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List of works by M. Deane Bowers

A comparison of sample preparation techniques for quantifying iridoid glycosides sequestered by lepidopteran larvae

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Abstracts, 50th Annual Meeting, Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America

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Acquired chemical defense in the lycaenid butterfly,Eumaeus atala

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species suppress inducible plant responses and alter defensive strategies following herbivory

scientific article published on May 2009

BIRD PREDATION AS A SELECTIVE AGENT IN A BUTTERFLY POPULATION.

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Biosynthesis of carbamyl aspartate in pigeon and rat tissues

scientific article published on 01 January 1962

Bird Predation as a Selective Agent in a Butterfly Population

article by M. Deane Bowers et al published January 1985 in Evolution

Butterfly community ecology: the influences of habitat type, weather patterns, and dominant species in a temperate ecosystem

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Caterpillar chemical defense and parasitoid success: Cotesia congregata parasitism of Ceratomia catalpae

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Changes in plant chemical defenses and nutritional quality as a function of ontogeny in Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae)

scientific article published on September 13, 2011

Chemical and mechanical defenses vary among maternal lines and leaf ages in Verbascum thapsus L. (Scrophulariaceae) and reduce palatability to a generalist insect

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Chemical defense across three trophic levels: Catalpa bignonioides, the caterpillar Ceratomia catalpae, and its endoparasitoid Cotesia congregata

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Chemical ecology of fruit defence: synergistic and antagonistic interactions among amides fromPiper

scientific article published in 2014

Chemical tradeoffs in seed dispersal: defensive metabolites in fruits deter consumption by mutualist bats

scientific article published in 2015

Chemical variation within and between individuals ofPlantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae).

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Combining optimal defense theory and the evolutionary dilemma model to refine predictions regarding plant invasion

scientific article published on August 1, 2012

Comparative Herbivory Rates and Secondary Metabolite Profiles in the Leaves of Native and Non-Native Lonicera Species

scientific article published on 12 November 2015

Conifer Monoterpene Chemistry during an Outbreak Enhances Consumption and Immune Response of an Eruptive Folivore

scientific article published on December 2016

Consequences for Plantain Chemistry and Growth When Herbivores are Attacked by Predators

scientific article published in 1995

Critical Phenological Events Affect Chemical Defense of Plant Tissues: Iridoid Glycosides in a Woody Shrub

scientific article published on 06 January 2020

Direct and indirect effects of predatory wasps (Polistes sp.: Vespidae) on gregarious caterpillars (Hemileuca lucina: Saturniidae).

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Do caterpillars disperse their damage?: larval foraging behaviour of two specialist herbivores, Euphydryas phaeton (Nymphalidae) and Pieris rapae (Pieridae)

scientific article published in 1990

Early Stage of Host Range Expansion by a Specialist Herbivore, Euphydryas Phaeton (Nymphalidae)

scientific article (publication date: April 1992)

Effect of qualitative and quantitative variation in allelochemicals on a generalist insect: Iridoid glycosides and the southern armyworm

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Effects of Plant Age, Genotype and Herbivory on Plantago Performance and Chemistry

scientific article published in 1993

Effects of cages, plant age and mechanical clipping on plantain chemistry

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Effects of genotype, habitat, and seasonal variation on iridoid glycoside content of Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae) and the implications for insect herbivores

scientific article published on August 1992

Effects of ingested secondary metabolites on the immune response of a polyphagous caterpillar Grammia incorrupta

scientific article published on March 2011

Effects of insect herbivory on induced chemical defences and compensation during early plant development in Penstemon virgatus

scientific article published on February 5, 2013

Effects of plant phenology, nutrients and herbivory on growth and defensive chemistry of plantain, <i>Plantago lanceolata</i>

scientific article published in 2000

Elevation-dependent temperature trends in the Rocky Mountain Front Range: changes over a 56- and 20-year record

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Enemy-free space for parasitoids.

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Evidence for the adaptive significance of secondary compounds in vertebrate-dispersed fruits.

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Evolution of growth but not structural or chemical defense in Verbascum thapsus (common mullein) following introduction to North America

scientific article published on 11 August 2011

Factors Affecting Host-plant Use by the Montane Butterfly Euphydryas gillettii (Nymphalidae)

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Fate of ingested iridoid glycosides in lepidopteran herbivores

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Fate of iridoid glycosides in different life stages of the Buckeye,Junonia coenia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

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Foraging behavior of specialist and generalist caterpillars on plantain (Plantago lanceolata) altered by predatory stinkbugs

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Genetic variation in defensive chemistry in Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae) and its effect on the specialist herbivore Junonia coenia (Nymphalidae).

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Grasshopper community response to climatic change: variation along an elevational gradient

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Grasshopper response to reductions in habitat area as mediated by subfamily classification and life history traits

scientific article published on 23 July 2010

Gut microbes may facilitate insect herbivory of chemically defended plants

scientific article published on 5 May 2015

Hemiparasites can transmit indirect effects from their host plants to herbivores.

scientific article published on 13 November 2017

Host Plant Suitability in a Specialist Herbivore, Euphydryas anicia (Nymphalidae): Preference, Performance and Sequestration

scientific article published on 03 September 2018

Host plant influences on iridoid glycoside sequestration of generalist and specialist caterpillars

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Host plant iridoid glycosides mediate herbivore interactions with natural enemies

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Hostplant Choice of Checkerspot Larvae: Euphydr Yas Chalcedona, E. Colon, and Hybrids (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

scholarly article by M. Deane Bowers published 1985 in Psyche

Hostplant suitability and defensive chemistry of the Catalpa sphinx, Ceratomia catalpae

