Publications

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2024

166. Fehr V, Moretti M, Pezzatti GB, Buitenwerf R, Guidotti G, Rasmann S, Handa T, Svenning J-C. Non-native palm affects arthropod communities and litter decomposition in an ongoing biome shift. Global Ecology and Conservation. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03303

165. Minchev Z, Ramirez-Serrano B, Dejana L, Lee Diaz AS, Zitlalpopoca-Hernandez G, Orine D, Saha H, Papantoniou D, Garcia JM, Gonzalez-Cespedes A, Garbeva P, van Dam NM, Soler R, Giron D, Martinez-Medina A, Biere A, Hauser T, Meyling NV, Rasmann S, Pozo MJ. Beneficial soil fungi enhance tomato crop productivity and resistance to the leaf mining pest Tuta abosoluta in agronomic conditions. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. doi: 10.1007/s13593-024-00991-3

164. Wang A, Tang H, Sun J, Wang L, Rasmann S, Ruan W, Wei X. Entomopathogenic nematodes-killed insect cadavers in the rhizosphere activate plant direct and indirect defences aboveground. Plant, Cell & Environment. doi: 10.1111/pce.15193

163. Guerrieri E, Rasmann S. Insect herbivore induced above- and belowground plant communication. Entomologia Generalis. doi: 10.1127/entomologia/2024/2715

162. Moreira X, Van den Bossche A, Moeys K, Van Meerbeek K, Thomaes A, Vazquez-Gonzalez C, Abdala-Roberts L, Brunet J, Cousins SAO., Defossez E, De Pauw K, Diekmann M, Glauser G, Graae BJ, Hagenblad J, Heavyside P, Hedwall P-O, Heinken T, Huang S, Lago-Nunez B, Lenoir J, Lindgren J, Lindmo S, Mazalla L, Naaf T, Orczewska A, Paulssen J, Plue J, Rasmann S, Spicher F, Vanneste T, Verschuren L, Visakorpi K, Wulf M, De Frenne P. ariation in insect herbivory across an urbanization gradient: The role of abiotic factors and leaf secondary metabolites. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.109056

161. eLife Editorial Leadership, eLife Senior Editors, eLife Early Career Advisory Group. Scientific Publishing: How and why eLife selects papers for peer review. eLife. doi: 10.7554/eLife.100571

160. Bovay B, Descombes P, Chittaro Y, Glauser G, Nomoto H, Rasmann S. Adapting to change: exploring the consequences of climate-induced host plant shifts in two specialist Lepidoptera species. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11596

159. Zhang Z, Miao R, Rasmann S. Enhanced plant litter impact nematode communities and carbon use efficiency in a mixed forest. Functional Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14614

158. Pessina, A, Humair L, Naderi R, Roeder G, Seehausen ML, Rasmann S, Weyl P. Investigating the host finding behaviour of the weevil Phytobius vestitus for the biological control of the invasive aquatic weed Myriophyllum aquaticum . Biological Control. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105509

157. Guerrieri E, Rasmann S. Exposing belowground plant communication. Science. doi: 10.1126/science.adk1412

156. Bustos-Segura C, Godschalx AL, Malacari L, Deiss F, Rasmann S, Ballhorn DJ, Benrey B. Rhizobia-legume symbiosis mediates direct and indirect interactions between plants, herbivores and their parasitoids. Helyon. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27815

155. Li M, Ha B, Li Y, Vrieling K, Fu Z, Yu Q, Rasmann S, Wei X, Ruan W. Toxicological impacts of microplastics on virulence, reproduction and physiological process of entomopathogenic nematodes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116153

154. Naderi R, Ali K, Rehman A, Rasmann S, Weyl P. Estimating the impact on corn production by the weed Parthenium hysterophorus in Pakistan. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. doi: 10.1186/s43170-024-00217-2

153. Xiao Z, Ji H, Yue L, Chena F, Yan Z-P, Wang Z, Rasmann S. Nano-chitosan boosts sesame plant anti-herbivore defenses and seed nutritional metabolites. Environmental Science: Nano. doi: 10.1039/D3EN00402C

152. Moreira X, Abdala-Roberts L, Gols R, Lago-Nunez B, Rasmann S, Roeder G, Soengas P, Vasquez-Gonzalez C, Cartea M-E. Insect herbivory but not plant pathogen infection drive floral volatile-mediated indirect effects on pollinators and plant fitness in Brassica rapa . Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14242

2023

151. Robinson M, The Herbivory Variability Network, Wetzel W. Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory. Science. doi: 10.1126/science.adh8830

150. Fang M, Long W, Sun J, Wang A, Chen L, Cui Y, Huang Z, Li J, Ruan W, Rasmann S, Wei X. Toxicity of fungal-derived volatile organic compounds against root-knot nematodes. Pest Management Science. doi: 10.1002/ps.7719

