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 Ian Keesey

Journal Article (19)

2025
Journal Article
Keesey, I.; Doll, G.; Das Chakraborty, S.; Baschwitz, A.; Lemoine, M.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Svatoš, A.; Sachse, S.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Neuroecology of alcohol risk and reward: Methanol boosts pheromones and courtship success in Drosophila melanogaster. Science Advances 11 (14), eadi9683 (2025)
2024
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Prelic, S.; Keesey, I. W.; Lavista-Llanos, S.; Hansson, B. S.; Wicher, D.: Innexin expression and localization in the Drosophila antenna indicate gap junction or hemichannel involvement in antennal chemosensory sensilla. Cell and Tissue Research 398, pp. 35 - 62 (2024)
2023
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Depetris-Chauvin, A.; Galagovsky, D.; Keesey, I. W.; Hansson, B. S.; Sachse, S.; Knaden, M.: Evolution at multiple processing levels underlies odor-guided behavior in the genus Drosophila. Current Biology 33 (22), pp. 4771 - 4785.e7 (2023)
2022
Journal Article
Keesey, I.; Hansson, B. S.: Neuroecology of alcohol preference in Drosophila. Annual Review of Entomology 67, pp. 261 - 279 (2022)
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Keesey, I.; Zhang, J.; Depetris-Chauvin, A.; Obiero, G. F.; Gupta, A.; Gupta, N.; Vogel, H.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Functional olfactory evolution in Drosophila suzukii and the subgenus Sophophora. iScience 25 (5), 104212 (2022)
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Zhang, J.; Raza, S. A. K.; Wei, Z.; Keesey, I.; Parker, A. L.; Feistel, F.; Chen, J.; Cassau, S.; Fandino, R. A.; Grosse-Wilde, E. et al.; Dong, S.; Kingsolver, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Competing beetles attract egg laying in a hawkmoth. Current Biology 32 (4), pp. 861 - 869.e8 (2022)
2020
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Keesey, I.; Grabe, V.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Divergent sensory investment mirrors potential speciation via niche partitioning across Drosophila. eLife 9, e57008 (2020)
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Koerte, S.; Keesey, I.; Easson, M. L. A. E.; Gershenzon, J.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Variable dependency on associated yeast communities influences host range in Drosophila species. Oikos 129 (7), pp. 964 - 982 (2020)
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Liu, Z.; Liang, X.-F.; Xu, L.; Keesey, I.; Lei, Z.-R.; Smagghe, G.; Wang, J.-J.: An antennae specific odorant-binding protein is involved in Bactrocera dorsalis olfaction. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8, 63 (2020)
2019
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Keesey, I.; Grabe, V.; Gruber, L.; Körte, S.; Obiero, G. F.; Bolton, G.; Khallaf, M. A.; Kunert, G.; Lavista Llanos, S.; Valenzano, D. R. et al.; Rybak, J.; Barrett, B. A.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Inverse resource allocation between vision and olfaction across the genus Drosophila. Nature Communications 10, 1162 (2019)
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Keesey, I.; Jiang, N.; Weißflog, J.; Winz, R.; Svatoš, A.; Wang, C.-Z.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Plant-based natural product chemistry for integrated pest management of Drosophila suzukii. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45, pp. 626 - 637 (2019)
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Qiao, H.; Keesey, I.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Gut microbiota affects development and olfactory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology 222 (5), jeb192500 (2019)
2018
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Koerte, S.; Keesey, I.; Khallaf, M. A.; Cortés Llorca, L.; Grosse-Wilde, E.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Evaluation of the DREAM technique for a high-throughput deorphanization of chemosensory receptors in Drosophila. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 11, 366 (2018)
2017
Journal Article
Keesey, I.; Koerte, S.; Khallaf, M. A.; Retzke, T.; Guillou, A.; Grosse-Wilde, E.; Buchon, N.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Pathogenic bacteria enhance dispersal through alteration of Drosophila social communication. Nature Communications 8, 265 (2017)
2016
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Getahun, M. N.; Thoma, M.; Lavista Llanos, S.; Keesey, I.; Fandino, R. A.; Knaden, M.; Wicher, D.; Olsson, S. B.; Hansson, B. S.: Intracellular regulation of the insect chemoreceptor complex impacts odour localization in flying insects. Journal of Experimental Biology 219 (21), pp. 3428 - 3438 (2016)
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Haverkamp, A.; Yon, F.; Keesey, I.; Mißbach, C.; König, C.; Hansson, B. S.; Baldwin, I. T.; Knaden, M.; Kessler, D.: Hawkmoths evaluate scenting flowers with the tip of their proboscis. eLife 5, e15039 (2016)
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Keesey, I.; Koerte, S.; Retzke, T.; Haverkamp, A.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Adult frass provides a pheromone signature for Drosophila feeding and aggregation. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (8), pp. 739 - 747 (2016)
2015
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Dweck, H.; Ebrahim, S.; Thoma, M.; Mohamed, A.; Keesey, I.; Trona, F.; Lavista Llanos, S.; Svatoš, A.; Sachse, S.; Knaden, M. et al.; Hansson, B. S.: Pheromones mediating copulation and attraction in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112 (21), pp. E2829 - E2835 (2015)
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Keesey, I.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Olfactory specialization in Drosophila suzukii supports an ecological shift in host preference from rotten to fresh fruit. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41 (2), pp. 121 - 128 (2015)

Book Chapter (1)

2021
Book Chapter
Keesey, I.; Hansson, B. S.: The neuroethology of labeled lines in insect olfactory systems. In: Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Second Edition), pp. 285 - 327 (Eds. Blomquist, G. J.; Vogt, R. G.). Elsevier, Amsterdam (2021)
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