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                                    (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                       will take you to the publication reprint.)Gut bacterial population and community dynamics following adult emergence in pest tephritid fruit fies

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(Peer Reviewed Journal)Mason, C.J., Auth, J.E., Geib, S.M. 2023. Gut bacterial population and community dynamics following adult emergence in pest tephritid fruit fies. Scientific Reports. 13. Article 13723. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40562-2.Hotter days, stronger immunity? Exploring the impact of rising temperatures on insect gut health and microbial relationships

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(Peer Reviewed Journal)Shikano, I., Mason, C.J. 2023. Hotter days, stronger immunity? Exploring the impact of rising temperatures on insect gut health and microbial relationships. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 59. Article 101096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2023.101096.Tomato chemical defenses intensify corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) mortality from opportunistic bacterial pathogens

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(Peer Reviewed Journal)Mason, C.J., Peiffer, M., Hoover, K., Felton, G. 2023. Tomato chemical defenses intensify corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) mortality from opportunistic bacterial pathogens. Journal of Chemical Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-023-01420-7.Host-specific larval lepidopteran mortality to pathogenic Serratia mediated by poor diet

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(Peer Reviewed Journal)Mason, C.J., Peiffer, M., Felton, G.W., Hoover, K. 2022. Host-specific larval lepidopteran mortality to pathogenic Serratia mediated by poor diet. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 194. Article 107818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2022.107818.Opposing growth responses of Lepidopteran larvae to the establishment of gut microbiota

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(Peer Reviewed Journal)Mason, C.J., Peiffer, M., Chen, B., Hoover, K., Felton, G.W. 2022. Opposing growth responses of Lepidopteran larvae to the establishment of gut microbiota. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(4). Article e01941-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01941-22.Enterococcal symbionts of caterpillars facilitate the utilization of a suboptimal diet

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(Peer Reviewed Journal)Chen, B., Mason, C.J., Peiffer, M., Zhang, D., Shao, Y., Felton, G.W. 2022. Enterococcal symbionts of caterpillars facilitate the utilization of a suboptimal diet. Journal of Insect Physiology. 138. Article 104369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2022.104369.Plant nutrition influences resistant maize defense responses to the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

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(Peer Reviewed Journal)Mason, C.J., Ray, S., Davidson-Lowe, E., Ali, J., Luthe, D., Felton, G. 2022. Plant nutrition influences resistant maize defense responses to the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. Article 844274. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.844274.Concerted impacts of antiherbivore defenses and opportunistic Serratia pathogens on the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

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(Peer Reviewed Journal)Mason, C.J., Peiffer, M., St Clair, A., Hoover, K., Felton, G.W. 2021. Concerted impacts of antiherbivore defenses and opportunistic Serratia pathogens on the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). Oecologia. 198:167-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05072-w.


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