Publications
For the most up-to-date list, please visit my Google Scholar Page. If you are unable to access any of the articles below, feel free to email me at dnarango@vtecostudies.org to receive a copy
21. Mejia G. et al. Woody plant-soil relationships in urban interstitial spaces have implications for future forests within and beyond urban areas. Ecosystems, in press (pdf)
20. Lerman, S.B., Larson K.L., Narango, D.L., Goddard, M., Marra, P.P. Humanity for Habitat—Residential yards as an opportunity for conservation. Bioscience, In press, (link)
19. Grijseels, N.H., Litvak, E., Avolio, M.L., Bratt, A.R., Cavender‐Bares, J., Groffman, P.M., Hall, S.J., Hobbie, S.E., Lerman, S.B., Morse, J.L., Narango, D.L., Neill, C., O'Neil-Dunne, J., Padullés Cubino, J., Trammell, T.L.E., Pataki, D. 2023. Evapotranspiration of residential lawns across the United States. Water Resources Research, 59(6), p.e2022WR032893. (PDF)
18. Larson K.L., Lerman, S., Nelson, K., Groffman P., Grove, M., Narango, D.L., Neil, C., Wheeler, M. (2022) Examining the potential to expand wildlife-supporting residential yards and gardens. Landscape and Urban Planning. (PDF)
17. Piel, G.*, Tallamy, D.W., Narango, D.L. (2021) Lepidoptera host records accurately predict tree use by foraging birds. Northeastern Naturalist (PDF)
16. Lerman, S.B., Narango, D.L. (**Co-lead authors), Avolio, M.L., Bratt, A.R., Engebretson, J.M., Groffman, P.M., Hall S.J., Heffernan, J.B., Hobbie, S.E., Larson, K.L., Locke, D.H., Neill, C., Nelson, K.C., Padullés Cubino, J., and Trammell, T.L.E. (2021) Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community diversity across the continental US. Ecological Applications (PDF)
15. Tallamy, D.W., Narango, D. L., and Mitchell A. (2021) Do non-native plants contribute to insect population declines? Invited submission for special issue: "Insect Declines". Ecological Entomology, 46(4): 729-742. [PDF] **Top cited article for 2020-2021**
14. Larson, K.L., Fleeger, M., Wheeler, M.M., Andrade, R., Brown, J., Hall, S.J., Lerman, S.B., Narango, D.L. (2021) Who’s abuzz about bees? Explaining Residents’ Attitudes in Phoenix, Arizona. Urban Ecosystems, 24: 35-48. (PDF)
13. Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W., and Shropshire, K.J. (2020) Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species. Nature Communications, 11, 5751 (LINK) **Top 25 Nature Communications papers for 2020**
12. Milam, J. , Johnson, D.E., Andersen, J.C., Narango, D.L., Fassler, A., and Elkington J.S. (2020) Defining morphological characteristics to reliably distinguish among three commonly misidentified species of Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Insects, 11(10), 669. (PDF)
11. Cubino, P., Cavender-Bares J., Lerman, S. B., Groffman, P.M., Avolio, M.L., Trammell, T.L.E., Wheeler, M. M., Larson, K.L., Narango, D.L., Neill, C., Bratt, A.R., Hall, S. J., Hobbie, S.E. (2020) Taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional composition and homogenization of residential yard vegetation with contrasting management. Landscape and Urban Planning, 202, p.103877. (PDF)
10. Narango, D.L. (2020) Natural History in the City: Connecting people with the ecology of their plant and animal neighbors. Invited submission for special issue: “Historia naturalis: Inspiring Ecology”. Journal of Natural History Education and Experience, 14: 13-17. (PDF)
9. Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W., Snyder, K.J.* and Rice, R.A. (2019) Canopy tree preference by insectivorous birds in shade‐coffee farms: Implications for migratory bird conservation. Biotropica, 51(3): 387-398. (PDF)
8. Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra P.P. (2018) Nonnative plants reduce population growth of an insectivorous bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(45):11549-11554. (PDF)
7. Baisden, E.C., Tallamy, D.W., Narango, D.L., and Boyle E.. (2018) Do cultivars of native plants support insect herbivores? HortTechnology, 28(5): 596-606. (PDF)