149. Walker TWN, Schrodt F, Allard P-M, Defossez E, Jassey VEJ, Schuman MC, Alexander JM, Baines O, Baldy V, Bardgett RD, Capdevila P, Coley PD, van Dam NM, David B, Descombes P, Endara M-J, Fernandez C, Forrister D, Gargallo-Garriga A, Gauser G, Marr S, Neumann S, Pellissier L, Peters K, Rasmann S, Roessner R, Salguero-Gomez R, Sardans J, Weckwerth W, Wolfender J-L, Penuelas J. Leaf metabolic traits reveal hidden dimensions of plant form and function. Science Advances. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adi4029

148. Xu H, Chen S, Wang Y, Pan J, Liu X, Wang C, Wang X, Cui X, Chen X, Li J, Rasmann S. A Faboideae-specific floral scent betrays seeds to an important granivore pest. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. doi: acs.jafc.3c03196

147. Carvajal Acosta AN, Formenti L, Godschalx A, Katsanis A, Schapheer C, Mooney K, Villagra C, Rasmann S. Ecological convergence in phytochemistry and flower-insect visitor interactions outcomes along an Andean elevation gradient. Ecology and Evolution. doi: ece3.10418

146. Semeraro S, Fazzari M, Kipf P, Rasmann S, Le Bayon R-C. Humus Forms and Organic Matter Decomposition in the Swiss Alps. Plant Biology. doi: ijpb14030054

145. Martin-Cacheda L, Vazquez-Gonzalez C, Rasmann S, Roeder G, Abdala-Roberts L, Moreira X. Volatile mediated signalling between potato plants in response to insect herbivory is not contingent on soil nutrients. Journal of Chemical Ecology. in press

144. Duthe V, Odendaal K, Van der Westhuizen R, Church B, Naylor S, Boshoff S, Venter M, Prinsloo M, Ngwenya P, Hanekom C, Kelly CP, Walker TWN, Rasmann S, Defossez E. Reductions in home-range size and social interactions among de-horned black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis). PNAS. doi: 10.1073/pnas.230172712

143. Cascone P, Vuts J, Birkett M, Rasmann S, Pickett JA, Guerrieri E. Small Volatile Lipophilic Molecules (SVLMs) induced belowground by aphid attack elicit a defensive response in neighbouring un-infested plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. in press

142. Semeraro S, Kipf P, Le Bayon R-C, Rasmann S. Solar radiation explains litter degradation along alpine elevation gradients better than other climatic or edaphic parameters. Frontiers in Microbiology. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1152187

141. Formenti L, Iwanycki Ahlstrand N, Hassemer G, Glauser4 G, van den Hoogen J, Ronsted N, van der Heijden M, Crowther T, Rasmann S. Macroevolutionary decline in mycorrhizal colonization and chemical defence responsiveness to mycorrhization. iScience. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106632

140. Rusconi O, Steiner T, Le Bayon C, Rasmann S. Soil properties and plant species can predict population size and potential introduction sites of the endangered orchid Cypripedium calceolus. Plant and Soil. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-05945-4

139. Xiao Z, Fan N, Zhu W, Qian HL, Yan XP, Wang Z, Rasmann S. Silicon nanodots increase plant resistance against herbivory by simultaneously activating physical and chemical defenses. ACS Nano. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12070

138. Vazquez-Gonzalez C, Quiroga V, Martin-Cacheda L, Rasmann S, Roeder G, Abdala-Roberts L, Moreira X. Effect of herbivore load on VOC-mediated plant communication in potato. Planta. doi: 10.1007/s00425-023-04075-6

137. Cascone P, Vuts J, Birkett MA, Dewhirst S, Rasmann S, Pickett JA, Guerrieri E. L-DOPA functions as a plant pheromone for belowground anti-herbivory communication. Ecology Letters. doi: 10.1111/ele.14164

136. Martin-Cacheda L, Vazquez-Gonzalez C, Rasmann S, Roeder G, Abdala-Roberts L, Moreira X. Plant genetic relatedness and volatile-mediated signalling between potato plants in response to insect herbivory. Phytochemistry. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113561

2022

135. Li J, Li Y, Wei X, Cui Y, Gu X, Li X, Yoshiga T, Abd-Elgawad MM, Shapiro-Ilan D, Ruan W, Rasmann S. Direct antagonistic effect of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria on root-knot nematodes migration toward tomato roots. Plant and Soil. 10.1007/s11104-022-05808-4

134. Rasmann S, Hiltpold, I. Root exudation of specialized molecules for plant-environment interaction. Chimia. doi:10.2533/chimia.2022.922

133. Rusconi O, Broennimann O, Storrer Y, Le Bayon R-C, Guisan A, Rasmann S. Detecting preservation and reintroduction sites for endangered plant species using a two-step modelling and field approach. Conservation Science and Practice. doi:10.1111/csp2.12800

132. Vazquez - Gonzalez C, Pombo-Salinas L, Martin-Cacheda L, Rasmann S, Roeder G, Abdala-Roberts L, Mooney K, Moreira X. Effect of water availability on volatile-mediated communication between potato plants in response to insect herbivory. Functional Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14159

