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List of works by Sergio Rasmann

A Path-Loss Model Incorporating Shadowing for THz Band Propagation in Vegetation

A global analysis of elevational gradients in leaf herbivory and its underlying drivers: Effects of plant growth form, leaf habit and climatic correlates

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A global database of soil nematode abundance and functional group composition

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Apparent inhibition of induced plant volatiles by a fungal pathogen prevents airborne communication between potato plants

scientific article published on 27 November 2020

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alter above- and below-ground chemical defense expression differentially among Asclepias species

scientific article published on 19 September 2013

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediate below-ground plant-herbivore interactions: a phylogenetic study

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As above so below: Recent and future advances in plant‐mediated above‐ and belowground interactions

scientific article published on 20 April 2022

Assessing the influence of biogeographical region and phylogenetic history on chemical defences and herbivory in Quercus species

scientific article published on 07 June 2018

Biological Control beneath the Feet: A Review of Crop Protection against Insect Root Herbivores

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Biotic and abiotic factors associated with altitudinal variation in plant traits and herbivory in a dominant oak species.

scientific article published on 13 December 2016

Bioturbation by endogeic earthworms facilitates entomopathogenic nematode movement toward herbivore-damaged maize roots

scientific article published on 04 December 2020

Cardenolides in nectar may be more than a consequence of allocation to other plant parts: a phylogenetic study ofAsclepias

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Cardenolides, induced responses, and interactions between above- and belowground herbivores of milkweed (Asclepias spp.).

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Cell wall maturation of Arabidopsis trichomes is dependent on exocyst subunit EXO70H4 and involves callose deposition.

scientific article published on 12 March 2015

Climate-driven change in plant-insect interactions along elevation gradients

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Cold temperatures increase cold hardiness in the next generation Ophraella communa beetles

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Community-level plant palatability increases with elevation as insect herbivore abundance declines

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Community-level relaxation of plant defenses against herbivores at high elevation

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Contrasting responses of above- and below-ground herbivore communities along elevation

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

Contribution of different predator guilds to tritrophic interactions along ecological clines

scientific article published on 14 January 2019

Correlated Induction of Phytohormones and Glucosinolates Shapes Insect Herbivore Resistance of Cardamine Species Along Elevational Gradients

scientific article published on 22 June 2019

Deicing Salt Pollution Affects the Foliar Traits and Arthropods' Biodiversity of Lime Trees in Riga's Street Greeneries

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Detecting preservation and reintroduction sites for endangered plant species using a two‐step modeling and field approach

scientific article published in 2022

Different rates of defense evolution and niche preferences in clonal and nonclonal milkweeds (Asclepias spp.).

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

Differential phenotypic and genetic expression of defence compounds in a plant-herbivore interaction along elevation

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Direct and indirect root defences of milkweed (Asclepias syriaca): trophic cascades, trade-offs and novel methods for studying subterranean herbivory

scientific article published in 2010

Dose-dependent effects of CeO<sub>2</sub> nanomaterials on tomato plant chemistry and insect herbivore resistance

scientific article published in 2021

Earthworms affect plant growth and resistance against herbivores: A meta-analysis

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Earthworms suppress thrips attack on tomato plants by concomitantly modulating soil properties and plant chemistry

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Ecological convergence in phytochemistry and flower–insect visitor interactions along an Andean elevation gradient

scientific article published in 2023

Ecological convergence of secondary phytochemicals along elevational gradients

scientific article published on 27 September 2020

Ecological role of transgenerational resistance against biotic threats

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Ecology and evolution of soil nematode chemotaxis.

scientific article published on 25 April 2012

Editorial overview: Ecology: The studies of plant-insect interaction - approaches spanning genes to ecosystems

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Editorial: Above-belowground interactions involving plants, microbes and insects

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

Effect of water availability on volatile‐mediated communication between potato plants in response to insect herbivory

scientific article published in 2022

Eight key rules for successful data‐dependent acquisition in mass spectrometry‐based metabolomics

scientific article published in 2021

Elevational gradients in constitutive and induced oak defences based on individual traits and their correlated expression patterns

scientific article published in 2020

Elevational gradients in plant defences and insect herbivory: recent advances in the field and prospects for future research

scientific article published on 06 December 2017

Environmental gradients and the evolution of tri-trophic interactions

scientific article published on 28 November 2018

Evidence for adaptive radiation from a phylogenetic study of plant defenses

scientific article (publication date: 27 October 2009)