6. Keilsohn W.*, Narango, D.L., and Tallamy D.W. (2018) Roadside habitat impacts insect traffic mortality. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22(2): 183-188.(PDF)
5. WD Hansen, JP Scholl, AE Sorensen, K Fisher, J Klassen, L Calle, G Kandlikar, N Kortessis, D Kucera, D Marias, DL Narango, K O’Keefe, A Planas, W Recart, E Ridolfi, M Shay. (2018) How do we ensure the future of our discipline is vibrant? Student reflections on careers and culture of ecology. Ecosphere 9(2): e02099. (PDF)
4. Narango, D.L. and Rodewald A.D. (2018) Signal information of bird song changes in human-dominated landscapes, Urban Ecosystems, 21(1): 41-50. (PDF)
3. Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra, P.P. (2017) Native plants improve breeding and foraging habitat for an insectivorous bird. Biological Conservation, 213: 42-50. (PDF)
2. Narango, D.L. and Rodewald A.D. (2016) Urban-associated drivers of song variation along a rural–urban gradient. Behavioral Ecology, 27.2: 608-616. (PDF)
1. Newell, F.L., Haiman, A.K., Narango, D.L., Means, J., Leonhard, L.D., Philhower-Gillen, J., Johnson, A.M., Rodewald, A.D. (2013) Polygyny and Double Brooding in the Eastern Wood-Pewee. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 125(2):251-259. (LINK)
Book Chapters
1. Lerman, S.B, Narango, D.L., Andrande, R., Warren, P.W., Grade, A., Straley, K. Book Chapter: Wildlife in the city: human drivers and human consequences. In: Urban Ecology: Its Nature and Challenge. [PDF]
2. Narango, D.L. Habitat selection in human-dominated landscapes. In: Songbird behavior and conservation in the Anthropocene. CRC press (link)
Popular Articles
Narango, D.L. and Lambert M. "Biodiversity Conservation Should Start in Biden’s Backyard", Scientific American, 10 May 2021. (link)
In Progress (in review and revision)
Mejia G. et al. How do urban trees vary across the USA: It depends on where and how you look. Revision in review for Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
Blanc-Benigeri, A., Poirier, V., Narango, D.L., Frei, B., and Elliott, K. Dietary preferences of moulting Swainson's Thrushes (Catharus ustulatus) and Tennessee Warblers (Leiothlypis peregrina) at a stopover site during fall migration. In review for Scientific Reports
Deckel, S., Narango, D.L., DeLuca, W., King, D., Gerson, A. Stable Isotope Analysis Reveals Shifts in Diet of a Montane Breeding Bird. In review for Ornithology.
Narango, D.L. and Straley K. Nonnative congeneric trees are poor quality host plants for a larval Lepidopteran. Submitted to Ecology
Narango, D.L., Carlo, T.A., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra P.P. Tracking nitrogen movement through native and nonnative plant-based food webs using a stable isotope tracer. in revision for Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Narango, D.L., Brandao, M*, Tallamy D.W. and Rice, R. Foraging niche differs among Yellow warblers (Setophagia petechia) by sex and age in a rustic shade-coffee farm. In revision.
Narango, D.L., et al. Urban land management and canopy cover affects ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) diversity across six US metropolitan cities. in revision.
In Prep
Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. Shropshire, K. Forest composition partially mitigates negative effects of urbanization on moth communities.
Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra P.P. Residential plant communities influence diet, parental effort and nestling condition of Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis).
Narango, D.L., 15+ additional coauthors. Nature-based yards support higher potential for biodiversity-derived ecosystem services in cities across space and time.
Kennedy A., Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D. Variation in Prey Use of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) during the breeding season.
