M. Alex Smith

M. Alex Smith

University of Guelph

H-index: 34

North America-Canada

About M. Alex Smith

M. Alex Smith, With an exceptional h-index of 34 and a recent h-index of 27 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Guelph, specializes in the field of biodiversity, ecology, evolution, elevation, Area_de_Conservacion_Guanacaste.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Communities of Small Terrestrial Arthropods Change Rapidly Along a Costa Rican Elevation Gradient

 A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)

Revision of Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) and 33 new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica with a key to known North and …

Amphibian diversity across three adjacent ecosystems in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Minimalist revision of Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Mesochorinae) from Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with 158 new species and host …

Comparison of traditional and DNA metabarcoding samples for monitoring tropical soil arthropods (Formicidae, Collembola and Isoptera)

Cryptic biodiversity of tropical hesperiid caterpillar-attacking parasitoid wasps: three new species of Creagrura Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cremastinae) from Costa …

 More discussion of minimalist species descriptions and clarifying some misconceptions contained in Meier et al. 2021

M. Alex Smith Information

University

Position

Department of Integrative Biology

Citations(all)

8605

Citations(since 2020)

2760

Cited By

6935

hIndex(all)

34

hIndex(since 2020)

27

i10Index(all)

72

i10Index(since 2020)

45

Email

University Profile Page

University of Guelph

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M. Alex Smith Skills & Research Interests

biodiversity

ecology

evolution

elevation

Area_de_Conservacion_Guanacaste

Top articles of M. Alex Smith

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Communities of Small Terrestrial Arthropods Change Rapidly Along a Costa Rican Elevation Gradient

M Alex Smith

Connor Warne

Kate Pare

Sarah Dolson

Elyssa Loewen

...

2023/4/1

 A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)

ZooKeys

Jose L Fernandez-Triana

Eduardo M Shimbori

James B Whitfield

Angelica M Penteado-Dias

Scott R Shaw

...

2023

Revision of Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) and 33 new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica with a key to known North and …

Biodiversity Data Journal

AJ Fleming

Norman Woodley

M Alex Smith

Winnie Hallwachs

Daniel H Janzen

2023

Amphibian diversity across three adjacent ecosystems in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica

PeerJ

Alex W Edwards

Xavier A Harrison

M Alex Smith

Maria Marta Chavarría Díaz

Mahmood Sasa

...

2023/11/27

Minimalist revision of Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Mesochorinae) from Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with 158 new species and host …

Revista de Biología Tropical

Michael-J Sharkey

Austin Baker

Kathryn McCluskey

Alex Smith

Suresh Naik

...

2023/8

Comparison of traditional and DNA metabarcoding samples for monitoring tropical soil arthropods (Formicidae, Collembola and Isoptera)

Scientific Reports

Yves Basset

Mehrdad Hajibabaei

Michael TG Wright

Anakena M Castillo

David A Donoso

...

2022/6/24

Cryptic biodiversity of tropical hesperiid caterpillar-attacking parasitoid wasps: three new species of Creagrura Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cremastinae) from Costa …

Biodiversity Data Journal

Ilari E Sääksjärvi

Kari M Kaunisto

Michael Sharkey

Shelby Stedenfeld

M Alex Smith

...

2022

 More discussion of minimalist species descriptions and clarifying some misconceptions contained in Meier et al. 2021

ZooKeys

Michael J Sharkey

Erika M Tucker

Austin Baker

M Alex Smith

Sujeevan Ratnasingham

...

2022

Frequency, topic, and preferences: Tracking student engagement with several modalities of student–instructor contact in a first‐year course

FEBS Open Bio

Bailey E Bingham

Victoria Rea

Lisa Robertson

M Alex Smith

Shoshanah Jacobs

2022/1

Phylogenetic community structure and stable isotope analysis of the parasitoid community associated with Eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Christopher J Greyson‐Gaito

Sarah J Dolson

Glen Forbes

Rosanna Lamb

Wayne E MacKinnon

...

2022/11

Do bromeliads affect the arboreal ant communities on orange trees in northwestern Costa Rica?

Plos one

Beatrice Rost-Komiya

M Alex Smith

Pierre Rogy

Diane S Srivastava

2022/7/6

Addendum to a minimalist revision of Costa Rican Braconidae: 28 new species and 23 host records. ZooKeys 1075: 77–136

MJ Sharkey

A Baker

K McCluskey

A Smith

S Naik

...

2021

Parasitoid community responds indiscriminately to fluctuating spruce budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and other caterpillars on balsam fir (Pinaceae)

The Canadian Entomologist

Christopher J Greyson-Gaito

Kevin S McCann

Jochen Fründ

Christopher J Lucarotti

M Alex Smith

...

2021/8

? Addendum to a minimalist revision of Costa Rican Braconidae: 28 new species and 23 host records

ZooKeys

Michael J Sharkey

Austin Baker

Kathryn McCluskey

Alex Smith

Suresh Naik

...

2021

Diversity and phylogenetic community structure across elevation during climate change in a family of hyperdiverse neotropical beetles (Staphylinidae)

Ecography

Sarah J Dolson

Elyssa Loewen

Kelsey Jones

Shoshanah R Jacobs

Angel Solis

...

2021/5

Evidence-Based Course Modification to Support Learner-Centered and Student-Driven Teaching in a Pandemic: Leveraging Digital and Physical Space for Accessible, Equitable, and …

International Journal of Higher Education

Lisa Robertson

Elizabeth Porter

M Alex Smith

Shoshanah Jacobs

2021

Torix Rickettsia are widespread in arthropods and reflect a neglected symbiosis

GigaScience

Jack Pilgrim

Panupong Thongprem

Helen R Davison

Stefanos Siozios

Matthew Baylis

...

2021/3

Revison of Metaplagia Coquillett (Diptera: Tachinidae) with description of five new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica

Biodiversity Data Journal

AJ Fleming

D Monty Wood

M Alex Smith

Winnie Hallwachs

Daniel Janzen

2021

Hardwood content impacts the parasitoid community associated with Eastern spruce budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Christopher J Greyson-Gaito

Sarah J Dolson

Glen Forbes

Rosanna Lamb

Wayne E MacKinnon

...

2021/1/12

Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species

ZooKeys

Michael J Sharkey

Daniel H Janzen

Winnie Hallwachs

Eric G Chapman

M Alex Smith

...

2021

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Co-Authors

H-index: 125
Daniel H. Janzen

Daniel H. Janzen

University of Pennsylvania

H-index: 62
Mehrdad Hajibabaei

Mehrdad Hajibabaei

University of Guelph

H-index: 57
Kevin McCann

Kevin McCann

University of Guelph

H-index: 51
James B. Whitfield

James B. Whitfield

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

H-index: 49
David M. Green

David M. Green

McGill University

H-index: 43
michael sharkey

michael sharkey

University of Kentucky

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