abstract：:Defensive mutualism is widely accepted as providing the best framework for understanding how seed-transmitted, alkaloid producing fungal endophytes of grasses are maintained in many host populations. Here, we first briefly review current knowledge of bioactive alkaloids produced by systemic grass-endophytes. New findi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Saikkonen K,Gundel PE,Helander M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaf volatiles convey information about a plant to other organisms in their proximity. Despite increasing interest in understanding the relevance of volatile emissions for particular ecological interactions, there has been relatively little effort to assess generally what information volatile profiles transmit. We sur...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Pearse IS,Gee WS,Beck JJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symbiotic fungus Amylostereum areolatum is essential for growth and development of larvae of the invasive woodwasp, Sirex noctilio. In the nutrient poor xylem of pine trees, upon which Sirex feeds, it is unknown whether Amylostereum facilitates survival directly through consumption (mycetophagy) and/or indirectly ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Thompson BM,Grebenok RJ,Behmer ST,Gruner DS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Southwestern USA, the jimsonweed Datura wrightii and the nocturnal sphinx moth Manduca sexta form a pollinator-plant and herbivore-plant association. While certain plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) attract moths for oviposition, it is likely that other host-derived olfactory cues, such as herbivore-induced VO...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Reisenman CE,Riffell JA,Duffy K,Pesque A,Mikles D,Goodwin B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis strains are known to produce a vast array of antimicrobial compounds. However, some compounds remain to be identified. Disk assays performed in vitro with Bacillus subtilis CU12 showed a significant reduction in mycelial growth of Alternaria solani, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium sambucinum, and Pythium ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Wise C,Novitsky L,Tsopmo A,Avis TJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to discriminate nestmates from non-nestmates in insect societies is essential to protect colonies from conspecific invaders. The acceptance threshold hypothesis predicts that organisms whose recognition systems classify recipients without errors should optimize the balance between acceptance and rejection....

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Nascimento DL,Nascimento FS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metapleural gland is exclusive to ants, and unusual among exocrine glands in having no mechanism for closure and retention of secretion. As yet, no clear conclusion has been reached as to the function of metapleural gland secretion. Metapleural gland secretions were investigated for fungus-growing ants representin...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Vieira AS,Morgan ED,Drijfhout FP,Camargo-Mathias MI

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects are the largest and most diverse group of organisms on earth, with over 1,000,000 species identified to date. Stick insects ("walkingsticks" or "phasmids", Order Phasmatodea) are known for and name-derived from their camouflage that acts as a primary line of defense from predation. However, many species also p...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Dossey AT,Whitaker JM,Dancel MC,Vander Meer RK,Bernier UR,Gottardo M,Roush WR

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential for pheromone-based mating disruption of the Brassica pest Contarinia nasturtii was tested, both in small-scale plots with Brussels sprouts and in commercial-scale fields with either broccoli or cauliflower. Experiments in the small-scale plots used laboratory-reared insects released into a previously un...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Samietz J,Baur R,Hillbur Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The larva of codling moth Cydia pomonella (Tortricidae, Lepidoptera) is known as the worm in the apple, mining the fruit for food. We here show that codling moth larvae are closely associated with yeasts of the genus Metschnikowia. Yeast is an essential part of the larval diet and further promotes larval survival by r...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Witzgall P,Proffit M,Rozpedowska E,Becher PG,Andreadis S,Coracini M,Lindblom TU,Ream LJ,Hagman A,Bengtsson M,Kurtzman CP,Piskur J,Knight A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Brentidae), is the most serious pest of sweetpotato around the world, damaging sweetpotatoes in the field and in storage, as well as being a quarantine pest. Because the larval period is spent within vines or tubers, and the adults are nocturnal, chemi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Reddy GV,Gadi N,Taianao AJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent greenhouse study revealed a significant reduction of germination and growth of redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) and common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) by rye mulch, whereas velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) and common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) were not suppressed. Since BOA detoxification by...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Schulz M,Marocco A,Tabaglio V

