Male (left) and female (right) moths of the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis. The caterpillars of this pest mainly attack the stems of maize plants.

Publications of Birte Feld

Journal Article (3)

2004
Journal Article
Kuhn, J.; Pettersson, E.; Feld, B.; Burse, A.; Termonia, A.; Pasteels, J. M.; Boland, W.: Selective transport systems mediate sequestration of plant glucosides in leaf beetles: A molecular basis for adaptation and evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 101 (38), pp. 13808 - 13813 (2004)
2001
Journal Article
Feld, B. K.; Pasteels, J. M.; Boland, W.: Phaedon cochleariae and Gastrophysa viridula (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) produce defensive iridoid monoterpenes de novo and are able to sequester glycosidically bound terpenoid precursors. Chemoecology 11 (4), pp. 191 - 198 (2001)
Journal Article
Weibel, D. B.; Oldham, N. J.; Feld, B.; Glombitza, G.; Dettner, K.; Boland, W.: Iridoid biosynthesis in staphylinid rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Philonthinae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 31 (6-7), pp. 583 - 591 (2001)
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