Search Results - "Mescher, M. C."

Development and Evaluation of a Trapping System for Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the United States by Nehme, M. E, Trotter, R. T, Keena, M. A, McFarland, C, Coop, J, Hull-Sanders, H. M, Meng, P, Moraes, C. M. De, Mescher, M. C, Hoover, K

“…Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), commonly known as the Asian longhorned beetle, is an invasive wood-boring pest that infests…”
Get full text

Evidence of Local Adaptation in Plant Virus Effects on Host–Vector Interactions by Mauck, K. E., De Moraes, C. M., Mescher, M. C.

“…Recent research suggests that plant viruses, and other pathogens, frequently alter host–plant phenotypes in ways that facilitate transmission by arthropod…”
Get full text

Emission of Alarm Pheromone in Aphids: a Non-Contagious Phenomenon by Verheggen, F. J, Mescher, M. C, Haubruge, E, Moraes, C. M, Schwartzberg, E. G

“…In response to attack by natural enemies, most aphid species release an alarm pheromone that causes nearby conspecifics to cease feeding and disperse. The…”
Get full text

Dynamics of short- and long-term association between a bacterial plant pathogen and its arthropod vector by Shapiro, L. R., Seidl-Adams, I., De Moraes, C. M., Stephenson, A. G., Mescher, M. C.

“…The dynamics of association between pathogens and vectors can strongly influence epidemiology. It has been proposed that wilt disease epidemics in cucurbit…”
Get full text

Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females by Mescher, Mark C, Tumlinson, James H, De Moraes, Consuelo M

“…Plants respond to insect herbivory by synthesizing and releasing complex blends of volatile compounds, which provide important host-location cues for insects…”
Get full text

Biochemical crypsis in the avoidance of natural enemies by an insect herbivore by De Moraes, C.M, Mescher, M.C

“…Plant-herbivore interactions provide well studied examples of coevolution, but little is known about how such interactions are influenced by the third trophic…”
Get full text

Role of plant sensory perception in plant–animal interactions by Mescher, Mark C., De Moraes, Consuelo M.

“…The sedentary lifestyle of plants can give the false impression that they are passive participants in interactions with other organisms and the broader…”
Get full text

Tracing the history of plant traits under domestication in cranberries: potential consequences on anti-herbivore defences by Rodriguez-Saona, Cesar, Vorsa, Nicholi, Singh, Ajay P., Johnson-Cicalese, Jennifer, Szendrei, Zsofia, Mescher, Mark C., Frost, Christopher J.

“…The process of selecting certain desirable traits for plant breeding may compromise other potentially important traits, such as defences against pests;…”
Get full text

The effects of shrub encroachment on arthropod communities depend on grazing history by Losapio, G., De Moraes, C.M., Nickels, V., Tscheulin, T., Zouros, N., Mescher, M.C.

“…Unsustainable grazing is a major driver of biodiversity loss worldwide. Conservation actions such as grazing exclusion are effective strategies for halting…”
Get full text

Evidence of Local Adaptation in Plant Virus Effects on Host–Vector Interactions by Mauck, K. E, C. M. De Moraes, M. C. Mescher

“…Recent research suggests that plant viruses, and other pathogens, frequently alter host–plant phenotypes in ways that facilitate transmission by arthropod…”
Get full text

Investigating the management potential of a seagrass model through sensitivity analysis and experiments by Fong, Peggy, Jacobson, Myrna E., Mescher, Mark C., Lirman, Diego, Harwell, Matthew C.

“…Loss of seagrass-dominated ecosystems worldwide has been attributed to anthropogenic modifications of watersheds; in response, proper management of these…”
Get full text

Development and Evaluation of a Trapping System for Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the United States by Nehme, ME, Trotter, R T, Keena, MA, McFarland, C, Coop, J, Hull-Sanders, H M, Meng, P, De Moraes, CM, Mescher, M C, Hoover, K

“…Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), commonly known as the Asian longhorned beetle, is an invasive wood-boring pest that infests…”
Get full text

Distribution of the Two Social Forms of the Fire Ant Solenopsis Invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Native South American Range by Mescher, M C, Ross, K G, Shoemaker, D D, Keller, L, Krieger, MJB

“…Polygyne (multiple queen) colony social organization in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren is always associated with the presence of a particular class of…”
Get full text

Intrinsic competition between larval parasitoids with different degrees of host specificity by De Moraes, Consuelo M., Mescher, Mark C.

“…1. Interspecific competition among parasitoids may play a key role in the community dynamics of tritrophic plant–herbivore–parasitoid systems and has important…”
Get full text

Distribution of the Two Social Forms of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Native South American Range by Mescher, Mark C, Ross, Kenneth G, Shoemaker, D. Dewayne, Keller, Laurent, Krieger, Michael J. B

“…Polygyne (multiple queen) colony social organization in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren is always associated with the presence of a particular class of…”
Get full text

Induced Plant Signaling and its Implications for Environmental Sensing by De Moraes, Consuelo M., Schultz, Jack C., Mescher, Mark C., Tumlinson, James H.

“…The sophisticated chemical responses of plants to environmental stimuli have profound impli-cations for the development of remote sensing systems. Recent…”
Get full text