Publications of David G. Heckel
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Journal Article (248)
81.
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6, 26388 (2016)
Horizontal gene transfer of pectinases from bacteria preceded the diversification of stick and leaf insects. Scientific Reports 82.
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71, pp. 1 - 11 (2016)
Ancestral gene duplication enabled the evolution of multifunctional cellulases in stick insects (Phasmatodea). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 83.
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11 (5), e0154514 (2016)
Variability of bacterial communities in the moth Heliothis virescens indicates transient association with the host. PLoS One 84.
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8 (6), pp. 1785 - 1801 (2016)
Horizontal gene transfer contributes to the evolution of arthropod herbivory. Genome Biology and Evolution 85.
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15, 282 (2015)
Sex-specific consequences of an induced immune response on reproduction in a moth. BMC Evolutionary Biology 86.
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112 (27), pp. 8362 - 8366 (2015)
The butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 87.
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63, pp. 72 - 85 (2015)
The plastic response of Manduca sexta to host and non-host plants. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 88.
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59, pp. 18 - 29 (2015)
Adaptive regulation of digestive serine proteases in the larval midgut of Helicoverpa armigera in response to a plant protease inhibitor. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 89.
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10 (10), e0140191 (2015)
What’s in the gift? Towards a molecular dissection of nuptial feeding in a cricket. PLoS One 90.
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11 (11), e1005534 (2015)
Insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin cry2Ab is conferred by mutations in an ABC transporter subfamily a protein. PLoS Genetics 91.
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347 (6225), pp. 991 - 994 (2015)
Full crop protection from an insect pest by expression of long double-stranded RNAs in plastids. Science 92.
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50, pp. 43 - 57 (2014)
Bacterial origin of a diverse family of UDP-glycosyltransferase genes in the Tetranychus urticae genome. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 93.
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9 (4), e95766 (2014)
Insect attraction versus plant defense: young leaves high in glucosinolates stimulate oviposition by a specialist herbivore despite poor larval survival due to high saponin content. PLoS One 94.
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98, pp. 137 - 144 (2014)
Using plant chemistry and insect preference to study the potential of Barbarea (Brassicaceae) as a dead-end trap crop for diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Phytochemistry 95.
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281 (1788), 20140897 (2014)
Immune defence strategies of generalist and specialist insect herbivores. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 96.
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111 (20), pp. 7349 - 7354 (2014)
Phyllotreta striolata flea beetles utilize host plant defense compounds to create their own glucosinolate-myrosinase system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 97.
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281 (1779), 20133054 (2014)
Within-population variability in a moth sex pheromone blend: genetic basis and behavioural consequences. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 98.
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46, pp. 31 - 42 (2014)
Comparative analysis of two phenologically divergent populations of the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) by de novo transcriptome sequencing. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 99.
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5 (4), pp. 793 - 804 (2014)
Preference of diamondback moth larvae for novel and original host plant after host range expansion. Insects 100.
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111 (1), pp. 105 - 110 (2014)
Phenalenone-type phytoalexins mediate resistance of banana plants (Musa spp.) to the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America