131. Fan N, Zhao C, Yue Le, Ji H, Wang X, Xiao Z, Rasmann S, Wang Z. Nanosilicon alters oxidative stress and defence reactions in plants: A meta-analysis. Environmental Science: Nano. doi: 10.1039/d2en00478j

130. Szenteczki MA, Godschalx AL, Gauthier J, Gibernau M, Rasmann S, Alvarez N. Transcriptomic analysis of deceptively pollinated Arum maculatum (Araceae) reveals association between terpene synthase expression in floral trap chamber and species-specific pollinator attraction. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkac175

129. Orine D, Defossez E, Vergara F, Uthe H, van Dam NM, Rasmann S. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi prevent the negative effect of drought and modulate the growth-defence trade-off in tomato plants. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment. doi: 10.1002/sae2.12018

128. Pitteloud C, Defossez E, Albouy C, Descombes P, Rasmann S, Pellissier L. DNA-based networks reveal the ecological determinants of plant herbivores interactions along environmental gradients. Molecular Ecology. doi: 10.1111/mec.16545

127. Zhang Z, Wang H, Ding F, Wilschut RA, Jia Z, Zhang X, Zhang D, Rasmann S, Sanchez-Moreno S, Li B. Belowground plant inputs exert higher metabolic activities and carbon use efficiency of soil nematodes than aboveground plant inputs. Geoderma. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115883

126. Rasmann S. As above so below: recent and future advances in plant-mediated above-belowground interactions. American Journal of Botany (On the nature of Things series). doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1845

125. Schneider L, Rebetez M, Rasmann S. The effect of climate change on invasive crop pests across biomes. Current Opinion in Insect Science. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2022.100895

124. Semeraro S, Kergunteuil A, Sanchez-Moreno S, Puissant J, Goodall T, Griffiths R, Rasmann S. Relative contribution of high and low elevation soil microbes and nematodes to ecosystem functioning. Functional Ecololgy. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14002

123. Walker TWN, Alexander JM, Allard P-M, Baines O, Baldy V, Bardgett RD, Capdevila P, Coley PD, David B, Defossez E, Endara M-J, Ernst M, Fernandez C, Forrister D, Gargallo-Garriga1 A, Jassey VEJ, Marr S, Neumann S, Pellissier L, Penuelas J, Peters K, Rasmann S, Roessner U, Sardans J, Schrodt F, Schuman MC, Soule A, Uthe H, Weckwerth W, Wolfender J-L, van Dam NM, Salguero-Gomez R. Functional Traits 2.0: the power of the metabolome for ecology. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13826

122. Abdala-Roberts L, Vazquez-Gonzalez C, Rasmann S, Moreira X. Test of communication between potato plants in response to herbivory by the Colorado potato beetle. Agricultural and forest entomology. doi: doi.org/10.1111/afe.12484

2021

121. Xiao Z, Fan N, Yue L, Chen F, Ji H, Shu Y, Rasmann S, Wang Z. Dose-dependent effects of CeO2 nanomaterials on tomato plant chemistry and insect herbivore resistance. Environmental Science: Nano. doi: doi.org/10.1039/D1EN00837D

120. Kouser Y, Asghar Shah A, Rasmann S. The functional role and diversity of soil nematodes is stronger at high elevation in the lesser Himalayan Mountain ranges. Ecology and Evolution. doi: doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8061

119. Fontana S, Rasmann S, de Bello F, Pomati F, Moretti M. Reconciling trait-based perspectives along a trait integration continuum. Ecology. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3472

118. Defossez E, Bourquin J, von Reuss S, Rasmann S, Glauser G. Eight key rules for successful data-dependent acquisition in mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. Mass Spectrometry Reviews. doi: 10.1002/mas.21715 . full text here.

117. Szenteczki MA, Godschalx AL, Galman A, Espindola A, Gibernau M, Alvarez N, Rasmann S. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in pollinator communities maintains within-species floral odour variation. Oikos. doi: 10.1111/oik.08445

116. Fernandez-Conradi P, Castagneyrol B, Jactel H, Rasmann S. Combining phytochemicals and multitrophic interactions to control forest insect pests. Current Opinion in Insect Science. doi:10.1016/j.cois.2021.04.007

115. Wang Z, Zhu W, Chen F, Yue L, Ding Y, Xu H,Rasmann S, Xiao Z. Nanosilicon enhances maize resistance against the oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata) by activating the biosynthesis of chemical defenses. Science of the Total Environment. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146378

114. Fernandez-Conradi P, Defossez E, Delavallade A, Descombes P, Pitteloud C, Glauser G, Pellissier L, Rasmann S. The effect of community-wide phytochemical diversity on herbivory reverses from low to high elevation. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13649

113. Xiao X, Yue L, Wang C, Chen F, Ding Y, Liu Y, Cao X, Chen Z, Rasmann S, Wang Z. Downregulation of the photosynthetic machinery and carbon storage signaling pathways mediate La2O3 nanoparticle toxicity on radish taproot formation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124971

