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List of works by Sybille B Unsicker

Aboveground phytochemical responses to belowground herbivory in poplar trees and the consequence for leaf herbivore preference

scientific article published on 27 August 2019

Accumulation of Catechin and Proanthocyanidins in Black Poplar Stems After Infection by Plectosphaerella populi: Hormonal Regulation, Biosynthesis and Antifungal Activity

scientific article published on 15 November 2019

An optimal defense strategy for phenolic glycoside production in Populus trichocarpa--isotope labeling demonstrates secondary metabolite production in growing leaves

scientific article published on 16 April 2014

Beetle feeding induces a different volatile emission pattern from black poplar foliage than caterpillar herbivory

scientific article

Biotic interactions, community assembly, and eco-evolutionary dynamics as drivers of long-term biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships

scientific article published on 4 October 2019

Complementarity effects through dietary mixing enhance the performance of a generalist insect herbivore

scientific article

Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: biosynthetic constraints and eco-evolutionary implications.

scientific article published on 3 March 2017

Diversity and beyond: plant functional identity determines herbivore performance

scientific article published in September 2008

Ecology and Evolution of Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants

Emission of volatile organic compounds after herbivory from Trifolium pratense (L.) under laboratory and field conditions

scientific article

Evolution of isoprenyl diphosphate synthase-like terpene synthases in fungi

scientific article published on 10 September 2020

Feeding Experience Affects the Behavioral Response of Polyphagous Gypsy Moth Caterpillars to Herbivore-induced Poplar Volatiles

scientific article

Fitness related diet-mixing by intraspecific host-plant-switching of specialist insect herbivores.

scientific article

Flavan-3-ols Are an Effective Chemical Defense against Rust Infection.

scientific article

Floral odor bouquet loses its ant repellent properties after inhibition of terpene biosynthesis

scientific article published on 9 December 2011

Four terpene synthases produce major compounds of the gypsy moth feeding-induced volatile blend of Populus trichocarpa

scientific article published on 12 April 2011

Friend or foe? The role of leaf-inhabiting fungal pathogens and endophytes in tree-insect interactions

article by Franziska Eberl et al published June 2018 in Fungal Ecology

Fungal Planet description sheets: 320-370.

scientific article published on 10 June 2015

Growth form rather than phylogenetic relationship predicts broad volatile emission patterns in the Brassicaceae

scientific article published in 2017

Gypsy moth caterpillar feeding has only a marginal impact on phenolic compounds in old-growth black poplar

scientific article published on 24 October 2013

Herbivore preference drives plant community composition.

scientific article published on November 2015

Herbivore-induced poplar cytochrome P450 enzymes of the CYP71 family convert aldoximes to nitriles which repel a generalist caterpillar

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

Herbivore-induced volatile emission from old-growth black poplar trees under field conditions

scholarly article

Herbivore-induced volatile emission in black poplar: regulation and role in attracting herbivore enemies

scientific article published on 19 March 2014

Herbivory meets fungivory: insect herbivores feed on plant pathogenic fungi for their own benefit

scientific article published on 19 April 2020

Identification and characterization of CYP79D6v4, a cytochrome P450 enzyme producing aldoximes in black poplar (Populus nigra).

scientific article

Impact of invertebrate herbivory in grasslands depends on plant species diversity

scientific article

Influence of tree species and compass bearing on insect folivory of nine common tree species in the West African savanna

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Insect attraction to herbivore-induced beech volatiles under different forest management regimes.

scientific article published on 31 July 2014

Inter-laboratory comparison of plant volatile analyses in the light of intra-specific chemodiversity

scientific article published in 2023

Intraspecific chemical variation of <i>Tanacetum vulgare</i> affects plant growth and reproductive traits in field plant communities

scientific article published on 9 April 2024

Invasive earthworms reduce chemical defense and increase herbivory and pathogen infection in native trees

scientific article published on 25 September 2020

Invertebrate herbivory along a gradient of plant species diversity in extensively managed grasslands

scientific article

Isotope labeling reveals contribution of newly fixed carbon to carbon storage and monoterpenes production under water deficit and carbon limitation

scientific article published in 2019

Leaf rust infection reduces herbivore-induced volatile emission in black poplar and attracts a generalist herbivore.

