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Small genome of the fungus Escovopsis weberi, a specialized disease agent of ant agriculture by de Man, Tom J. B., Stajich, Jason E., Kubicek, Christian P., Teiling, Clotilde, Chenthamara, Komal, Atanasova, Lea, Druzhinina, Irina S., Levenkova, Natasha, Birnbaum, Stephanie S. L., Barribeau, Seth M., Bozick, Brooke A., Suen, Garret, Currie, Cameron R., Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…Many microorganisms with specialized lifestyles have reduced genomes. This is best understood in beneficial bacterial symbioses, where partner fidelity…”
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Gene Expression and Diet Breadth in Plant-Feeding Insects: Summarizing Trends by Birnbaum, Stephanie S.L., Abbot, Patrick

“…Transcriptomic studies lend insights into the role of transcriptional plasticity in adaptation and specialization. Recently, there has been growing interest in…”
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Transcriptional profile and differential fitness in a specialist milkweed insect across host plants varying in toxicity by Birnbaum, Stephanie S. L., Rinker, David C., Gerardo, Nicole M., Abbot, Patrick

“…Interactions between plants and herbivorous insects have been models for theories of specialization and co‐evolution for over a century. Phytochemicals govern…”
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Patterns of Specificity of the Pathogen Escovopsis across the Fungus-Growing Ant Symbiosis by Birnbaum, Stephanie S. L., Gerardo, Nicole M.

“…Parasites evolve within complex abiotic and biotic environments. Because of this, it is often challenging to ascertain how evolutionary and ecological…”
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Maintaining Biological Cultures and Measuring Gene Expression in Aphis nerii: A Non-model System for Plant-insect Interactions by Birnbaum, Stephanie S L, Rinker, David C, Abbot, Patrick

“…Aphids are excellent experimental models for a variety of biological questions ranging from the evolution of symbioses and the development of polyphenisms to…”
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