112. Defossez E, Pitteloud C, Descombes P, Glauser G, Allard PM, Walker TWN, Fernandez-Conradi P, Wolfender JL, Pellissier L, Rasmann S. Spatial and evolutionary predictability of phytochemical diversity. PNAS. doi:10.1073/pnas.2013344118

2020

111. Descombes P, Pitteloud C, Glauser G, Defossez E, Kergunteuil A, Allard P-M, Rasmann S, Pellissier L. Potential novel trophic interactions under climate change promote alpine plant coexistence. Science. doi: 10.1126/science.abd7015

110. Fattore S, Xiao Z, Godschalx AL, Roeder G, Turlings TCJ, Le Bayon R-C, Rasmann S. Bioturbation by endogeic earthworms facilitates entomopathogenic nematode movement toward herbivore-damaged maize roots. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78307-0

109. Moreira X, Granjel RR, de la Fuente M, Fernandez-Conradi P, Pasch V, Soengas P, Turlings TCJ, Vazquez-Gonzalez C, Abdala-Roberts L, Rasmann S. Apparent inhibition of induced plant volatiles by a fungal pathogen prevents airborne communication between potato plants. Plant, Cell & Environment. doi: 10.1111/pce.13961

108. Galman A, Abdala-Roberst L, Wartalska P, Covelo F, Roeder G, Szenteczki M, Moreira X, Rasmann S. Elevational gradients in constitutive and induced oak defences based on individual traits and their correlated expression patterns. Oikos. doi: 10.1111/oik.07588

107. Pitteloud C, Walser J-C, Descombes P, Novaes de Santana C,Rasmann S, Pellissier L. The structure of plant herbivore interaction networks varies along elevation gradients in the European Alps. Journal of Biogeography. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14014

106. Bakhtiari M, Glauser G, Defossez M, Rasmann S. Ecological convergence of secondary phytochemicals along elevational gradients. New Phytologist. doi: 10.1111/nph.16966

105. Formenti L, Caggia V, Puissant J, Goodall T, Glauser G, Griffiths R, Rasmann S. The effect of root-associated microbes on plant growth and chemical defence traits across two contrasted elevations. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13440

104. Trunz V, Luchetti M, Benon D, Dorchin A, Desurmont G, Kast C, Rasmann S, Glauser G, Praz CJ. To bee or not to bee: The “raison d'etre” of toxic secondary compounds in the pollen of Boraginaceae. Functional Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13581

103. Fernandez-Conradi P, Mocellin L, Desfossez E, Rasmann S. Seasonal changes in arthropods diversity patterns along an Alpine elevation gradient. Ecological Entomology. doi: 10.1111/een.12881

102. Duthe V, Defossez E, Van der Westhuizen R,Glauser G, Rasmann S. Out of scale out of place: black rhino forage preference across the hierarchical organization of the savanna ecosystem. Conservation Science and Practice. e191, doi: 10.1111/csp2.191

101. Pitteloud C, Descombes P, Sanchez-Moreno S, Kergunteuil A, Ibanez S, Rasmann S, Pellissier L.Contrasting responses of above- and belowground herbivore communities along elevation. Oecologia. doi: 10.1007/s00442-020-04778-7

100. Moreira X, Abdala-Roberts L, Galman A, Bartlow AW, Berny-Mier y Teran J, Carrar E, Covelo F, de la Fuente M, Ferrenberg S, Fyllas N, Hoshika Y, Lee S, Marquis R, Nakamura M, Nell C, Pesendorfer M, Steele M, Vazquez - Gonzalez C, Zhang S, Rasmann S. Ontogenetic consistency in oak defence syndromes. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13376.

99. Bakhtiari M, Rasmann S. Variation in below-to-aboveground systemic induction of glucosinolates mediaets fitness consequences under herbivore pressure. Journal of Chemical Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10886-020-01159-5

98. Kergunteuil A, Humair L, Maire A-L, Moreno M F, Godschalx A, Catalan P, Rasmann S. Tritrophic interactions follow phylogenetic escalation and climatic adaptation. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59068-2

97. Li Y, Zhen S,Shan S, Sun B, Li J,Hu F, Cui Q, Zhang L, Gu X, Cheng W, Wang M, Rasmann S. Modulation of above-belowground plant-herbivore interactions by entomopathogenic nematodes. Applied Soil Ecology. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.103479

2019

96. Galman A, Abdala-Roberts L, Covelo F, Rasmann S, Moreira X. Parallel increases in insect herbivory and defenses with increasing elevation for both saplings and adult trees of oak (Quercus) species. American Journal of Botany. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1388.

95. Descombes P, Kergunteuil A, Glauser G, Rasmann S, Pellissier L. Plant physical and chemical traits associated to herbivory in situ and under a climate warming treatment. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13286.

