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Phylogenetics of Australasian gall flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae): Evolutionary patterns of host-shifting and gall morphology by Scheffer, S.J., Davies, K.A., Taylor, G.S., Thornhill, A.H., Lewis, M.L., Winkler, I.S., Yeates, D.K., Purcell, M.F., Makinson, J., Giblin-Davis, R.M.

“…[Display omitted] •Monophagy exhibited by presumptive Fergusonina gall flies was 73%.•Genetic variation did not vary with sample size or geographic distance…”
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Molecular evidence of host-associated genetic divergence in the holly leafminer Phytomyza glabricola (Diptera: Agromyzidae): apparent discordance among marker systems by Scheffer, S.J, Hawthorne, D.J

“…Host races play a central part in understanding the role of host plant mediated divergence and speciation of phytophagous insects. Of greatest interest are…”
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The Identification and Interpretation of Differences in the Transcriptomes of Organically and Conventionally Grown Potato Tubers by van Dijk, Jeroen P, Cankar, Katarina, Hendriksen, Peter J. M, Beenen, Henriek G, Zhu, Ming, Scheffer, Stanley, Shepherd, Louise V. T, Stewart, Derek, Davies, Howard V, Leifert, Carlo, Wilkockson, Steve J, Gruden, Kristina, Kok, Esther J

“…In the European integrated research project SAFEFOODS, one of the aims was to further establish the potential of transcriptomics for the assessment of…”
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Molecular Identification of Two Closely Related Species of Mealybugs of the Genus Planococcus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) by Rung, A, Scheffer, S. J, Evans, G, Miller, D

“…Morphological identification of the mealybug species Planococcus citri (Risso) and P. minor (Maskell), two serious agricultural pests, is often complicated by…”
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Transcriptome Analysis of Potato TubersEffects of Different Agricultural Practices by van Dijk, Jeroen P, Cankar, Katarina, Scheffer, Stanley J, Beenen, Henriek G, Shepherd, Louise V. T, Stewart, Derek, Davies, Howard V, Wilkockson, Steve J, Leifert, Carlo, Gruden, Kristina, Kok, Esther J

“…The use of profiling techniques such as transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics has been proposed to improve the detection of side effects of plant…”
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DNA Barcoding Applied to Invasive Leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in the Philippines by Scheffer, Sonja J, Lewis, Matthew L, Joshi, Ravindra C

“…DNA barcoding involves the sequencing of a single gene region from all species to provide a means for identifying all of life. Although appealing to many…”
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Mitochondrial Phylogeography of the Vegetable Pest Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Diverged Clades and Invasive Populations by Scheffer, Sonja J, Lewis, Matthew L

“…The leafmining fly Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) is an important pest of vegetable and cut-flower crops. In recent decades, this species…”
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Uncovering tropical diversity: six sympatric cryptic species of Blepharoneura (Diptera: Tephritidae) in flowers of Gurania spinulosa (Cucurbitaceae) in eastern Ecuador by Condon, M, Adams, D.C, Bann, D, Flaherty, K, Gammons, J, Johnson, J, Lewis, M.L, Marsteller, S, Scheffer, S.J, Serna, F, Swensen, S

“…Diversification of phytophagous insects is often associated with changes in the use of host taxa and host parts. We focus on a group of newly discovered…”
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Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Method to Distinguish Three Mealybug Groups Within the Planococcus citri-P. minor Species Complex (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) by Rung, A, Miller, D. R, Scheffer, S. J

“…The mealybug species Planococcus citri (Risso) and Planococcus minor (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) have special significance to U.S…”
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Mitochondrial Phylogeography of Vegetable Pest Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Divergent Clades and Invasive Populations by Scheffer, Sonja J, Lewis, Matthew L

“…The leafmining fly Liriomyza sativae Blanchard is an important polyphagous pest of vegetables crops in the United States and around the world. Phylogeographic…”
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Evidence of Cryptic Species Within the Pest Copitarsia decolora (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Simmons, Rebecca B, Scheffer, Sonja J

“…Copitarsia decolora (Guenée) is a widely distributed, highly polyphagous pest found throughout Central and South America. We examined multiple populations of…”
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Sexual selection, male morphology, and the efficacy of courtship signalling in two wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) by Scheffer, S.J, Uetz, G.W, Stratton, G.E

“…Males of the brush-legged wolf spider, Schizocosa ocreata (Araneae: Lycosidae), possess a conspicuous male secondary sexual character: dark pigmentation and…”
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Phylogenetic Relationships, Species Limits, and Host Specificity of Gall-Forming Fergusonina Flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) Feeding on Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) by Scheffer, S. J, Giblin-Davis, R. M, Taylor, G. S, Davies, K. A, Purcell, M, Lewis, M. L, Goolsby, J, Center, T. D

“…Phylogenetic analysis of recently described gall-forming Fergusonina Malloch flies was performed using DNA sequence data from the mitochondrial cytochrome…”
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Histological comparisons of Fergusobia/Fergusonina-induced galls on different myrtaceous hosts by Giblin-Davis, R.M, Center, B.J, Davies, K.A, Purcell, M.F, Scheffer, S.J, Taylor, G.S, Goolsby, J, Center, T.D

“…The putative mutualism between different host-specific Fergusobia nematodes and Fergusonina flies is manifested in a variety of gall types involving shoot or…”
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Genetic contraints and the phylogeny of insect-plant associations: responses of Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to host plants of its congeners by Futuyma D.J, Keese M.C, Scheffer S.J

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Transfer of a larval mantispid during copulation of its spider host by Scheffer, S.J. (State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY)

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