scientific article published on 18 April 2017

Leaf-mining by Phyllonorycter blancardella reprograms the host-leaf transcriptome to modulate phytohormones associated with nutrient mobilization and plant defense

scientific article published on 8 June 2015

Light and Nutrient Dependent Responses in Secondary Metabolites of Plantago lanceolata Offspring Are Due to Phenotypic Plasticity in Experimental Grasslands

scientific article published on 3 September 2015

Little peaks with big effects: establishing the role of minor plant volatiles in plant-insect interactions

scientific article published on 26 May 2014

Metabolism of poplar salicinoids by the generalist herbivore Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera).

scientific article

Niche complementarity for nitrogen: an explanation for the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relationship?

scientific article

Nutrient status not secondary metabolites drives herbivory and pathogen infestation across differently mycorrhized tree monocultures and mixtures

scientific article published in September 2020

Ontogeny of Herbivory on Leaves in a Tropical Rain Forest in Madagascar

scholarly article published 2013

Phenolic glycosides of the Salicaceae and their role as anti-herbivore defenses

scientific article published on 04 March 2011

Phytochemical variation in treetops: causes and consequences for tree-insect herbivore interactions

scientific article published on 23 February 2018

Plant community diversity influences allocation to direct chemical defence in Plantago lanceolata

scientific article

Plant geographic distribution influences chemical defences in native and introduced <i>Plantago lanceolata</i> populations

scientific article published in March 2024

Plant species richness in montane grasslands affects the fitness of a generalist grasshopper species

scientific article

Plant volatile emission depends on the species composition of the neighboring plant community

article

Plants suppress their emission of volatiles when growing with conspecifics

scientific article

Poplar protease inhibitor expression differs in an herbivore specific manner

scientific article published in 2021

Protective perfumes: the role of vegetative volatiles in plant defense against herbivores

scientific article published on 19 May 2009

Rust Infection of Black Poplar Trees Reduces Photosynthesis but Does Not Affect Isoprene Biosynthesis or Emission

scholarly article by Franziska Eberl et al published 2018 in Frontiers in Plant Science

Salicylic acid activates poplar defense against the biotrophic rust fungus Melampsora larici-populina via increased biosynthesis of catechin and proanthocyanidins

scientific article published on 31 August 2018

Short-distance attraction of saproxylic Heteroptera to olfactory cues

Spatial, genetic and biotic factors shape within‐crown leaf trait variation and herbivore performance in a foundation tree species

scientific article published on 14 October 2020

Species-specific responses of herbivores to within-plant and environmentally mediated between-plant variability in plant chemistry

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Specific bottom-up effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across a plant-herbivore-parasitoid system.

scientific article published on 14 February 2009

Specificity of Herbivore Defense Responses in a Woody Plant, Black Poplar (Populus nigra)

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Structural diversity, hypothetical biosynthesis, chemical synthesis, and biological activity of <i>Ganoderma</i> meroterpenoids

scientific article published in 2023

Testing the efficiency of three 15N-labeled nitrogen compounds for indirect labeling of grasshoppers via plants in the field

article

The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on direct and indirect defense metabolites of Plantago lanceolata L

scientific article

The multiple-mechanisms hypothesis of biodiversity–stability relationships

scientific article published in July 2024

The occurrence and formation of monoterpenes in herbivore-damaged poplar roots

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

The occurrence of sulfated salicinoids in poplar and their formation by sulfotransferase 1

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

The specificity of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in attracting herbivore enemies

scientific article published on 12 April 2012

The timing of herbivore-induced volatile emission in black poplar (Populus nigra) and the influence of herbivore age and identity affect the value of individual volatiles as cues for herbivore enemies

scientific article

Transgenic upregulation of the condensed tannin pathway in poplar leads to a dramatic shift in leaf palatability for two tree-feeding Lepidoptera

scientific article published on 5 February 2014

Two herbivore-induced cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP79D6 and CYP79D7 catalyze the formation of volatile aldoximes involved in poplar defense

scientific article published on 12 November 2013

Vicissitudes of leaves in a tropical rain forest in Madagascar

scholarly article by Harold Heatwole et al published 8 October 2009 in Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volatile emission and biosynthesis in endophytic fungi colonizing black poplar leaves

scientific article published on 22 July 2021

What makes a volatile organic compound a reliable indicator of insect herbivory?

scientific article published on 18 August 2019