94. Abdala-Roberts L, Puentes A, Finke D, Marquis R, Montserrat M, Poelman E, Rasmann S, Sentis A, van Dam NM, Wimp G, Mooney K, Bjorkman C. Tri-trophic interactions: bridging species, communities and ecosystems. Ecology Letters. doi: doi: 10.1111/ele.13392.

93. Xiao Z, Rasmann S, Yue L, Lian F, Zou H, Wang Z. The effect of biochar amendment on N-cycling genes in soils: A meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133984

92. van den Hoogen J,Geisen S, Routh D, Ferris H, Traunspurger W, Wardle DA, de Goede RGM, Adams BJ, Ahmad W, Andriuzzi WS, Bardgett RD, Bonkowski M, Campos-Herrera R, Cares JE, Caruso T, de Brito Caixeta L, Chen X, Costa SR, Creamer R, Mauro da Cunha Castro J, Dam M, Djigal D, Escuer M, Griffiths BS, Gutierrez C, Hohberg K, Kalinkina D, Kardol P, Kergunteuil A, Korthals G, Krashevska V, Kudrin AA, Li Q, Liang W, Magilton M, Marais M, Martín JAR, Matveeva E, Mayad EH, Mulder C, Mullin P, Neilson R, Nguyen TAD, Nielsen UN, Okada H, Rius JEP, Pan K, Peneva V, Pellissier L, Carlos Pereira da Silva J, Pitteloud C, Powers TO, Powers K, Quist CW, Rasmann S, Moreno SS, Scheu S, Setala H, Sushchuk A, Tiunov AV, Trap J, van der Putten W, Vestergard M, Villenave C, Waeyenberge L, Wall DH, Wilschut R, Wright DG, Yang J, Crowther TW. Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale. Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1418-6

91. Bouraoui D, Cekstere G, Osvalde A, Vollenweider P, Rasmann S. Deicing salt pollution affects the foliar traits and arthropods’ biodiversity of lime trees in Riga’s street greeneries. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00282.

90. Robert CAM, Pellissier L, Moreira X, Defossez E, Pfander M, Guyer A, van Dam NM, Rasmann S. Correlated induction of phytohormones and glucosinolates shapes insect herbivore resistance of Cardamine species along elevational gradients. Journal of Chemical Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10886-019-01084-2

89. Kergunteuil A, Humair L, Munzbergova Z, Rasmann S. Plant adaptation to different climates shapes the strengths of chemically-mediated tritrophic interactions. Functional Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13396

88. Formenti L, Rasmann S. Mycorrhizal fungi enhance resistance to herbivores in tomato plants with reduced jasmonic acid production. Agronomy. doi: 10.3390/agronomy9030131

87.Bakhtiari M, Formenti L, Caggia V, Glauser G, Rasmann S. Variable effects on growth and defence traits for plant ecotypic dfferentiation and phenotypic plasticity along elevation gradients. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4999. 9, 3740-3755.

86. Godschalx A, Rodriguez-Castaneda G, Rasmann S. Contribution of different predator guilds to tritrophic interactions along ecological clines. Current Opinion in Insect Science. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2019.01.002.

85. Shan S, Wang W, Song C, Wang M, Sun B, Li Y, Fu Y, Gu X, Ruan W, Rasmann S. The symbiotic bacteria Alcaligenes faecalis of the entomopathogenic nematodes Oscheius spp exhibit potential biocontrol of plant- and entomopathogenic fungi. Microbial biotechnology. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13365

84. Larose C, Rasmann S, Schwander T. Evolutionary dynamics of specialization in herbivorous stick insects. Ecology Letters. doi: 10.1111/ele.13197

2018

83.Galman A, Petry WK, Abdala-Roberts L, Butron A, de la Fuente M, Francisco M, Kergunteuil A, Rasmann S, Moreira X. Inducibility of chemical defences in young oak trees is stronger in species with high elevational ranges. Tree Physiology. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpy139.

82. Xiao Z, Linhui J, Xiaoyun C, Zhang Y, Defossez E, Hu F, Manqiang L, Rasmann S. Earthworms suppress thrips attack on tomato plants by concomitantly modulating soil properties and plant chemistry. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 130: 23-32.

81. Kergunteuil A, Roeder G, Rasmann S. Environmental gradients and the evolution of tri-trophic interactions. Ecology Letters. doi: 10.1111/ele.13190.

80. Moreira X, Nell CS, Meza-Lopez MM, Rasmann S, Mooney KA. Specificity of plant-plant communication for Baccharis salicifolia sexes but not genotypes. Ecology. 99, 2731-2739. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2534.

79. Ferlian O, Biere A, Bonfante P, Buscot F, Eisenhauer N, Fernandez I, Hause B, Herrmann S, Krajinski-Barth F, Meier IC, Pozo MJ, Rasmann S, Rillig MC, Tarkkam MT, van Dam NM, Wagg C, Martinez-Medina A. Growing research networks on mycorrhizae for mutual benefits. Trends in Plant Science. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2018.08.008

78. Bakhtiari M, Glauser G, Rasmann S. Root JA Induction Modifies Glucosinolate Profiles and Increases Subsequent Aboveground Resistance to Herbivore Attack in Cardamine hirsuta. Frontiers in Plant Science. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01230.

