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Prof. Dr. Ricarda Scheiner
Prof. Dr. Ricarda Scheiner
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Behavioral Physioloy and Sociobiology, Biocenter, Univresity of Wuerzburg, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany
Interests: honeybee; learning; gustation; social organisation; biogenic amine
Dr. David Schlipalius
Dr. David Schlipalius
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School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: fumigants; phosphine resistance; insecticide resistance; toxicology; molecular genetics; stored grain pests
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitt
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitt
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Evolutionary Chemical Ecology Group, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
Interests: evolution of chemical communication in insects; evolution of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in insects; functional aspects of chemical interactions in animals and plants
Dr. Declan Schroeder
Dr. Declan Schroeder
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E310 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM), University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
Interests: honey bee viruses; deformed wing virus; Moku virus; ssRNA viruses; iflavirus; superinfection exclusion; quasispecies; virus metagenomcs; virome
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London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, Canada
Interests: insecticide resistance; insect metabolism
Prof. Dr. Maxwell J. Scott
Prof. Dr. Maxwell J. Scott
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Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7613, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: genetic pest management; insect transgenesis; sex determination; X chromosome dosage compensation
Prof. Dr. Igor Sharakhov
Prof. Dr. Igor Sharakhov
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Department of Entomology and Fralin Life Science Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Interests: mosquitoes; genomics; cytogenetics; evolution; chromosomes; nuclear architecture
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Prof. Dr. Shuji Shigenobu
Prof. Dr. Shuji Shigenobu
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Functional Genomics Facility, National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
Interests: symbiosis; genomics; aphids
Prof. Dr. Takahiro Shiotsuki
Prof. Dr. Takahiro Shiotsuki
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Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue 690-8504, Japan
Interests: insect genome; juvenile hormone; insect growth regulator; insecticide resistance
Dr. Jean-Christophe Simon
Dr. Jean-Christophe Simon
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INRAE, Institute of Genetics, Environment and Plant Protection, Paris, France
Interests: evolutionary ecology; plant-insect interactions; reproductive modes; symbiosis, population genetics; genomics; aphids
Dr. Chelsea T. Smartt
Dr. Chelsea T. Smartt
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Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, 200 9th St. SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA
Interests: gene expression and regulation; genetic basis of vector competence; mosquito vector – virus interactions; insecticide resistance mechanisms
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Dr. Hojun Song
Dr. Hojun Song
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Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Interests: orthoptera; phylogenetics; locust; phenotypic plasticity
Prof. Dr. Jesper Givskov Sørensen
Prof. Dr. Jesper Givskov Sørensen
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Department of Bioscience, Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 116, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Interests: functional genomics of environmental stress adaptation in invertebrates
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Prof. Dr. Christian Stauffer
Prof. Dr. Christian Stauffer
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BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Interests: molecular ecology of insects; host-parasite co-evolution; diapause behaviour in scolytids; Wolbachia; Tephritidae; Curculionidae
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USDA-ARS, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Interests: food web ecology; bee-microbe symbioses; biological control; cranberry entomology; biodiversity; ecosystem function
Dr. Mark I. Stevens
Dr. Mark I. Stevens
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South Australian Museum, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Interests: integrated systematics; phylogenetics; phylogeography; biome/climate shifts; Pacific; Antarctica; aridification
Prof. Dr. Michael R. Strand
Prof. Dr. Michael R. Strand
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Department of Entomology, The University of Georgia, 120 Cedar St., Athens, GA 30601, USA
Interests: insect biochemistry physiology; insect behavior; molecular biology
Prof. Dr. Gregory A. Sword
Prof. Dr. Gregory A. Sword
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Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2475, USA
Interests: microbial ecology; nutritional ecology; migration and movement; population genomics; phenotypic plasticity; collective behavior; plant-herbivore-predator interactions; insect and nematode management
Prof. Dr. Makio Takeda
Prof. Dr. Makio Takeda
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Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Interests: circadian clock; photoperiodism; neuropeptides; serotonin; melatonin; cell death; vitellogenin; GABA receptor; sympatric speciation; midgut; metamorphosis; dormancy
Prof. Dr. Toshiharu Tanaka
Prof. Dr. Toshiharu Tanaka
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Applied Entomology Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Interests: parasitic wasp; plant resistance; venom; insecticide resistance; plasticity; natural enemies
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BEEgroup, Biozentrum, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany
Interests: biology of honeybees
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Plant & Food Research, Lincoln, New Zealand
Interests: aphids; thrips; IPM; biosecurity; biocontrol; insect behaviour; population dynamics; forecasting pest outbreak
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Trematerra
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Trematerra
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General and Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via de Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: applied entomology; plant protection; stored product protection; IPM
Dr. Steven Trewick
Dr. Steven Trewick
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Wildlife & Ecology Group, School of Natural Sciences, Massey University Manawatu, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Interests: speciation; population genetics; phylogeography and biogeography; systematics; evolutionary ecology
Prof. Dr. Kazuki Tsuji
Prof. Dr. Kazuki Tsuji
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Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
Interests: social insects; ants; sociobiology; island biology; social communication
Dr. Vered Tzin
Dr. Vered Tzin
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Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, Sede Boker 8499000, Israel
Interests: plant-insect interaction; secondary metabolites; defense compounds; growth-defense trade-offs; jasmonic acid signaling; volatile biosynthesis and emission
Dr. Robert Kenneth Vander Meer
Dr. Robert Kenneth Vander Meer
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US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
Interests: social insects; chemical ecology; invasive pest ants; semiochemicals; social behavior; analytical chemistry
Dr. Sherah VanLaerhoven
Dr. Sherah VanLaerhoven
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Department of Integrative Biology, University of Windsor, Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
Interests: insect ecology and behaviour; integrated pest management; forensic entomology