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 Melanie Unbehend

Journal Article (8)

2021
Journal Article
Kim, J.; Nam, H. Y.; Kwon, M.; Kim, H. J.; Yi, H.-J.; Hänniger, S.; Unbehend, M.; Heckel, D. G.: Development of a simple and accurate molecular tool for Spodoptera frugiperda species identification using LAMP. Pest Management Science 77 (7), pp. 3145 - 3153 (2021)
Journal Article
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
Journal Article
Haenniger, S.; Goergen, G.; Akinbuluma, M. D.; Kunert, M.; Heckel, D. G.; Unbehend, M.: Sexual communication of Spodoptera frugiperda from West Africa: Adaptation of an invasive species and implications for pest management. Scientific Reports 10 (1), 2892 (2020)
2017
Journal Article
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)
2014
Journal Article
Unbehend, M.; Hänniger, S.; Vásquez, G. M.; Juárez, M. L.; Reisig, D.; McNeil, J. N.; Meagher, R. L.; Jenkins, D. A.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Geographic variation in sexual attraction of Spodoptera frugiperda corn- and rice-strain males to pheromone lures. PLoS One 9 (2), e89255 (2014)
2013
Journal Article
Unbehend, M.; Hänniger, S.; Meagher, R. L.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Pheromonal divergence between two strains of Spodoptera frugiperda. Journal of Chemical Ecology 39, pp. 364 - 376 (2013)
2010
Journal Article
Groot, A. T.; Marr, M.; Heckel, D. G.; Schöfl, G.: The roles and interactions of reproductive isolation mechanisms in fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) host strains. Ecological Entomology 35 (s1), pp. 105 - 118 (2010)
2008
Journal Article
Groot, A. T.; Marr, M.; Schöfl, G.; Lorenz, S.; Svatos, A.; Heckel, D. G.: Host strain specific sex pheromone variation in Spodoptera frugiperda. Frontiers in Zoology 5, 20 (2008)

Book Chapter (2)

2017
Book Chapter
Frérot, B.; Leppik, E.; Groot, A. T.; Unbehend, M.; Holopainen, J. K.: Chemical signatures in plant-insect interactions. In: Advances in Botanical Research series: Insect-Plant Interactions in a Crop Protection Perspective, Vol. 81, pp. 139 - 177 (Eds. Sauvion, N.; Thiéry, D.; Calatayud, P.-A.). Elsevier, GBR (2017)
2016
Book Chapter
Groot, A. T.; Unbehend, M.; Hänniger, S.; Juarez, M. L.; Kost, S.; Heckel, D. G.: Evolution of Reproductive Isolation of Spodoptera frugiperda. In: Pheromone communication in Moths: Evolution, Behavior, and Application, pp. 291 - 300 (Eds. Allison, J. D.; Cardé, R. T.). Univ. of California press, Oakland (2016)

Thesis - PhD (1)

2013
Thesis - PhD
Unbehend, M.: Variation in sexual communication and its role in divergence of two host strains of the noctuid moth Spodoptera frugiperda. Dissertation, Amsterdam University, Amsterdam (2013)

Thesis - Diploma (1)

2009
Thesis - Diploma
Unbehend, M.: Differences in pheromone composition between the two strains of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Diploma, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena (2009)
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