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Egg deposition by the Large Cabbage White butterfly Pieris brassicae on Brussels sprouts plants induces indirect defense by changing the leaf surface, which arrests the egg parasitoid Trichogramma brassicae. Previous studies revealed that this indirect defense response is elicited by benzyl cyanide (BC), which is pres...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Blenn B,Bandoly M,Küffner A,Otte T,Geiselhardt S,Fatouros NE,Hilker M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chinavia and Nezara spp. stink bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) include over100 species, with highest diversity in Afrotropical and Neotropical regions. Species thus far studied in these genera utilize trans-(Z)-(4 S)-bisabolene epoxide (BE) and cis-(Z)-(4 S)-BE as major sex pheromone components, with species specific...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Blassioli-Moraes MC,Laumann RA,Oliveira MW,Woodcock CM,Mayon P,Hooper A,Pickett JA,Birkett MA,Borges M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs) are a major pest of solanaceous crops such as potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants and have been widely studied over the last 30 years, with the majority of earlier studies focusing on the identification of natural hatching factors. As a novel approach, we focused instead on chemicals involve...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Farnier K,Bengtsson M,Becher PG,Witzell J,Witzgall P,Manduríc S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diseases of marine organisms, and sponges in particular, are increasingly reported worldwide. Prior research indicates that the survival of sponges on reefs is due largely to their production of biologically active secondary metabolites that provide protection from a diversity of stressors. Aplysina Red Band Syndrome ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Gochfeld DJ,Kamel HN,Olson JB,Thacker RW

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical plant strengtheners find increasing use in agriculture to enhance resistance against pathogens. In an earlier study, it was found that treatment with one such resistance elicitor, BTH (benzo-(1, 2, 3)-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester), increases the attractiveness of maize plants to a parasitic w...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Sobhy IS,Erb M,Sarhan AA,El-Husseini MM,Mandour NS,Turlings TC

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a specialist on the reproductive structures of Pastinaca sativa and species in the related genus Heracleum, the parsnip webworm (Depressaria pastinacella) routinely encounters a distinctive suite of phytochemicals in hostplant tissues. Little is known, however, about the detoxification mechanisms upon which this sp...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Zangerl AR,Liao LH,Jogesh T,Berenbaum MR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirex noctilio females are known to be attracted to stem sections of stressed pine trees for oviposition. The volatile profiles and attractiveness of Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) and two chemotypes of Scots pine (P. sylvestris) were compared after stem injection with herbicide. In general, trap captures on herbi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Böröczky K,Zylstra KE,McCartney NB,Mastro VC,Tumlinson JH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant secondary metabolite papyriferic acid (PA) deters browsing by snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) on the juvenile developmental stage of the Alaska paper birch (Betula neoalaskana). However, the physiological mechanism that reduces browsing remains unknown. We used pharmacological assays and molecular modeling...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Forbey JS,Pu X,Xu D,Kielland K,Bryant J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pear barkminer moth, Spulerina astaurota Meyrick (Gracillariidae: Gracillariinae), is a harmful pest of the Asian-pear tree. Pheromone components of the female were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) with an electroantennographic (EAG) detector and GC coupled with mass spectrometry. The analyses of a crude pherom...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Do ND,Ohbayashi K,Naka H,Nakada K,Ando T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff, is an exotic wood-boring insect that vectors the mycopathogen responsible for laurel wilt, a lethal vascular disease of trees in the Lauraceae. High mortality has occurred in native Persea species in the southeastern U.S., and the vector-pathogen complex poses ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Kendra PE,Montgomery WS,Niogret J,Peña JE,Capinera JL,Brar G,Epsky ND,Heath RR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a large number of studies on herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs), little is known about which specific compounds are used by natural enemies to locate prey- or host- infested plants. In addition, the role of HIPVs in attracting natural enemies has been restricted largely to agricultural systems. Differen...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Gols R,Bullock JM,Dicke M,Bukovinszky T,Harvey JA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burying beetles of the genus Nicrophorus localize small vertebrate carcasses by emitted volatiles. The carcass that serves as reproduction and breeding site is buried in the soil by the beetles. Biparental care for offspring includes both preservation of the carrion and its preparation as diet and nursery. Buried carc...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Degenkolb T,Düring RA,Vilcinskas A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to cope with plant defense chemicals differs between specialist and generalist species. In this study, we examined the effects of the concentration of the two main iridoid glycosides (IGs) in Plantago lanceolata, aucubin and catalpol, on the performance of a specialist and two generalist herbivores and the...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Reudler JH,Biere A,Harvey JA,van Nouhuys S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lodgepole pines, Pinus contorta Douglas ex Louden var. latifolia Engelm. ex S. Watson, are encountering increased abiotic stress and pest activity due to recent increases in temperature and changes in precipitation throughout their range. This tree species counters these threats by producing secondary metabolites, inc...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Wallis CM,Huber DP,Lewis KJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant defensive compounds may be a cost rather than a benefit when plants are attacked by specialist insects that may overcome chemical barriers by strategies such as sequestering plant compounds. Plants may respond to specialist herbivores by compensatory growth rather than chemical defense. To explore the use of def...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Arab A,Trigo JR