77. Rasmann S, Pellissier L. The functional decoupling of processes in alpine ecosystems under climate change. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 29, 126-132. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2018.07.005.

76. Moreira X, Abdala-Roberts L, Galman A, Francisco M, de la Fuente M, Butron A, Rasmann S. Assessing the influence of biogeographical region and phylogenetic history on chemical defences and herbivory in Quercus species. Phytochemistry. 153, 64-73. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.06.002.

75. Kergunteuil A, Descombes P, Glauser G, Pellissier L, Rasmann S. Plant physical and chemical defence variation along elevation gradients: a functional trait-based approach. Oecologia. 187, 561-571.DOI: 10.1007/s00442-018-4162-y.

74. Pellissier L, Descombe P, Hagen O, Chalmandrier L, Glauser G, Kergunteuil A, Defossez, E, Rasmann S. Growth-competition-herbivore resistance trade-offs and the responses of alpine plant communities to climate change. Functional Ecology. 32, 1693-1703. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13075

73. Defossez E, Pellissier L, Rasmann S. The unfolding of plant growth form-defence syndromes along elevation gradients. Ecology Letters. 21, 609-618. DOI: 10.1111/ele.12926.

72. Moreira X, Petry WK, Mooney KA, Rasmann S, Abdala-Roberts L. Elevational gradients in plant defences and insect herbivory: recent advances in the field and prospects for future research. Ecography. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03184.

71. Rasmann S, Sanchez Vilas J, Glauser G, Cartolano M, Lempe J, Tsiantis M, Pannell J. Pleiotropic effect of the Flowering Locus C on plant resistance and defence against insect herbivores. Journal of Ecology. 41, 1485-1496. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12894.

70. Moreira X,Castagneyrol B, Abdala-Roberts L, Berny-Mier y Teran J, Timmermans BGH, Bruun HH, Covelo F, Glauser G, Rasmann S*, Tack AJM* (*shared last co-authorship). Latitudinal variation in plant chemical defences drives latitudinal patterns of leaf herbivory. Ecography. 41, 1124-1134. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03326.

2017

69. Galman, A, Abdala-Roberts L, Zhang S, Berny-Mier y Teran J, Rasmann S, Moreira X. A global analysis of elevational gradients in leaf herbivory and its underlying drivers: effects of plant growth form, leaf habit, and climatic correlates. Journal of Ecology. 106, 413-421.DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12866.

68. Kergunteuil A, Bakhtiari M, Rasmann S. Eco-evolutionary factors driving plant-mediated above-belowground invertebrate interactions along elevation gradients. In Ohgushi T, Wurst S, and Johnson SN eds. Ecological Studies - Aboveground-belowground Community Ecology. Springer.

67. Xiao Z, Wang X, Koricheva J, Kergunteuil A, Le Bayon R-C, Liu M, Hu F, Rasmann S. Earthworms affect plant growth and resistance against herbivores: a meta-analysis. Functional Ecology. 32, 150-160. DOI 10.1111/1365-2435.12969.

66. Rasmann S, Bennett A, Biere A, Karley A, Guerrieri E. Root symbionts: powerful drivers of plant above- and belowground indirect defences. Insect Science. 24, 947-960. DOI 10.1111/1744-7917.12464.

65. Vargas HA, Rasmann S, Ramirez-Verdugo P, Villagra CA. Lioptilodes friasi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) niche breadth in the Chilean mediterranean matorral biome: trophic and altitudinal dimensions. Neotropical Entomology. 47, 62-68. DOI 10.1007/s13744-017-0514-2.

64. Callis-Duehl K, Vittoz P, Defossez E, Rasmann S. Community-level relaxation of plant defenses against herbivores at high elevation. Plant Ecology. 218, 291-304.

63. Pincebourde S, van Baaren J, Rasmann S, Rasmont P, Rodet G, Martinet B, Calatayud P-A (2017). Plant-Insect Interactions in a Changing World. In N. Sauvion, P-A. Calatayud, D. Thiery (Volume Eds), Advances in Botanical Research series : Vol 81. Insect-Plant Interactions in a Crop Protection Perspective (pp. 289-332). Elsevier, GBR.

2016

62. Abdala-Roberts L, Rasmann S, Berny-Mier y Terán JC, Covelo F, Glauser G, Moreira X. Biotic and abiotic factors associated with altitudinal variation in plant traits and herbivory in a dominant oak species. American Journal of Botany. 103, 1-9.

61. Kergunteuil A, Bakhtiari M, Formenti L, Xiao Z, Defossez E, Rasmann S. Biological control beneath the feet: a review of crop protection against insect root herbivores. Insects.7, 70. full text here.