Evolution of specialization: a phylogenetic study of host range in the red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetraophthalmus).

scientific article published in June 2011

Evolutionary dynamics of specialisation in herbivorous stick insects

scientific article published on 19 December 2018

Fertilization with beneficial microorganisms decreases tomato defenses against insect pests

article by Lea Megali et al published 25 October 2013 in Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Functional Traits 2.0: The power of the metabolome for ecology

scientific article published on 12 January 2022

Growing Research Networks on Mycorrhizae for Mutual Benefits

scientific article published on 18 September 2018

Growth-competition-herbivore resistance trade-offs and the responses of alpine plant communities to climate change

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Herbivore Diet Breadth and Host Plant Defense Mediate the Tri-Trophic Effects of Plant Toxins on Multiple Coccinellid Predators

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Herbivore specificity and the chemical basis of plant-plant communication in Baccharis salicifolia (Asteraceae).

scientific article published on 6 September 2016

Herbivory in the previous generation primes plants for enhanced insect resistance.

scientific article published on 30 December 2011

High elevation Plantago lanceolata plants are less resistant to herbivory than their low elevation conspecifics: is it just temperature?

scientific article published in 2014

High host-plant nitrogen content: a prerequisite for the evolution of ant-caterpillar mutualism?

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Humus Forms and Organic Matter Decomposition in the Swiss Alps

scientific article published in 2023

In defense of roots: a research agenda for studying plant resistance to belowground herbivory.

scientific article published on March 2008

Induced responses to herbivory and jasmonate in three milkweed species

scientific article published on November 2009

Inducibility of chemical defences in young oak trees is stronger in species with high elevational ranges

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Insect herbivory but not plant pathogen infection drive floral volatile‐mediated indirect effects on pollinators and plant fitness in <i>Brassica rapa</i>

scientific article published in 2023

Latitudinal patterns in plant defense: evolution of cardenolides, their toxicity and induction following herbivory

scientific article published on 3 March 2011

Latitudinal variation in plant chemical defences drives latitudinal patterns of leaf herbivory

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Leaf metabolic traits reveal hidden dimensions of plant form and function

scientific article published in 2023

Lioptilodes friasi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Niche Breadth in the Chilean Mediterranean Matorral Biome: Trophic and Altitudinal Dimensions

scientific article published on 6 April 2017

Modulation of above-belowground plant-herbivore interactions by entomopathogenic nematodes

scientific article published in 2020

Mycorrhizal Fungi Enhance Resistance to Herbivores in Tomato Plants with Reduced Jasmonic Acid Production

scientific article published on 13 March 2019

Nanosilicon enhances maize resistance against oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata) by activating the biosynthesis of chemical defenses

scientific article published in 2021

New frontiers in belowground ecology for plant protection from root-feeding insects

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Novel trophic interactions under climate change promote alpine plant coexistence

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Ontogenetic consistency in oak defence syndromes

scientific article published on 28 February 2020

Out of scale out of place: Black rhino forage preference across the hierarchical organization of the savanna ecosystem

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Parallel increases in insect herbivory and defenses with increasing elevation for both saplings and adult trees of oak (Quercus) species

scientific article published on 13 November 2019

Plant adaptation to different climates shapes the strengths of chemically mediated tritrophic interactions

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Plant defense against herbivory: progress in identifying synergism, redundancy, and antagonism between resistance traits

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Plant diversity effects on insect herbivores and their natural enemies: current thinking, recent findings, and future directions.

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Plant physical and chemical defence variation along elevation gradients: a functional trait-based approach

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Plant physical and chemical traits associated with herbivory in situ and under a warming treatment

scientific article published on 13 September 2019

Pleiotropic effect of the Flowering Locus C on plant resistance and defence against insect herbivores

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Reconciling trait based perspectives along a trait‐integration continuum

scientific article published on 14 July 2021

Recruitment of entomopathogenic nematodes by insect-damaged maize roots

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Relative contribution of high and low elevation soil microbes and nematodes to ecosystem functioning

scientific article published on 08 January 2022

Root JA Induction Modifies Glucosinolate Profiles and Increases Subsequent Aboveground Resistance to Herbivore Attack in

scientific article published on 21 August 2018

Root signals that mediate mutualistic interactions in the rhizosphere.

