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Wolbachia in the spittlebug Prosapia ignipectus: Variable infection frequencies, but no apparent effect on host reproductive isolation by Wheeler, Timothy B., Thompson, Vinton, Conner, William R., Cooper, Brandon S.

“…Animals serve as hosts for complex communities of microorganisms, including endosymbionts that live inside their cells. Wolbachia bacteria are perhaps the most…”
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New mitochondrial and nuclear evidences support recent demographic expansion and an atypical phylogeographic pattern in the spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae) by Rodrigues, Ana S B, Silva, Sara E, Marabuto, Eduardo, Silva, Diogo N, Wilson, Mike R, Thompson, Vinton, Yurtsever, Selçuk, Halkka, Antti, Borges, Paulo A V, Quartau, José A, Paulo, Octávio S, Seabra, Sofia G

“…Philaenus spumarius is a widespread insect species in the Holarctic region. Here, by focusing on the mtDNA gene COI but also using the COII and Cyt b genes and…”
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Population structure, adaptation and divergence of the meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae), revealed by genomic and morphological data by Seabra, Sofia G., Rodrigues, Ana S. B., Silva, Sara E., Neto, Ana Carina, Pina-Martins, Francisco, Marabuto, Eduardo, Thompson, Vinton, Wilson, Michael R., Yurtsever, Selçuk, Halkka, Antti, Rebelo, Maria Teresa, Borges, Paulo, Quartau, José A., Jiggins, Chris D., Paulo, Octávio S.

“…Understanding patterns of population differentiation and gene flow in insect vectors of plant diseases is crucial for the implementation of management programs…”
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Insect‐plant‐fungus interactions in mycorrhizal associations, with a focus on spittlebugs and ectomycorrhizal host plants by Thompson, Vinton

“…Mycorrhizal plants mediate interactions between their root‐associated fungal symbionts and insect herbivores. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) associations tend to…”
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Abrupt Geographical Transition between Aposematic Color Forms in the Spittlebug Prosapia ignipectus (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) by Thompson, Vinton, Carvalho, Gervasio S.

“…Over most of its range populations of the spittlebug Prosapia ignipectus (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) are monomorphic for black dorsal coloration. At the…”
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The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) by Thompson, Vinton, Harkin, Claire, Stewart, Alan J. A

“…A comprehensive list of all known host plant species utilised by the Meadow Spittlebug ( Philaenus spumarius (L.)) is presented, compiled from published and…”
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Herbivore accumulation on invasive alien plants increases the distribution range of generalist herbivorous insects and supports proliferation of non-native insect pests by Rodríguez, Jonatan, Thompson, Vinton, Rubido-Bará, Margarita, Cordero-Rivera, Adolfo, González, Luís

“…Invasive alien plant species have become dominant components of many landscapes, where they are indicators of ecological disequilibria. They coexist and…”
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Philaenus tesselatus (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae), the main potential vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Morocco: seasonal abundance, phenology and host-plant colonization by nymphs by Haddad, Najat, Mrabti, Imane, Douaik, Ahmed, Thompson, Vinton, Afechtal, Mohamed, Streito, Jean Claude, Benkirane, Rachid, Smaili, Moulay Chrif

“…The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa presents a potential risk to the Moroccan flora, particularly for the citrus, olive, almond and grapevine industries…”
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Intruding into a conversation: how behavioral manipulation could support management of Xylella fastidiosa and its insect vectors by Avosani, Sabina, Nieri, Rachele, Mazzoni, Valerio, Anfora, Gianfranco, Hamouche, Zeinab, Zippari, Caterina, Vitale, Maria Luisa, Verrastro, Vincenzo, Tarasco, Eustachio, D’Isita, Ilaria, Germinara, Salvatore, Döring, Thomas F., Belusic, Gregor, Fereres, Alberto, Thompson, Vinton, Cornara, Daniele

“…Behavioral manipulation (BM) is a multimodal control approach based on the interference with the stimuli mediating insect perception and interaction with the…”
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Overview of spittlebugs of the family Cercopidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) from Mexico, with keys to genera and species by Armendáriz-Toledano, Francisco, López-Posadas, Misael Adrián, Thompson, Vinton, Romero-Nápoles, Jesús, Utrera-Vélez, Youssef, López-Córdova, Juan Pedro, Castro-Valderrama, Ulises

“…The Cercopidae family constitute the largest group of xylem sap-sucking insects. Several species are important pests of sugar cane and grasses. In America…”
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Polymorphism under apostatic and aposematic selection by THOMPSON, V

“…Selection for warning colouration in well-defended species should lead to a single color form in each local population, but some species are locally…”
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New Mitochondrial and Nuclear Evidences Support Recent Demographic Expansion and an Atypical Phylogeographic Pattern in the Spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae): e98375 by Rodrigues, Ana SB, Silva, Sara E, Marabuto, Eduardo, Silva, Diogo N, Wilson, Mike R, Thompson, Vinton, Yurtsever, Selcuk, Halkka, Antti, Borges, Paulo AV, Quartau, Jose A

“…Philaenus spumarius is a widespread insect species in the Holarctic region. Here, by focusing on the mtDNA gene COI but also using the COII and Cyt b genes and…”
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Evidence for spittlebug warning colouration and mimicry between Aphrophorine and Cercopine species in a Peruvian valley by Andrew Hamilton, K. G., Thompson, Vinton

“…Most tropical spittlebugs of the subfamily Cercopinae are large and boldly coloured insects. Species of this group exhibit a strong odour associated with…”
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Parallel colour form distributions in European and North American populations of the spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (L.) by Thompson, V

“…Over most of Europe, with the exception of Lapland and the periphery of the Gulf of Bothnia, the combined frequency of the dark (melanic) Philaenus spumarius…”
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Spittlebug Polymorphic for Warning Coloration by THOMPSON, VINTON

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Spittle Maggots: Studies on Cladochaeta Fly Larvae Living in Association with Clastoptera Spittlebug Nymphs by Thompson, Vinton, Mohd-Saleh, Norhashimah

“…Cladochaeta (Diptera: Drosophilidae) larvae live in nymphal spittle masses of New World spittlebugs (Homoptera: Gercopoidea). Cladochaeta inversa (Walker) is…”
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RECOMBINATION AND RESPONSE TO SELECTION FOR POSITIVE PHOTOTAXIS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER--DOES SEX ACCELERATE EVOLUTION? by THOMPSON, VINTON

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RECOMBINATION AND RESPONSE TO SELECTION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER by Thompson, Vinton

“…Most biologists beleive that recombination speeds response to selection for traits determined by polygenic loci. To test this hypothesis, sixteen Drosophila…”
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Distributional evidence for thermal melanic color forms in Philaenus spumarius, the polymorphic spittlebug [North America] by Thompson, Vinton

“…In North America four of five dark color forms of the spittlebug Philaenus spumarius L. (Homoptera: Aphrophoridae) are more common in northern parts of its…”
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Color Polymorphism in Some North American Philaenus spumarius (Homoptera: Aphrophoridae) Populations by Thompson, Vinton, Halkka, Olli

“…North American Philaenus spumarius populations exhibit a range of color forms comparable to those found in Europe and Asia. Typica and populi are the most…”
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