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Climate Change and Bark Beetles of the Western United States and Canada: Direct and Indirect Effects by Bentz, Barbara J, Régnière, Jacques, Fettig, Christopher J, Hansen, E. Matthew, Hayes, Jane L, Hicke, Jeffrey A, Kelsey, Rick G, Negrón, Jose F, Seybold, Steven J

“…Climatic changes are predicted to significantly affect the frequency and severity of disturbances that shape forest ecosystems. We provide a synthesis of…”
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Cross-scale Drivers of Natural Disturbances Prone to Anthropogenic Amplification: The Dynamics of Bark Beetle Eruptions by Raffa, Kenneth F., Aukema, Brian H., Bentz, Barbara J., Carroll, Allan L., Hicke, Jeffrey A., Turner, Monica G., Romme, William H.

“…Biome-scale disturbances by eruptive herbivores provide valuable insights into species interactions, ecosystem function, and impacts of global change. We…”
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ITC Recommendations for Transporter Kinetic Parameter Estimation and Translational Modeling of Transport-Mediated PK and DDIs in Humans by Zamek-Gliszczynski, M J, Lee, C A, Poirier, A, Bentz, J, Chu, X, Ellens, H, Ishikawa, T, Jamei, M, Kalvass, J C, Nagar, S, Pang, K S, Korzekwa, K, Swaan, P W, Taub, M E, Zhao, P, Galetin, A

“…This white paper provides a critical analysis of methods for estimating transporter kinetics and recommendations on proper parameter calculation in various…”
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Rapid neo-sex chromosome evolution and incipient speciation in a major forest pest by Bracewell, Ryan R., Bentz, Barbara J., Sullivan, Brian T., Good, Jeffrey M.

“…Genome evolution is predicted to be rapid following the establishment of new (neo) sex chromosomes, but it is not known if neo-sex chromosome evolution plays…”
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Low offspring survival in mountain pine beetle infesting the resistant Great Basin bristlecone pine supports the preference-performance hypothesis by Eidson, Erika L, Mock, Karen E, Bentz, Barbara J

“…The preference-performance hypothesis states that ovipositing phytophagous insects will select host plants that are well-suited for their offspring and avoid…”
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Linking rhizosphere processes across scales: Opinion by Schnepf, A., Carminati, A., Ahmed, M. A., Ani, M., Benard, P., Bentz, J., Bonkowski, M., Knott, M., Diehl, D., Duddek, P., Kröner, E., Javaux, M., Landl, M., Lehndorff, E., Lippold, E., Lieu, A., Mueller, C. W., Oburger, E., Otten, W., Portell, X., Phalempin, M., Prechtel, A., Schulz, R., Vanderborght, J., Vetterlein, D.

“…Purpose Simultaneously interacting rhizosphere processes determine emergent plant behaviour, including growth, transpiration, nutrient uptake, soil carbon…”
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Mountain Pine Beetle Seasonal Timing and Constraints to Bivoltinism by Bentz, Barbara J., Powell, James A.

“…Mountain pine beetle tree colonization typically occurs in July and August, with completion of a generation one (univoltinism) or two (semivoltinism) years…”
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Lignin concentrations in phloem and outer bark are not associated with resistance to mountain pine beetle among high elevation pines by Soderberg, David N, Kyre, Bethany, Bonello, Pierluigi, Bentz, Barbara J

“…A key component in understanding plant-insect interactions is the nature of host defenses. Research on defense traits among Pinus species has focused on…”
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Defense traits in the long-lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle by Bentz, Barbara J., Hood, Sharon M., Hansen, E. Matthew, Vandygriff, James C., Mock, Karen E.

“…Mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae) is a significant mortality agent of Pinus, and climate-driven range expansion is occurring. Pinus defenses…”
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Diapause and overwintering of two spruce bark beetle species by Schebeck, Martin, Hansen, E. Matthew, Schopf, Axel, Ragland, Gregory J., Stauffer, Christian, Bentz, Barbara J.

“…Diapause, a strategy to endure unfavourable conditions (e.g. cold winters) is commonly found in ectothermic organisms and is characterized by an arrest of…”
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Stronger influence of growth rate than severity of drought stress on mortality of large ponderosa pines during the 2012–2015 California drought by Keen, Rachel M., Voelker, Steve L., Bentz, Barbara J., Wang, S.-Y. Simon, Ferrell, Ryan

“…Forests in the western United States are being subject to more frequent and severe drought events as the climate warms. The 2012–2015 California drought is a…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Alprostadil in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Fontaine Stage IV: Results of a Placebo Controlled Randomised Multicentre Trial (ESPECIAL) by Lawall, H, Pokrovsky, A, Checinski, P, Ratushnyuk, A, Hamm, G, Randerath, O, Grieger, F, Bentz, J.W.G

“…Objectives The aim was to assess the efficacy and safety of alprostadil in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) Fontaine Stage IV…”
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Tree response and mountain pine beetle attack preference, reproduction and emergence timing in mixed whitebark and lodgepole pine stands by Bentz, Barbara J, Boone, Celia, Raffa, Kenneth F

“…Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) is an important disturbance agent in Pinus ecosystems of western North America, historically causing significant…”
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Susceptibility of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) to gene silencing through RNAi provides potential as a novel management tool by Kyre, Bethany R., Bentz, Barbara J., Rieske, Lynne K.

“…•RNA interference (RNAi) in MPB can be activated with exogenous dsRNAs.•When silenced, essential MPB genes cause beetle mortality.•Oral ingestion and dermal…”
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Detection of epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations in cytology specimens from patients with non-small cell lung cancer utilising high-resolution melting amplicon analysis by Smith, G D, Chadwick, B E, Willmore-Payne, C, Bentz, J S

“…Activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations have been implicated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and have also been clinically…”
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Temperature Determines Symbiont Abundance in a Multipartite Bark Beetle-fungus Ectosymbiosis by Six, D. L, Bentz, B. J

“…In this study, we report evidence that temperature plays a key role in determining the relative abundance of two mutualistic fungi associated with an…”
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Chemical defense strategies, induction timing, growth, and trade‐offs in Pinus aristata and Pinus flexilis by Soderberg, David N., Bentz, Barbara J., Runyon, Justin B., Hood, Sharon M., Mock, Karen E.

“…Trade‐offs between plant defense investment and fitness traits, including growth, are often invoked to explain evolutionary strategies targeted at resisting…”
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Mountain Pine Beetle Dynamics and Reproductive Success in Post-Fire Lodgepole and Ponderosa Pine Forests in Northeastern Utah by Lerch, Andrew P, Pfammatter, Jesse A, Bentz, Barbara J, Raffa, Kenneth F

“…Fire injury can increase tree susceptibility to some bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae), but whether wildfires can trigger outbreaks of species such as…”
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Landscape-scale genetic variation in a forest outbreak species, the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) by MOCK, K.E, BENTZ, B.J, O'NEILL, E.M, CHONG, J.P, ORWIN, J, PFRENDER, M.E

“…The mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae is a native species currently experiencing large-scale outbreaks in western North American pine forests. We…”
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Minimal Aggregate Size and Minimal Fusion Unit for the First Fusion Pore of Influenza Hemagglutinin-Mediated Membrane Fusion by Bentz, Joe

“…The data of Melikyan et al. ( J. Gen. Physiol. 106:783, 1995) for the time required for the first measurable step of fusion, the formation of the first…”
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