Search Results - "Teal, Peter EA"
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Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends
Published in Parasites & vectors (15-10-2012)“…BACKGROUND: Sugar feeding is critical for survival of malaria vectors and, although discriminative plant feeding previously has been shown to occur in…”
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Conservation and modification of genetic and physiological toolkits underpinning diapause in bumble bee queens
Published in Molecular ecology (01-11-2015)“…Diapause is the key adaptation allowing insects to survive unfavourable conditions and inhabit an array of environments. Physiological changes during diapause…”
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Accumulation of terpenoid phytoalexins in maize roots is associated with drought tolerance
Published in Plant, cell and environment (01-11-2015)“…Maize (Zea mays) production, which is of global agro‐economic importance, is largely limited by herbivore pests, pathogens and environmental conditions, such…”
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Genomic analysis of the interaction between pesticide exposure and nutrition in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Published in Journal of insect physiology (01-12-2014)“…Bees exposed to pesticides express a different gene expression pattern than bees not exposed to pesticides, impacting gene pathways that may be associated with…”
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Effects of elevated [CO2] on maize defence against mycotoxigenic Fusarium verticillioides
Published in Plant, cell and environment (01-12-2014)“…Maize is by quantity the most important C₄cereal crop; however, future climate changes are expected to increase maize susceptibility to mycotoxigenic fungal…”
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Plant elicitor peptides are conserved signals regulating direct and indirect antiherbivore defense
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-04-2013)“…Insect-induced defenses occur in nearly all plants and are regulated by conserved signaling pathways. As the first described plant peptide signal, systemin…”
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blend of small molecules regulates both mating and development in Caenorhabditis elegans
Published in Nature (28-08-2008)“…In many organisms, population-density sensing and sexual attraction rely on small-molecule-based signalling systems. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans,…”
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Novel Acidic Sesquiterpenoids Constitute a Dominant Class of Pathogen-Induced Phytoalexins in Maize
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-08-2011)“…Nonvolatile terpenoid phytoalexins occur throughout the plant kingdom, but until recently were not known constituents of chemical defense in maize (Zea mays)…”
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Phytohormone-based activity mapping of insect herbivore-produced elicitors
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (13-01-2009)“…In response to insect attack, many plants exhibit dynamic biochemical changes, resulting in the induced production of direct and indirect defenses. Elicitors…”
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Plasmodium falciparum Infection Increases Anopheles gambiae Attraction to Nectar Sources and Sugar Uptake
Published in Current biology (20-01-2014)“…Plasmodium parasites are known to manipulate the behavior of their vectors so as to enhance transmission [1–4]. From an evolutionary standpoint, behavior…”
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Interactive Effects of Elevated [CO2] and Drought on the Maize Phytochemical Defense Response against Mycotoxigenic Fusarium verticillioides
Published in PloS one (13-07-2016)“…Changes in climate due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) are predicted to intensify episodes of drought, but our understanding of how…”
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Fragments of ATP synthase mediate plant perception of insect attack
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-06-2006)“…Plants can perceive a wide range of biotic attackers and respond with targeted induced defenses. Specificity in plant non-self-recognition occurs either…”
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Disulfooxy fatty acids from the American bird grasshopper Schistocerca americana, elicitors of plant volatiles
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-08-2007)“…A previously unidentified class of compounds has been isolated from the regurgitant of the grasshopper species Schistocerca americana. These compounds (named…”
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Cowpea Chloroplastic ATP Synthase Is the Source of Multiple Plant Defense Elicitors during Insect Herbivory
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-06-2007)“…In cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) herbivory and oral secretions (OS) elicit phytohormone production and volatile emission…”
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Behavioral Evidence for Olfactory-Based Location of Honeybee Colonies by the Scarab Oplostomus haroldi
Published in Journal of chemical ecology (01-10-2016)“…The Afro-tropical scarab Oplostomus haroldi (Witte) is a pest of honeybees in East Africa with little information available on its chemical ecology. Recently,…”
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Attraction of Spodoptera frugiperda Larvae to Volatiles from Herbivore-Damaged Maize Seedlings
Published in Journal of chemical ecology (01-09-2006)“…Plants respond to insect attack with the induction of volatiles that function as indirect plant defenses through the attraction of natural enemies to the…”
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Multitrophic Interaction Facilitates Parasite-Host Relationship between an Invasive Beetle and the Honey Bee
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (15-05-2007)“…Colony defense by honey bees, Apis mellifera, is associated with stinging and mass attack, fueled by the release of alarm pheromones. Thus, alarm pheromones…”
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Common host-derived chemicals increase catches of disease-transmitting mosquitoes and can improve early warning systems for Rift Valley fever virus
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2013)“…Rift Valley fever (RVF), a mosquito-borne zoonosis, is a major public health and veterinary problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Surveillance to monitor mosquito…”
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Plant Volatiles Influence the African Weaver Ant-Cashew Tree Mutualism
Published in Journal of chemical ecology (01-12-2014)“…Plant volatiles influence virtually all forms of ant-plant symbioses. However, little is known about their role in the mutualistic relationship between the…”
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Influence of a Juvenile Hormone Analog and Dietary Protein on Male Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) Sexual Success
Published in Journal of economic entomology (01-02-2010)“…Juvenile hormone levels and adult diet have important effects on the attractiveness and competitiveness of male Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Caribbean fruit…”
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