60. Descombes P, Marchon J, Pradervand J-N, Bilat J,Guisan A, Rasmann S, Pellissier L.

Community-level plant palatability increases with elevation as insect herbivore abundance declines. Journal of Ecology. 105, 142-151. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12664

59. Salgado AL, Suchan T, Pellissier L, Rasmann S, Ducrest A-L, Alvarez N. Differential phenotypic and genetic expression of defense compounds in a plant-herbivore interaction along elevation. Royal Society Open Science. 3, 160226. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160226.

58. Johnson SN, Benefer CM, Frew A, Griffiths BS, Hartley SE, Karley AJ, Rasmann S, Schumann M, Sonnemann I, Robert CAM. New frontiers in belowground ecology for plant
protection from root-feeding insects. Applied Soil Ecology. 108, 96-107.

57. Moreira X, Nell CS, Katsanis A, Rasmann S, Mooney KA. Herbivore specificity and the chemical basis of plant-plant communication. New Phytologist. 10.1111/nph.14164.

56. Kergunteuil A, Campos-Herrera R, Sanchez-Moreno S, Vittoz P, Rasmann S.The abundance, diversity and metabolic footprint of soil nematodes increases in high elevation grasslands. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 4:84. 10.3389/fevo.2016.00084. Full text here.

55. Rasmann S, Turlings TCJ. Root signals that mediate mutualistic interactions in the rhizosphere. Current Opinions in Plant Biology. 32, 62-68.

54. Katsanis A, Rasmann S, Mooney K. Herbivore diet breadth mediates the tri-trophic effects of plant toxins on a diverse guild of predators. PlosOne. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0155716.

53. Rasmann S. The Function of Ecology. Science & Technology. Pan European Networks.

52. Pellissier L, Moreira X, Danner H, Serrano M, Salamin N, van Dam NM, Rasmann S.The simultaneous inducibility of phytochemicals related to plant direct and indirect defences against herbivores is stronger at low elevation. Journal of Ecology. 104, 1116-1125.

51. Rasmann S and Mooney KA. The studies of plant-insect interaction: approaches spanning genes to ecosystems. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 14, v-viii.

50. Moreira X, Abdala-Roberts L, Rasmann S, Castagneyrol B, Mooney KA. Plant diversity effects on insect herbivores and their natural ennemies: current thinking, recent findings, and future directions. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 14, 1-7.

2015

49. Abdala-Roberts L, Moreira X, Rasmann S, Parra-Tabla V, Mooney KA. Test of biotic and abiotic factors underlying latitudinal variation in plant defenses. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12512.

48. Pellissier L, Litsiosis G, Fishbein M, Salamin N, Agrawal AA, Rasmann S. Different rates of defense evolution and niche preferences in clonal and non-clonal milkweeds (Asclepias spp.). New Phytologist. 10.1111/nph.13649.

47. AfsharinejadA, Davy A, Rasmann S, Jennings B, Brennanz C. A Path-Loss Model Incorporating Shadowing for THz Band Propagation in Vegetation.

IEEE GLOBECOM.

46. Rasmann S and Pellissier L. Adaptive responses of plants to insect herbivores under climate change. In Climate Change and Insect Pests, C Björkman, and P Niemelä eds. CABI Climate Change Series.

45. Megali L, Schlau B, Rasmann S. Soil microbial inoculation increases corn yield and insect attack. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. DOI 10.1007/s13593-015-0323-0 .

44. Moreira X, Abdala-Roberts L, Hernandez-Cumplido J, Rasmann S, Kenyon S, Benrey B. Plant species variation in bottom-up effects across three trophic levels: A test of traits and mechanisms. Ecological Entomology. DOI: 10.1111/een.12238.

43. Kulich I, Vojitkova Z, Glanc M, Ortmannova J, Rasmann S, Zarsky V. Cell Wall Maturation of Arabidopsis Trichomes is Dependent on Exocyst Subunit EXO70H4 and Involves Callose Deposition. Plant Physiology. 168, 120-131.

42. Pineda A, Soler R, Pozo MJ, Rasmann S and Turlings T. Above-belowground interactions involving plants, microbes and insects. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 318-318. Full text here.

41. Rasmann S, Chassin E, Bilat J, Glauser G, Reymond P. Trade-off between constitutive and inducible resistance against herbivores is only partially explained by gene expression and glucosinolate production. Journal of Experimental Botany 10.1093/jxb/erv033.

40. Zhou Z, Rasmann S, Guo J, Watson A, Zheng H, Guo W, Wan F. Mating frequency positively associates with fitness in Ophraella communa. 40, 292-298. Ecological Entomology.

2014

39. Zust T, Rasmann S, Agrawal AA. Growth-defense trade-offs for two major anti-herbivore traits of the common milkweed Asclepias syriaca L. Oikos.

38. Johnson SN and Rasmann S (2015). Root-feeding insects and their interactions with organisms in the rhizosphere. Annual Review of Entomology. 60: 517-535.