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved understanding of the complex interactions between plants and aphids is emerging. Recognition of aphid feeding in plant tissues involves production of several defense response signaling pathways and downstream production of defense and detoxification compounds. Feeding by Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Liu X,Meng J,Starkey S,Smith CM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boron (B) deficiency is a common micronutrient deficiency that has been reported to affect the phenolic metabolism of plants. Thus, it may play a role in defense against herbivorous animals. However, the role of B in a plant's resistance to herbivores has not received any particular attention from researchers. In this...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Ruuhola T,Leppänen T,Julkunen-Tiitto R,Rantala MJ,Lehto T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Females of the gregarious endoparasitoid Cotesia kariyai were attracted to a blend of volatiles released from corn plants infested with larvae of their host, the common armyworm (Mythimna separata). We investigated the effects of time after the last infestation (1-168 h) on the attractiveness of corn plants infested b...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Mandour NS,Kainoh Y,Ozawa R,Uefune M,Takabayashi J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile monoterpenes such as 1,8-cineole inhibit the growth of Brassica campestris seedlings in a dose-dependent manner, and the growth-inhibitory effects are more severe for roots than hypocotyls. The preferential inhibition of root growth may be explained if the compounds inhibit cell proliferation more severely th...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Yoshimura H,Sawai Y,Tamotsu S,Sakai A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship among physiological stress responses, fecal marking behavior, and reproduction in male and female European pine martens was investigated. Between July 2004 and June 2007, 145 fresh fecal samples were collected in a protected area of northwest Spain. Fecal DNA was used for specific identification by us...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Barja I,Silván G,Martínez-Fernández L,Illera JC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical quality of forage may determine landscape use and habitat quality for some herbivorous species. However, studies that investigate the relationship between foliar chemistry and foraging choices in wild vertebrates are rare. Petauroides volans (the greater glider) is unique among Australian marsupial folivo...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Youngentob KN,Wallis IR,Lindenmayer DB,Wood JT,Pope ML,Foley WJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are the most diverse group of Apid bees and represent common pollinators in tropical ecosystems. Like honeybees they live in large eusocial colonies and rely on complex chemical recognition and communication systems. In contrast to honeybees, their ecology and especially their chemi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Leonhardt SD,Blüthgen N,Schmitt T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of experiments conducted on ink recovered from the squid Sepioteuthis australis indicate that there is no epinephrine or protein naturally present in the ink as it would be ejected in vivo. Protein content was effectively zero when ink was syringed from the duct end of the ink sac of freshly killed animals. By...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Madaras F,Gerber JP,Peddie F,Kokkinn MJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work identified aphids and caterpillars as having distinct effects on plant responses to herbivory. We sought to decipher these interactions across different levels of biological organization, i.e., molecular, biochemical, and organismal, with tomato plants either damaged by one 3rd-instar beet armyworm cater...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Rodriguez-Saona CR,Musser RO,Vogel H,Hum-Musser SM,Thaler JS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex attractant pheromones are highly sensitive and selective tools for detecting and monitoring populations of insects, yet there has been only one reported case of pheromones being used to monitor protected species. Here, we report the identification and synthesis of the sex pheromone of a protected European moth spe...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Millar JG,McElfresh JS,Romero C,Vila M,Marí-Mena N,Lopez-Vaamonde C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is considered one of the most aggressive and invasive species in the world. Toxic bait systems are used widely for control, but they also affect non-target ant species and cannot be used in sensitive ecosystems such as organic farms and national parks. The fi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Suckling DM,Stringer LD,Bunn B,El-Sayed AM,Vander Meer RK

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In field tests in Europe, traps baited with a blend of isoamyl alcohol, acetic acid, and isobutanol (compounds previously found attractive to a number of noctuids in North America) caught the following noctuid moths: Agrotis segetum Schiff., Agrotis crassa Hbn., Agrotis exclamationis L., Amathes (Xestia) c-nigrum L., ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tóth M,Szarukán I,Dorogi B,Gulyás A,Nagy P,Rozgonyi Z

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attractiveness to male navel orangeworm moth, Amyelois transitella, of various combinations of a four-component pheromone blend was measured in wind-tunnel bioassays. Upwind flight along the pheromone plume and landing on the odor source required the simultaneous presence of two components, (11Z,13Z)-hexadecadiena...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Kanno H,Kuenen LP,Klingler KA,Millar JG,Cardé RT

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00