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 Astrid T. Groot

Journal Article (72)

2023
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de Fouchier, A.; Fruitet, E.; Lievers, R.; Kuperus, P.; Emerson, J.; Gould, F.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Lipases and carboxylesterases affect moth sex pheromone compounds involved in interspecific mate recognition. Nature Communications 14, 7505 (2023)
2022
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Zweerus, N. L.; van Wijk, M.; Smallegange, I. M.; Groot, A. T.: Mating status affects female choice when females are signalers. Ecology and Evolution 12 (4), e8864 (2022)
2021
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Blankers, T.; Lievers, R.; Plata, C.; van Wijk, M.; van Veldhuizen, D.; Groot, A. T.: Sex pheromone signal and stability covary with fitness. Royal Society Open Science 8 (6), 210180 (2021)
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Gao, K.; van Wijk, M.; Dang, Q. T. D.; Heckel, D. G.; Zalucki, M. P.; Groot, A. T.: How healthy is your mate? Sex-specific consequences of parasite infections in the moth Helicoverpa armigera. Animal Behaviour 178, pp. 105 - 113 (2021)
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Unbehend, M.; Kozak, G. M.; Koutroumpa, F.; Coates, B. S.; Dekker, T.; Groot, A. T.; Heckel, D. G.; Dopman, E. B.: bric à brac controls sex pheromone choice by male European corn borer moths. Nature Communications 12, 2818 (2021)
2020
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Gao, K.; Muijderman, D.; Nichols, S.; Heckel, D. G.; Wang, P.; Zalucki, M. P.; Groot, A. T.: Parasite-host specificity: A cross-infection study of the parasite Ophryocystis elektroscirrha. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 170, 107328 (2020)
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Gao, K.; Torres‐Vila, L. M.; Zalucki, M. P.; Li, Y.; Griepink, F.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Geographic variation in sexual communication in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. Pest Management Science 76 (11), pp. 3596 - 3605 (2020)
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Gao, K.; van Wijk, M.; Clement, Z.; Egas, M.; Groot, A. T.: A life-history perspective on sexual selection in a polygamous species. BMC Evolutionary Biology 20, 53 (2020)
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Lievers, R.; Kuperus, P.; Groot, A. T.: DNA methylation patterns in the tobacco budworm, Chloridea virescens. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 121, 103370 (2020)
2019
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Groot, A. T.; van Wijk, M.; Villacis-Perez, E.; Kuperus, P.; Schöfl, G.; van Veldhuizen, D.; Heckel, D. G.: Within-population variability in a moth sex pheromone blend, part 2: selection towards fixation. Royal Society Open Science 6 (3), 182050 (2019)
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Groot, A. T.; Zizzari, Z. V.: Does climate warming influence sexual chemical signaling? Animal Biology 69, pp. 83 - 93 (2019)
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Kerkvliet, J.; de Fouchier, A.; van Wijk, M.; Groot, A. T.: The Bellerophon pipeline, improving de novo transcriptomes and removing chimeras. Ecology and Evolution 9 (18), pp. 10513 - 10521 (2019)
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Meirmans, S.; Butlin, R. K.; Charmantier, A.; Engelstädter, J.; Groot, A. T.; King, K. C.; Kokko, H.; Reid, J. M.; Neiman, M.: Science policies: How should science funding be allocated? An evolutionary biologists’ perspective. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 32 (8), pp. 754 - 768 (2019)
2018
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Groot, A. T.; Nojima, S.; Heath, J. J.; Ammagarahalli, B.; van Wijk, M.; Claβen, A.; Santangelo, R. G.; Lopez, J.; Schal, C.: Alcohol contributes to attraction of Heliothis (= Chloridea) virescens males to females. Journal of Chemical Ecology 44 (7-8), pp. 621 - 630 (2018)
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Niepoth, N.; Ke, G.; de Roode, J. C.; Groot, A. T.: Comparing behavior and clock gene expression between caterpillars, butterflies, and moths. Journal of Biological Rhythms 33 (1), pp. 52 - 64 (2018)
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Nojima, S.; Classen, A.; Groot, A. T.; Schal, C.: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemicals emitted from the pheromone gland of individual Heliothis subflexa females. PLoS One 13 (8), e0202035 (2018)
2017
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Gouin, A.; Bretaudeau, A.; Nam, K.; Gimenez, S.; Aury, J.-M.; Duvic, B.; Hilliou, F.; Durand, N.; Montagné, N.; Darboux, I. et al.; Kuwar, S.; Chertemps, T.; Siaussat, D.; Bretschneider, A.; Moné, Y.; Ahn, S.-J.; Hänniger, S.; Grenet, A.-S. G.; Neunemann, D.; Maumus, F.; Luyten, I.; Labadie, K.; Xu, W.; Koutroumpa, F.; Escoubas, J.-M.; Llopis, A.; Maïbèche-Coisne, M.; Salasc, F.; Tomar, A.; Anderson, A. R.; Khan, S. A.; Dumas, P.; Orsucci, M.; Guy, J.; Belser, C.; Alberti, A.; Noel, B.; Couloux, A.; Mercier, J.; Nidelet, S.; Dubois, E.; Liu, N.-Y.; Boulogne, I.; Mirabeau, O.; Le Goff, G.; Gordon, K.; Oakeshott, J.; Consoli, F. L.; Volkoff, A.-N.; Fescemyer, H. W.; Marden, J. H.; Luthe, D. S.; Herrero, S.; Heckel, D. G.; Wincker, P.; Kergoat, G. J.; Amselem, J.; Quesneville, H.; Groot, A. T.; Jacquin-Joly, E.; Nègre, N.; Lemaitre, C.; Legeai, F.; Fournier, E. d. .: Two genomes of highly polyphagous lepidopteran pests (Spodoptera frugiperda, Noctuidae) with different host-plant ranges. Scientific Reports 7, 11816 (2017)
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Groot, A. T.; Smadja, C.: Bioluminescent sexually selected traits as an engine for biodiversity across animal species. Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology, pp. 1 - 2 (2017)
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Hänniger, S.; Dumas, P.; Schöfl, G.; Gebauer-Jung, S.; Vogel, H.; Unbehend, M.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Genetic basis of allochronic differentiation in the fall armyworm. BMC Evolutionary Biology 17, 68 (2017)
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Hosseini, S. A.; Goldansaz, S. H.; Fotoukkiaii, S. M.; Menken, S. B. J.; Groot, A. T.: Seasonal pattern of infestation by the carob moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae in pomegranate cultivars. Crop Protection 102, pp. 19 - 24 (2017)
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