Research Interests:
Insect ecology; insect-plant relationships in Northern Ontario.
Publications in refereed journals:
Shorthouse, J.D., J.J. Leggo, M.D. Sliva, and R.G. Lalonde. 2005. Has egg location influenced the radiation of Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) gall wasps on wild roses? Basic and Applied Ecology 6: 423-434.
Shorthouse, J.D., D. Wool, and A. Raman 2005. Gall-inducing insects - nature's most sophisticated herbivores. Basic and Applied Ecology 6: 407-411.
Williams, J.B., J.D. Shorthouse and R.E. Lee, Jr. 2003. Deleterious effects of mild simulated overwintering temperatures on survival and potential fecundity of rose-galling Diplolepis wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae). Journal of Experimental Zoology 298A: 23-31.
Shorthouse, J.D., H. Goulet and D.P. Shorthouse. 2003. Notes on cynipid galls, ground beetles and ground-dwelling spiders collected at Fort Severn, Ontario. Arctic 56: 159-167.
Sopow, S.L., J.D. Shorthouse, W. Strong, and D.T. Quiring. 2003. Evidence for long-distance, chemical gall induction by an insect. Ecology Letters 6: 102-105.
Shorthouse, J.D. 2002. Human impact on the habitats of prairie insects. Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands 9: 27-35.
Shorthouse, J.D. and J.J. Leggo. 2002. Immature stages of the galler Diplolepis triforma (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) with comments on the role of its prepupa. The Canadian Entomologist 134: 433-446.
Williams, J.B., J.D. Shorthouse and R.E. Lee, Jr. 2002. Extreme resistance to desiccation and microclimate-related differences in cold-hardiness of gall wasps (Hymenoptera; Cynipidae) overwintering on roses in southern Canada. The Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 2115-2124.
Bagatto, G., and J.D. Shorthouse. 2000. Evaluation of municipal solid waste (MSW) compost as a soil amendment for acidic, metalliferous mine tailings. International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment 14: 205-214.
St. John, M.G., and J.D. Shorthouse. 2000. Allocation patterns of organic nitrogen and mineral nutrients within stem galls of Diplolepis spinosa and Diplolepis triforma (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on wild roses (Rosaceae). The Canadian Entomologist 132: 635-648.
Lalonde, R. G., and J. D. Shorthouse. 2000. Using rose galls for field exercises in community ecology and island biogeography. The American Biology Teacher 62: 436-441.
Brooks, S.E. and J.D. Shorthouse. 1998. Developmental morphology of stem galls of Diplolepis nodulosa (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and those modified by the inquiline Periclistus pirata (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on Rosa blanda (Rosaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 76: 365-381.
Shorthouse, J.D. and S.E. Brooks. 1998. Biology of the galler Diplolepis rosaefolii (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), its associated component community, and host shift to the shrub rose Thérèse Bugnet. The Canadian Entomologist 130: 357-366.
Harris, P. and J.D. Shorthouse. 1996. Effectiveness of gall inducers in weed biological control. The Canadian Entomologist 128: 1021-1055.
Bagatto, Giuseppe, Louise C. Paquette, and Joseph D. Shorthouse. 1995. Influence of galls of Phanacis taraxaci on carbon partitioning within common dandelion, Taraxacum officinale. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 79: 111-117.
Bagatto, G. and J.D. Shorthouse. 1994. Seasonal acquisition of mineral nutrients by galls of Hemadas nubilipennis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on lowbush blueberry. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 73: 61-66.
Shorthouse, J.D. 1993. Adaptations of gall wasps of the genus Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and the role of gall anatomy in cynipid systematics. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 165: 139-163.
Other publications:
Shorthouse, J.D. 2003. Overview of rose insects. pages 415-425. In Encyclopedia of Rose Science. Edited by A. V. Roberts, T. Debener and S. Gudin. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Shorthouse, J.D. 2003. Galls induced by cynipid wasps. Pages 448-456. In Encyclopedia of Rose Science. Edited by A.V. Roberta, T. Debener and S. Gudin. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Schönrogge, K., L.J. Harper, S.E. Brooks, J.D. Shorthouse and C.P. Lichtenstein. 1998. Reprogramming plant development: Two approaches to study the molecular mechanism of gall formation. pp. 153-160. In G. Csóka , W.J. Mattson, G.N. Stone and P.W. Price, eds. The Biology of Gall-Inducing Arthropods. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-199. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. St. Paul, MN, U.S.A. 329 pages.
Recent M.Sc. theses undertaken in my laboratory:
Sliva, M. D. 2005. Developmental morphology of stem galls induced by Aulacidea hieracii (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on hawkweed and Diplolepis spinosa (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on rose. 118 pages.
Offman, S. T. 2004. Factors influencing structure of communities associated with galls induced by Diplolepis spinosa (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in northern Ontario. 138 pages.
Leggo, J. J. 2003. Developmental morphology of s rose stem gall induced by Diplolepis triforma (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and its modification by parasitoids. 108 pages.
Rempel, S. J. 2002. The Torymus complex (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) associated with galls of Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in Canada. 153 pages.