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Immunological cost of chemical defence and the evolution of herbivore diet breadth

scientific article published on 8 April 2009

Incompatibility between plant-derived defensive chemistry and immune response of two sphingid herbivores

scientific article published on 18 December 2014

Incorporation of an introduced weed into the diet of a native butterfly: consequences for preference, performance and chemical defense

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Indirect effect on survivorship of caterpillars due to presence of invertebrate predators

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Influence of iridoid glycoside containing host plants on midgut β-glucosidase activity in a polyphagous caterpillar, Spilosoma virginica Fabricius (Arctiidae)

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Integrating species traits and habitat characteristics into models of butterfly diversity in a fragmented ecosystem

article by Natalie Robinson et al published June 2014 in Ecological Modelling

Iridoid and secoiridoid glycosides in a hybrid complex of bush honeysuckles (Lonicera spp., Caprifolicaceae): Implications for evolutionary ecology and invasion biology

scientific article published on December 7, 2012

Iridoid glycoside variation in the invasive plant Dalmatian toadflax, Linaria dalmatica (Plantaginaceae), and sequestration by the biological control agent, Calophasia lunula.

scientific article published on January 2010

Iridoid glycosides and host-plant specificity in larvae of the buckeye butterfly,Junonia coenia (Nymphalidae).

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Iridoid glycosides as oviposition stimulants for the buckeye butterfly,Junonia coenia (Nymphalidae).

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Iridoid glycosides from fruits reduce the growth of fungi associated with fruit rot

scientific article published in 2015

Iridoid glycosides ofChelone glabra (Scrophulariaceae) and their sequestration by larvae of a sawfly,Tenthredo grandis (Tenthredinidae).

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Localization of Defensive Chemicals in Two Congeneric Butterflies (Euphydryas, Nymphalidae).

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Nectar chemistry mediates the behavior of parasitized bees: consequences for plant fitness

scientific article published on February 2016

Neighbor species differentially alter resistance phenotypes in Plantago

scientific article published on 31 August 2006

Nitrogen enrichment differentially affects above- and belowground plant defense

scientific article published on 4 September 2012

Non-target effects of grass-specific herbicides differ among species, chemicals and host plants in Euphydryas butterflies

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Patterns of iridoid glycoside production and induction in Plantago lanceolata and the importance of plant age.

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Patterns of phytochemical variation in Mimulus guttatus (yellow monkeyflower).

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Patterns of secondary metabolite allocation to fruits and seeds in Piper reticulatum

scientific article published on 6 November 2013

Performance and allocation patterns of the perennial herb, Plantago lanceolata, in response to simulated herbivory and elevated CO2 environments

scientific article published on 01 June 1991

Phenological and population variation in iridoid glycosides of Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae)

scientific article published on 12 May 2003

Plant Induced Defenses Depend More on Plant Age than Previous History of Damage: Implications for Plant-Herbivore Interactions

scientific article published on August 20, 2011

Plant and herbivore ontogeny interact to shape the preference, performance and chemical defense of a specialist herbivore.

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Plant-mediated effects of soil nitrogen enrichment on a chemically defended specialist herbivore, Calophasia lunula

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Preference and performance of generalist and specialist herbivores on chemically defended host plants

scientific article published in 2016

Preference, performance, and chemical defense in an endangered butterfly using novel and ancestral host plants

scientific article published on 14 January 2021

Presence of predatory wasps and stinkbugs alters foraging behavior of cryptic and non-cryptic caterpillars on plantain (Plantago lanceolata).

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Response of generalist and specialist insects to qualitative allelochemical variation

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Soil nitrogen availability and herbivore attack influence the chemical defenses of an invasive plant (Linaria dalmatica; Plantaginaceae)

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Soil nutrient effects on oviposition preference, larval performance, and chemical defense of a specialist insect herbivore.

scientific article published on 24 March 2005

Synergistic effects of iridoid glycosides on the survival, development and immune response of a specialist caterpillar, Junonia coenia (Nymphalidae).

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The Perennial Penstemon: Variation in Defensive Chemistry Across Years, Populations, and Tissues

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The effect of nutrients and enriched CO$_2$ environments on production of carbon-based allelochemicals in Plantago: a test of the carbon/nutrient balance hypothesis

scientific article published on 01 October 1992

The importance of sequestered iridoid glycosides as a defense against an ant predator

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The interplay between toxin-releasing β-glucosidase and plant iridoid glycosides impairs larval development in a generalist caterpillar, Grammia incorrupta (Arctiidae).

scientific article published on 14 March 2012

The role of iridoid glycosides in host-plant specificity of checkerspot butterflies

scientific article published in April 1983

Travel Tales of a Worldwide Weed: Genomic Signatures of L. Reveal Distinct Genotypic Groups With Links to Colonial Trade Routes

scientific article published in 2022

UNPALATABILITY AS A DEFENSE STRATEGY OF EUPHYDRYAS PHAETON (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE).

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Unpalatability as a Defense Strategy of Western Checkerspot Butterflies (Euphydryas scudder, Nymphalidae)

scientific article published on 01 March 1981

Use of an exotic host plant shifts immunity, chemical defense, and viral burden in wild populations of a specialist insect herbivore

scientific article published on 17 March 2022

Variable chemical defence in the checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas gillettii (Lepidoptera: NymphaIidae)

scholarly article by M. DEANE BOWERS & ERNEST H. WILLIAMS published August 1995 in Ecological Entomology

Variation and Developmental Change in Activity of Gregarious Caterpillars, Hemileuca Lucina (Saturniidae)

scientific article published in 1988