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Root symbionts: Powerful drivers of plant above- and belowground indirect defenses

scientific article published on 04 April 2017

Root-feeding insects and their interactions with organisms in the rhizosphere

scientific article published on January 2015

Shifts in species richness, herbivore specialization, and plant resistance along elevation gradients

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Simultaneous feeding by aboveground and belowground herbivores attenuates plant-mediated attraction of their respective natural enemies.

scientific article published on October 2007

Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale

scientific article published on 24 July 2019

Spatial and evolutionary predictability of phytochemical diversity

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Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in pollinator communities maintains within‐species floral odour variation

scientific article published in 2021

Specificity of plant-plant communication for Baccharis salicifolia sexes but not genotypes

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Test of biotic and abiotic correlates of latitudinal variation in defences in the perennial herbRuellia nudiflora

scientific article published in 2015

The Abundance, Diversity, and Metabolic Footprint of Soil Nematodes Is Highest in High Elevation Alpine Grasslands

scientific article published in 2016

The Altitudinal Niche-Breadth Hypothesis in Insect-Plant Interactions

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The effect of biochar amendment on N-cycling genes in soils: A meta-analysis

scientific article published on 19 August 2019

The effect of climate change on invasive crop pests across biomes

scientific article published in 2022

The effect of community-wide phytochemical diversity on herbivory reverses from low to high elevation

scientific article published on 18 March 2021

The effect of root‐associated microbes on plant growth and chemical defence traits across two contrasted elevations

scientific article published on 30 May 2020

The evolution of larval foraging behaviour in response to host plant variation in a leaf beetle

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The functional decoupling of processes in alpine ecosystems under climate change

scientific article published on 17 July 2018

The functional role and diversity of soil nematodes are stronger at high elevation in the lesser Himalayan Mountain ranges

scientific article published in 2021

The importance of root-produced volatiles as foraging cues for entomopathogenic nematodes

The latitudinal herbivory-defence hypothesis takes a detour on the map

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

The simultaneous inducibility of phytochemicals related to plant direct and indirect defences against herbivores is stronger at low elevation

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The structure of plant–herbivore interaction networks varies along elevational gradients in the European Alps

scientific article published on 06 December 2020

The symbiotic bacteria Alcaligenes faecalis of the entomopathogenic nematodes Oscheius spp. exhibit potential biocontrol of plant- and entomopathogenic fungi

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The unfolding of plant growth form-defence syndromes along elevation gradients

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

To bee or not to bee: The ‘raison d'être’ of toxic secondary compounds in the pollen of Boraginaceae

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Toxic cardenolides: chemical ecology and coevolution of specialized plant-herbivore interactions

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Trade-off between constitutive and inducible resistance against herbivores is only partially explained by gene expression and glucosinolate production

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Trade-offs between constitutive and induced defences drive geographical and climatic clines in pine chemical defences

scientific article published in May 2014

Transcriptomic analysis of deceptively pollinated <i>Arum maculatum</i> (Araceae) reveals association between terpene synthase expression in floral trap chamber and species-specific pollinator attraction

scientific article published in 2022

Tri-trophic interactions: bridging species, communities and ecosystems

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Tritrophic interactions follow phylogenetic escalation and climatic adaptation

scientific article published on 07 February 2020

Turnover of plant lineages shapes herbivore phylogenetic beta diversity along ecological gradients

scientific article published in March 2013

Variable Effects on Growth and Defence Traits for Plant Ecotypic Differentiation and Phenotypic Plasticity along Elevation Gradients

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Variable effects on growth and defense traits for plant ecotypic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity along elevation gradients

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Variation in Below-to Aboveground Systemic Induction of Glucosinolates Mediates Plant Fitness Consequences under Herbivore Attack

scientific article published on 15 February 2020