Narango, D.L. et al. Urbanization and Forest Composition Affect Prey Availability and Migratory Bird Refueling Performance. In Prep
Narango, D.L. Urban Forest Fragments have Advanced Tree, Insect and Bird Phenology. In Prep
* Undergraduate Student Mentee
** Joint First Author
20. Lerman, S.B., Larson K.L., Narango, D.L., Goddard, M., Marra, P.P. Humanity for Habitat—Residential yards as an opportunity for conservation. Bioscience, In press, (link)
19. Grijseels, N.H., Litvak, E., Avolio, M.L., Bratt, A.R., Cavender‐Bares, J., Groffman, P.M., Hall, S.J., Hobbie, S.E., Lerman, S.B., Morse, J.L., Narango, D.L., Neill, C., O'Neil-Dunne, J., Padullés Cubino, J., Trammell, T.L.E., Pataki, D. 2023. Evapotranspiration of residential lawns across the United States. Water Resources Research, 59(6), p.e2022WR032893. (PDF)
18. Larson K.L., Lerman, S., Nelson, K., Groffman P., Grove, M., Narango, D.L., Neil, C., Wheeler, M. (2022) Examining the potential to expand wildlife-supporting residential yards and gardens. Landscape and Urban Planning. (PDF)
17. Piel, G.*, Tallamy, D.W., Narango, D.L. (2021) Lepidoptera host records accurately predict tree use by foraging birds. Northeastern Naturalist (PDF)
16. Lerman, S.B., Narango, D.L. (**Co-lead authors), Avolio, M.L., Bratt, A.R., Engebretson, J.M., Groffman, P.M., Hall S.J., Heffernan, J.B., Hobbie, S.E., Larson, K.L., Locke, D.H., Neill, C., Nelson, K.C., Padullés Cubino, J., and Trammell, T.L.E. (2021) Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community diversity across the continental US. Ecological Applications (PDF)
15. Tallamy, D.W., Narango, D. L., and Mitchell A. (2021) Do non-native plants contribute to insect population declines? Invited submission for special issue: "Insect Declines". Ecological Entomology, 46(4): 729-742. [PDF] **Top cited article for 2020-2021**
14. Larson, K.L., Fleeger, M., Wheeler, M.M., Andrade, R., Brown, J., Hall, S.J., Lerman, S.B., Narango, D.L. (2021) Who’s abuzz about bees? Explaining Residents’ Attitudes in Phoenix, Arizona. Urban Ecosystems, 24: 35-48. (PDF)
13. Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W., and Shropshire, K.J. (2020) Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species. Nature Communications, 11, 5751 (LINK) **Top 25 Nature Communications papers for 2020**
12. Milam, J. , Johnson, D.E., Andersen, J.C., Narango, D.L., Fassler, A., and Elkington J.S. (2020) Defining morphological characteristics to reliably distinguish among three commonly misidentified species of Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Insects, 11(10), 669. (PDF)
11. Cubino, P., Cavender-Bares J., Lerman, S. B., Groffman, P.M., Avolio, M.L., Trammell, T.L.E., Wheeler, M. M., Larson, K.L., Narango, D.L., Neill, C., Bratt, A.R., Hall, S. J., Hobbie, S.E. (2020) Taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional composition and homogenization of residential yard vegetation with contrasting management. Landscape and Urban Planning, 202, p.103877. (PDF)
10. Narango, D.L. (2020) Natural History in the City: Connecting people with the ecology of their plant and animal neighbors. Invited submission for special issue: “Historia naturalis: Inspiring Ecology”. Journal of Natural History Education and Experience, 14: 13-17. (PDF)
9. Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W., Snyder, K.J.* and Rice, R.A. (2019) Canopy tree preference by insectivorous birds in shade‐coffee farms: Implications for migratory bird conservation. Biotropica, 51(3): 387-398. (PDF)
8. Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra P.P. (2018) Nonnative plants reduce population growth of an insectivorous bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(45):11549-11554. (PDF)
7. Baisden, E.C., Tallamy, D.W., Narango, D.L., and Boyle E.. (2018) Do cultivars of native plants support insect herbivores? HortTechnology, 28(5): 596-606. (PDF)
6. Keilsohn W.*, Narango, D.L., and Tallamy D.W. (2018) Roadside habitat impacts insect traffic mortality. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22(2): 183-188.(PDF)
