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Taylor Ping
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Graduate Assistant
3 h-index
6 pubs
64 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Taylor Ping studies the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of predator-prey interactions. Research focuses on how predation influences prey behavior, physiology, and genetic selection, with implications for competitor coexistence and ecosystem stability. Publications investigate how predators can weaken intraspecific competition among prey through phenotypic selection and drive adaptive plasticity in prey defense mechanisms. Additional work examines the relationship between prey immune function and the cascading effects of predation, as well as evidence for local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects in ecological communities.
Ping's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 3, with 6 total publications and 64 citations. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville include Adam M. Siepielski, Wade A. Boys, Simon P. Tye, and Tara L. Lanzer, with whom Ping has co-authored multiple publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 3
- Publications: 6
- Citations: 64
Positions
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Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology 2011–presentORCID
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Guangzhou LaboratoryORCID
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Graduate Assistant publications 2020–2025University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence (2026)
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Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence (2026)
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Cheating death: selection on digestive physiology overcomes expected growth costs of antipredator defences (2025)
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Predators drive selection for adaptive plasticity in prey defense behavior (2025)
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Interactions between fitness components across the life cycle constrain competitor coexistence (2023)
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A common measure of prey immune function is not constrained by the cascading effects of predators (2021)
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Predators weaken prey intraspecific competition through phenotypic selection (2020)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Adam M. Siepielski
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Predators weaken prey intraspecific competition through phenotypic selection
- Interactions between fitness components across the life cycle constrain competitor coexistence
- A common measure of prey immune function is not constrained by the cascading effects of predators
- Predators drive selection for adaptive plasticity in prey defense behavior
- Cheating death: selection on digestive physiology overcomes expected growth costs of antipredator defences
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Adam Z. Hasik
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
3 shared publications
In database
- Predators weaken prey intraspecific competition through phenotypic selection
- A common measure of prey immune function is not constrained by the cascading effects of predators
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
Simon P. Tye
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Predators weaken prey intraspecific competition through phenotypic selection
- Interactions between fitness components across the life cycle constrain competitor coexistence
- A common measure of prey immune function is not constrained by the cascading effects of predators
Wade A. Boys
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Interactions between fitness components across the life cycle constrain competitor coexistence
- Predators drive selection for adaptive plasticity in prey defense behavior
- Cheating death: selection on digestive physiology overcomes expected growth costs of antipredator defences
Miguel Gómez‐Llano
Karlstad University
2 shared publications
In database
- Interactions between fitness components across the life cycle constrain competitor coexistence
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
Tara L Lanzer
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Predators drive selection for adaptive plasticity in prey defense behavior
- Cheating death: selection on digestive physiology overcomes expected growth costs of antipredator defences
Dylan Powell
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
Mabel Serrano
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Predators weaken prey intraspecific competition through phenotypic selection
Koby Strayhorn
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Predators weaken prey intraspecific competition through phenotypic selection
Michael O′Connor
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Cheating death: selection on digestive physiology overcomes expected growth costs of antipredator defences
Miguel Gomez
Karlstad University (SE)
1 shared publication
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
Adam Hasik
University of Edinburgh (GB)
1 shared publication
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
Shantanu Joshi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
Adam Siepielski
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
Shantanu Joshi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Evidence consistent with local adaptation to predation shaping stabilizing effects underlying local coexistence
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