Hosseini, S. A.; Goldansaz, S. H.; Menken, S. B. J.; van Wijk, M.; Roessingh, P.; Groot, A. T.: Field attraction of carob moth to host plants and conspecific females. Journal of Economic Entomology 110 (5), pp. 2076 - 2083 (2017)
Junker, R. R.; Kuppler, J.; Amo, L.; Blande, J. D.; Borges, R. M.; van Dam, N. M.; Dicke, M.; Dötterl, S.; Ehlers, B. K.; Etl, F.et al.; Gershenzon, J.; Glinwood, R.; Gols, R.; Groot, A. T.; Heil, M.; Hoffmeister, M.; Holopainen, J. K.; Jarau, S.; John, L.; Kessler, A.; Knudsen, J. T.; Kost, C.; Larue-Kontic, A.-A. C.; Leonhardt, S. D.; Lucas-Barbosa, D.; Majetic, C. J.; Menzel, F.; Parachnowitsch, A. L.; Pasquet, R. S.; Poelman, E. H.; Raguso, R. A.; Ruther, J.; Schiestl, F. P.; Schmitt, T.; Tholl, D.; Unsicker, S.; Verhulst, N.; Visser, M. E.; Weldegergis, B. T.; Köllner, T. G.: Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: biosynthetic constraints and eco-evolutionary implications. New Phytologist 220 (3), pp. 739 - 749 (2017)
Staudacher, H.; Schimmel, B. C. J.; Lamers, M. M.; Wybouw, N.; Groot, A. T.; Kant, M. R.: Independent effects of a herbivore’s bacterial symbionts on its performance and induced plant defences. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18 (1), 182 (2017)
van Wijk, M.; Heath, J.; Lievers, R.; Schal, C.; Groot, A. T.: Proximity of signallers can maintain sexual signal variation under stabilizing selection. Scientific Reports 7, 18101 (2017)
Zizzari, Z. V.; Engl, T.; Lorenz, S.; van Straalen, N. M.; Ellers, J.; Groot, A. T.: Love at first sniff: a spermatophore-associated pheromone mediates partner attraction in a collembolan species. Animal Behaviour 124, pp. 221 - 227 (2017)
De Bruijn, P. J. A.; Egas, M.; Sabelis, M. W.; Groot, A. T.: Context-dependent alarm signalling in an insect. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 29 (3), pp. 665 - 671 (2016)
Hosseini, S. A.; van Wijk, M.; Ke, G.; Goldansaz, S. H.; Schal, C.; Groot, A. T.: Experimental evidence for chemical mate guarding in a moth. Scientific Reports 6, 38567 (2016)
Juarez, M. L.; Ruiz, M. J.; Fernandez, P. C.; Goane, L.; Villagran, M. E.; Arce, O. E. A.; Arminana, A.; Paez Jerez, P. G.; de la Vega, M. H.; Vera, M. T.et al.; Groot, A. T.: Communication interference in sympatrically occurring moth species. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 158 (1), pp. 25 - 33 (2016)
Kost, S.; Heckel, D. G.; Yoshido, A.; Marec, F.; Groot, A. T.: A Z-linked sterility locus causes sexual abstinence in hybrid females and facilitates speciation in Spodoptera frugiperda. Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution 70 (6), pp. 1418 - 1427 (2016)
Koutroumpa, F.; Groot, A. T.; Dekker, T.; Heckel, D. G.: Genetic mapping of male pheromone response in the European corn borer identifies candidate genes regulating neurogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113 (42), pp. E6401 - E6408 (2016)
Lievers, R.; Groot, A. T.: Disposable Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-coated fused silica optical fibers for sampling pheromones of moths. PLoS One 11 (8), e0161138 (2016)
Staudacher, H.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Breeuwer, J. A. J.; Menken, S. B. J.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Variability of bacterial communities in the moth Heliothis virescens indicates transient association with the host. PLoS One 11 (5), e0154514 (2016)
Barthel, A.; Staudacher, H.; Schmaltz, A.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Sex-specific consequences of an induced immune response on reproduction in a moth. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15, 282 (2015)
Schläger, S.; Beran, F.; Groot, A. T.; Ulrichs, C.; Veit, D.; Paetz, C.; Karumuru, B. R. M.; Srinivasan, R.; Schreiner, M.; Mewis, I.: Pheromone blend analysis and cross-attraction among populations of Maruca vitrata from Asia and West Africa. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41, pp. 1155 - 1162 (2015)
Staudacher, H.; Menken, S. B. J.; Groot, A. T.: Effects of immune challenge on the oviposition strategy of a noctuid moth. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 28 (8), pp. 1568 - 1577 (2015)
van Geffen, . G.; Groot, A. T.; van Grunsven, R. H. A.; Donners, M.; Berendse, F.; Veenendaal, E. M.: Artificial night lighting disrupts sex pheromone in a noctuid moth. Ecological Entomology 40 (4), pp. 401 - 408 (2015)
Barthel, A.; Kopka, I.; Vogel, H.; Zipfel, P.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Immune defence strategies of generalist and specialist insect herbivores. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 (1788), 20140897 (2014)
Duménil, C.; Judd, G. J. R.; Bosch, D.; Baldessari, M.; Gemeno, C.; Groot, A. T.: Intraspecific variation in female sex pheromone of the codling moth Cydia pomonella. Insects 5 (4), pp. 705 - 721 (2014)
The natural product chemist and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has been elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences.
As the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, we are fully committed to the principle of scientific freedom as enshrined in Article 5 of the German Basic Law and recognized worldwide as a fundamental human right.
The award recognizes her outstanding research in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant natural products, with particular emphasis on the detailed elucidation of metabolic pathways and the engineering of novel pathways and compounds for biomedical applications.
The doctoral researcher from the Department of Insect Symbiosis gave an excellent talk about the temporal and spatial dynamics of symbiont lineages in a grain pest beetle.
At the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE), currently taking place in Prague, Jonathan Gershenzon, Managing Director of our Institute and Head of the Department of Biochemistry, was awarded the Society's Silver Medal.
Jonathan Gershenzon, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This prestigious honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to the life sciences.
After the IMPRS symposium on April 17-18, 2024, Marion Lemoine, Ronja Krüsemer, Johannes Körnig and Iulia Barutia received the presentation awards for the best talks and posters.
Wir laden am 25. April 2024 wieder alle interessierten Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der 8. Klasse ein, am Forsche Schüler Tag einen Blick in unsere Forschungslabore zu werfen und selbst Wissenschaft „auszuprobieren“.