Charles Mitter

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

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Charles Mitter is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Mitter has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 51 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Charles Mitter's work include Plant and animal studies (50 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (46 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (14 papers). Charles Mitter is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (50 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (46 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (14 papers). Charles Mitter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Korea. Charles Mitter's co-authors include Brian D. Farrell, Jerome C. Regier, Brian M. Wiegmann, Douglas J. Futuyma, Michael P. Cummings, Timothy P. Friedlander, Andrew Mitchell, Donald R. Davis, Robert W. Poole and Andreas Zwick and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Charles Mitter

82 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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The Phylogenetic Study of Adaptive Zones: Has Phytophagy Promoted Insect Diversification?

1988 533 citations Charles Mitter, Brian D. Farrell et al. The American Naturalist profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Priors and Posteriors in Bayesian Timing of Divergence Analyses: The Age of Butterflies Revisited 2019 ·Systematic Biology ·Nicolas Chazot, Niklas Wahlberg, André Victor Lucci Freitas, Charles Mitter, Conrad C. Labandeira, Jae‐Cheon Sohn, (unknown), Noemy Seraphim, R. de Jong, Maria Heikkilä	95
2	Phylogeny and Evolution of Lepidoptera 2016 ·Annual Review of Entomology ·Charles Mitter, Donald R. Davis, Michael P. Cummings	203
3	A molecular phylogeny and revised higher‐level classification for the leaf‐mining moth family G racillariidae and its implications for larval host‐use evolution 2016 ·Systematic Entomology ·Akito Y. Kawahara, David Plotkin, Issei Ohshima, Carlos López‐Vaamonde, (unknown), Jesse W. Breinholt, Atsushi Kawakita, Lei Xiao, Jerome C. Regier, Donald R. Davis, (unknown), Jae‐Cheon Sohn, Jurate De Prins, Charles Mitter	52
4	Can RNA-Seq Resolve the Rapid Radiation of Advanced Moths and Butterflies (Hexapoda: Lepidoptera: Apoditrysia)? An Exploratory Study 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Adam L. Bazinet, Michael P. Cummings, Kim T. Mitter, Charles Mitter	87
5	A Large-Scale, Higher-Level, Molecular Phylogenetic Study of the Insect Order Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Jerome C. Regier, Charles Mitter, Andreas Zwick, Adam L. Bazinet, Michael P. Cummings, Akito Y. Kawahara, Jae‐Cheon Sohn, Derrick J. Zwickl, Soowon Cho, Donald R. Davis, Joaquín Baixeras, John W. Brown, Cynthia Parr, Susan J. Weller, David C. Lees, Kim T. Mitter	230
6	A Molecular Phylogeny for the Leaf-Roller Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Its Implications for Classification and Life History Evolution 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Jerome C. Regier, John W. Brown, Charles Mitter, Joaquín Baixeras, Soowon Cho, Michael P. Cummings, Andreas Zwick	66
7	Increased gene sampling strengthens support for higher-level groups within leaf-mining moths and relatives (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) 2011 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Akito Y. Kawahara, Issei Ohshima, Atsushi Kawakita, Jerome C. Regier, Charles Mitter, Michael P. Cummings, Donald R. Davis, David L. Wagner, Jurate De Prins, Carlos López‐Vaamonde	50
8	Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study 2009 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Jerome C. Regier, Andreas Zwick, Michael P. Cummings, Akito Y. Kawahara, Soowon Cho, Susan J. Weller, Amanda D. Roe, Joaquín Baixeras, John W. Brown, Cynthia Parr, Donald R. Davis, Marc E. Epstein, Winifred Hallwachs, Axel Hausmann, Daniel H. Janzen, Ian J. Kitching, M. Alma Solís, (unknown), Adam L. Bazinet, Charles Mitter	223
9	Phylogeny of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera): Evidence from nuclear protein-coding genes 2006 ·Systematic Entomology ·Andrew Mitchell, Charles Mitter, Jerome C. Regier	1
10	Systematics and evolution of the cutworm moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): evidence from two protein‐coding nuclear genes 2005 ·Systematic Entomology ·Andrew Mitchell, Charles Mitter, Jerome C. Regier	133
11	Nitrogen in Insects: Implications for Trophic Complexity and Species Diversification 2002 ·The American Naturalist ·William F. Fagan, Evan Siemann, Charles Mitter, Robert F. Denno, Andrea F. Huberty, H. Arthur Woods, James J. Elser	350
12	Nuclear Genes Resolve Mesozoic-Aged Divergences in the Insect Order Lepidoptera 2000 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Brian M. Wiegmann, Charles Mitter, Jerome C. Regier, Timothy P. Friedlander, David M. Wagner, E. Steemann Nielsen	70
13	Phylogenetic Utility of the Nuclear Gene Dopa Decarboxylase in Noctuoid Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) 2000 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Quentin Q. Fang, Andrew Mitchell, Jerome C. Regier, Charles Mitter, Timothy P. Friedlander, Robert W. Poole	38
14	Evolution and phylogenetic utility of the period gene in Lepidoptera 1998 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Jerome C. Regier, Quentin Q. Fang, Charles Mitter, Richard S. Peigler, Timothy P. Friedlander, M. Alma Solís	78
15	A New Nuclear Gene for Insect Phylogenetics: DOPA Decarboxylase is Informative of Relationships within Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) 1997 ·Systematic Biology ·Quentin Q. Fang, Soowon Cho, Jerome C. Regier, Charles Mitter, M. Matthews, Robert W. Poole, Timothy P. Friedlander, (unknown)	92
16	A New Nuclear Gene for Insect Phylogenetics: Dopa Decarboxylase Is Informative of Relationships within Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) 1997 ·Systematic Biology ·(unknown), Soowon Cho, Jerome C. Regier, Charles Mitter, M. Matthews, Robert W. Poole, Timothy P. Friedlander, Suwei Zhao	4
17	Insect—plant interactions: the evolution of component communities 1996 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Douglas J. Futuyma, Charles Mitter	82
18	A highly conserved nuclear gene for low-level phylogenetics: elongation factor-1 alpha recovers morphology-based tree for heliothine moths. 1995 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), Andrew Mitchell, Jerome C. Regier, Charles Mitter, Robert W. Poole, Timothy P. Friedlander, (unknown)	280
19	Phylogenetic studies of insect-plant interactions: Insights into the genesis of diversity 1991 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Charles Mitter, Brian D. Farrell, Douglas J. Futuyma	184
20	Evidence of pheromonal constancy among sexual and asexual females in a population of fall cankerworm,Alsophila pometaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) 1987 ·Journal of Chemical Ecology ·Charles Mitter, Jerome A. Klun	3

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