5. WD Hansen, JP Scholl, AE Sorensen, K Fisher, J Klassen, L Calle, G Kandlikar, N Kortessis, D Kucera, D Marias, DL Narango, K O’Keefe, A Planas, W Recart, E Ridolfi, M Shay. (2018) How do we ensure the future of our discipline is vibrant? Student reflections on careers and culture of ecology. Ecosphere 9(2): e02099. (PDF)
4. Narango, D.L. and Rodewald A.D. (2018) Signal information of bird song changes in human-dominated landscapes, Urban Ecosystems, 21(1): 41-50. (PDF)
3. Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra, P.P. (2017) Native plants improve breeding and foraging habitat for an insectivorous bird. Biological Conservation, 213: 42-50. (PDF)
2. Narango, D.L. and Rodewald A.D. (2016) Urban-associated drivers of song variation along a rural–urban gradient. Behavioral Ecology, 27.2: 608-616. (PDF)
1. Newell, F.L., Haiman, A.K., Narango, D.L., Means, J., Leonhard, L.D., Philhower-Gillen, J., Johnson, A.M., Rodewald, A.D. (2013) Polygyny and Double Brooding in the Eastern Wood-Pewee. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 125(2):251-259. (LINK)
Book Chapters
1. Lerman, S.B, Narango, D.L., Andrande, R., Warren, P.W., Grade, A., Straley, K. Book Chapter: Wildlife in the city: human drivers and human consequences. In: Urban Ecology: Its Nature and Challenge. [PDF]
2. Narango, D.L. Habitat selection in human-dominated landscapes. In: Songbird behavior and conservation in the Anthropocene. CRC press (link)
Popular Articles
Narango, D.L. and Lambert M. "Biodiversity Conservation Should Start in Biden’s Backyard", Scientific American, 10 May 2021. (link)
In Progress (in review and revision)
Mejia G. et al. How do urban trees vary across the USA: It depends on where and how you look. Revision in review for Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
Blanc-Benigeri, A., Poirier, V., Narango, D.L., Frei, B., and Elliott, K. Dietary preferences of moulting Swainson's Thrushes (Catharus ustulatus) and Tennessee Warblers (Leiothlypis peregrina) at a stopover site during fall migration. In review for Scientific Reports
Deckel, S., Narango, D.L., DeLuca, W., King, D., Gerson, A. Stable Isotope Analysis Reveals Shifts in Diet of a Montane Breeding Bird. In review for Ornithology.
Narango, D.L. and Straley K. Nonnative congeneric trees are poor quality host plants for a larval Lepidopteran. Submitted to Ecology
Narango, D.L., Carlo, T.A., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra P.P. Tracking nitrogen movement through native and nonnative plant-based food webs using a stable isotope tracer. in revision for Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Narango, D.L., Brandao, M*, Tallamy D.W. and Rice, R. Foraging niche differs among Yellow warblers (Setophagia petechia) by sex and age in a rustic shade-coffee farm. In revision.
Narango, D.L., et al. Urban land management and canopy cover affects ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) diversity across six US metropolitan cities. in revision.
In Prep
Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. Shropshire, K. Forest composition partially mitigates negative effects of urbanization on moth communities.
Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra P.P. Residential plant communities influence diet, parental effort and nestling condition of Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis).
Narango, D.L., 15+ additional coauthors. Nature-based yards support higher potential for biodiversity-derived ecosystem services in cities across space and time.
Kennedy A., Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D. Variation in Prey Use of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) during the breeding season.
Narango, D.L. et al. Urbanization and Forest Composition Affect Prey Availability and Migratory Bird Refueling Performance. In Prep
Narango, D.L. Urban Forest Fragments have Advanced Tree, Insect and Bird Phenology. In Prep
* Undergraduate Student Mentee
** Joint First Author
