapid evolution of lifespan in a novel environment: sex- specific responses and underlying genetic architecture. Evolutionary Biology 38: Messina, F.J. & J.C. Jones Inheritance of traits mediating a major host shift by a seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104: Messina, F.J. & C.W. Fox Egg- dumping behavior is not correlated with wider host acceptance in the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104:

9 9 77. Fox, C.W., W.G. Wallin, M.L. Bush, M.E. Czesak & F.J. Messina Effects of seed beetles on the performance of desert legumes depend on host species, plant stage, and beetle density. Journal of Arid Environments 80: Messina, F.J. & N.M. Peña Mode of inheritance of increased host acceptance in a seed beetle. Bulletin of Entomological Research 102: Messina, F.J., B.D. Morris & C.W. Fox Effect of inbreeding on host discrimination and other fitness components in a seed beetle. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 106: Messina, F.J. & S.L. Durham Adaptation to a novel host by a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae): effect of source population. Environmental Entomology 42: Fox, C.W. & F.J. Messina Life History. In Oxford Bibliographies in Ecology (Online Series) /obo xml. 82. Messina, F.J. & D. Johnson Specificity of adaptation to a novel host plant by a seed beetle. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 153: Book reviews, Proceedings, Editorials, Letters, etc.: Messina, F.J Review: Insects on Plants: Community Patterns and Mechanisms (by D.R. Strong, J.H. Lawton, and T.R.E. Southwood). Quarterly Review of Biology 60: 239. Messina, F.J Review: The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History (M. Allaby, ed.). Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America 33: 259. Alston, D. & F.J. Messina For the Utah apple maggot, a name change might be in order. Utah Science 51: Messina, F.J., T.A. Jones, and D.C. Nielson Russian wheat aphid performance on alternate hosts: effects of initial colony size. Proc. Fifth Russian Wheat Aphid Conference, pp Great Plains Agricultural Council Publication No Messina, F.J Review: Ant- Plant Interactions (C.R. Huxley and D.F. Cutler, eds.). Journal of Insect Behavior 5: Messina, F.J Contributor, Orchard Pest Management, E.H. Beers, J.F. Brunner, M.J. Willett, and G.M. Warner (eds.), Washington State Fruit Comm., Yakima, WA. Messina, F.J Insect Behavior, Contribution to Student Research Beyond the Classroom in P.H. Raven and G.B. Johnson, Biology, 4 th Ed., W.C. Brown, Dubuque, IA, p Messina, F.J Review: Migration: the Biology of Life on the Move (by H. Dingle). Journal of Insect Behavior 10:

10 10 Messina, F.J Review: Evolutionary Biology, 3 rd edition (by D.J. Futuyma). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 92: Messina, F.J Commentary, Schools Don t Teach Creationism Because No Evidence Supports It, Salt Lake Tribune, August 20. Messina, F.J Letter, Science Relies on Evidence, Deseret News, December 24. Messina, F.J Letter, Headline Evolution, Salt Lake Tribune, January 22. Messina, F.J Letter, Bankrupt Arguments, Salt Lake Tribune, April 27. Messina, F.J Letter, Scientific Illiteracy, Salt Lake Tribune, June 9. Messina, F.J Letter, Protect Kids from Science, Logan Herald Journal, February 12. Messina, F.J Letter, Satire Has Place in Debate, Logan Herald Journal, March 15. Fox, C., Thompson, K, Cresswell, J., Messina, F. & Baker, L Editorial. Functional Ecology 22:1-2. Messina, F.J. (ed.) Introduction. Virtual Issue: The Evolutionary Ecology of Mutualisms. Functional Ecology, July.