Publications

Last updated September 15th, 2026

2026

Martin-Eberhardt, S., Weber, M.G., Gilbert, K.J. (2026) Multiple signals increase both prey response and diveristy in a carnivorous plant-prey interaction. Functional Ecology [PDF]

Gaughan, M. K., Pan, V. S., Martin-Eberhardt, S., Wetzel, W. C., Gilbert, K. J. (2026) Herbivory Weakens the Stability of a Floral Polymorphism. The American Naturalist [link]

2025

Martin-Eberhardt, S.A., Weber, M.G., Gilbert, K.J. (2025) Anthocyanin impacts multiple plant-insect interactions in a carnivorous plant. The American Naturalist. [PDF]

Cornelissen, T., Gomes, S., Silveira, F., Goldar, X., Martin-Eberhardt, S., Wetzel, W. (2025) Signaling defenses with color: a meta-analysis of leaf color, palatability and herbivore damage. New Phytologist. [link]

Gilbert, J. K., D. W. Armitage, U. Bauer, K. Fukushima, L. Gaume, R. Love, Q. Lin, S. Liu, S. Martin-Eberhardt, J. Millett, T. Renner, M. Scharmann, C. Thorogood. (2025) Construction costs and tradeoffs in carnivorous pitcher plant leaves: towards a pitcher leaf economic spectrum. Annals of Botany. [link]

Wheeler, D.^, Martin-Eberhardt, S.A.^, Gilbert, K.J. (2025). Leaf litter capture in the carnivorous pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea: a preliminary study. J. of Plant Interact.
^ Co first authors [link]

Preprints

Martin-Eberhardt, S., Gilbert, K. J., & Weber, M. G. Convergent evolution of red pigmentation in extrafloral nectaries: global patterns and mechanisms. [link]

Martin-Eberhardt, S., Smith, P. & Plunkert, M. L. No evidence for extrafloral nectaries in Erythranthe angulosa. [link]

Wagner, E. S.^, Martin-Eberhardt, S.^, Weber, M. G, & Gilbert, K. J. Shedding light on fenestrations in pitcher plants: a test for convergent function. ^ Co first authors [link]

Pan, V. S., Adam, J., Anstett, D., Carvajal, N., Cornelissen, T., Galmán, A., Haslup, P., Kalwajtys, M., Karp, J., López-Goldar, X., Martin-Eberhardt, S., Ritter, K., Lopes, H. S., Wonderlin, N., & Wetzel, W. C. Nonlinear Impacts of Herbivory on Plants Explain the Herbivory Paradox. [link]

Pre-graduate school Work

Pivarski, M., et al. (author 29 of 46) (2022). People-Powered Research and Experiential Learning: Unraveling Hidden Biodiversity. Research Ideas and Outcomes. [link]

Smith, E. A., Martin-Eberhardt, S. A., Miller, D. L., Parish, A. J., & Newton, I. L. (2019). Draft genome sequence of a Bombella apis strain isolated from honey bees. Microbiology resource announcements, 8(47). [link]