37. Agrawal AA, Ali JG, Rasmann S, Fishbein M. Macroevolutionary trends in the defense of milkweeds against monarchs: latex, cardenolides, and tolerance of herbivory. in Monarchs in a Changing Worl: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect (Oberhauser K, Altizer S, and Nail K. eds). Cornell University Press, USA. (preprint )

36. Rasmann S. Fine-tuning of defenses and counter defenses in a specialized plant-herbivore system. Ecological Entomology. 39: 382-390

35. Pellissier L, Roger A, Bilat J, Rasmann S. High elevation Plantago lanceolata plants are less resistant to herbivory than their low elevation conspecifics: is it just temperature? Ecography. 37: 01-10

34. Rasmann S, Buri A, Gallot-Lavalee M, Joaquim J, Purcell J, Pellissier L. Differential allocation and deployment of direct and indirect defences of Vicia sepium along elevation gradients. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12253

33. Rasmann S, Pellissier L, and Alvarez N. The altitudinal niche breadth hypothesis in plant-insect interaction. Annual Plant Reviews. 47. 339-359 See all book content here.

32. Moreira X, Mooney K, Rasmann S, Petry W, Carrillo-Gavilan A, Zas R, Sampedro L. Trade-offs between constitutive and induced defences drive geographical and climatic clines in pine chemical defences. Ecology Letters. 17: 537-546

2013

31. Megali L, Glauser G, Rasmann S. Fertilization with beneficial microorganisms decreases tomato defenses against insect pests. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. doi:10.1007/s13593-013-0187-0

30. Zhou Z, Rasmann S, Li M, Guo J, Chen H, Wan F. Transgenerational induced resistance to cold temperatures in Ophraella communa. Plos One. Full access here.

29. Vannette R, Hunter MD, Rasmann S. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alter above- and below-ground chemical defense expression differentially among Asclepias species. Frontiers in Plant Science. Special topic in Frontiers in Plant-Microbe Interaction. Full access here.

28. Rasmann S, Pellissier P, Defossez E, Jactel H, Kunstler G. Climate-driven change in plant-insect interactions along elevation gradients. Functional Ecology. 28: 46-54

27. Roger A, Gétaz M, Rasmann S, and Sanders IR. Identity and combinations of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal isolates influence plant resistance and insect preference. Ecological Entomology. 38: 330-338

26. Pellissier L, Ndiribe C, Dubuis A, Pradervand J-N, Salamin N, Guisan A, Rasmann S. Turnover of plant lineages shapes herbivore phylogenetic beta diversity along ecological gradients. Ecology Letters 16: 600-608

2012

25. Vannette RL and Rasmann S. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediate belowground plant-herbivore interactions: a phylogenetic study. Functional Ecology. 26: 1033–1042.

24. Manson JS, Rasmann S, Halitschke R, Thomson JD, Agrawal AA. Cardenolides in nectar may be more than a consequence of allocation to other plant parts: a phylogenetic study of Asclepias. Functional Ecology. 26: 1100–1110.

23. Turlings TCJ, Hiltpold I, Rasmann S. The importance of root-produced volatiles as foraging cues for entomopathogenic nematodes. Plant and Soil 358: 51-60

22. Pellissier L, Fiedler K, Ndribe C, Dubuis A, Pradervand J-N, Guisan A, Rasmann S. Shifts in species richness, herbivore specialisation and plant resistance along elevation gradients. Ecology and Evolution 8:1818-25

21. Pellissier L, Rasmann S, Litsios G, Fiedler K, Dubuis A, Pottier J, Guisan A. High host-plant nitrogen content: a prerequisite for the evolution of ant-caterpillar mutualism? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25: 1658-1666

20. Rasmann S, Ali J G, Helder J, van der Putten WH. Ecology and Evolution of Soil Nematode Chemotaxis. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38: 615-628.

19. Rasmann S, Hiltpold I, Ali J. The Role of Root-Produced Volatile Secondary Metabolites in Mediating Soil Interactions. In Advances in Selected Plant Physiology Aspects (Montanaro G and Cichio B eds). InTech Open Access Publisher, Croatia. 269-290.

18. Rasmann S, De Vos M, and Jander G. Ecological role of transgenerational resistance against biotic threats. Plant signalling and behavior. 7:4

17. Rasmann S, De Vos M, Casteel C, TianD, SunJY, Agrawal A A, Felton G W, and Jander G. Herbivory in the previous generation primes plants for enhanced insect resistance. Plant Physiology. 158: 854-863.

16. Agrawal AA, Petschenka G, and Bingham RA, and Rasmann S. Toxic cardenolides: Chemical ecology and coevolution of specialized plant-herbivore interactions. New Phytologist Tansley review. 194: 28-45

2011

15. Johnson MTJ and Rasmann S. The latitudinal herbivorydefence hypothesis takes a detour on the map. New Phytologist. 191: 589–592.

14. Rasmann S and Agrawal AA . Evolution of specialization: a phylogenetic study of host range in the red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetraophthalmus). The American Naturalist. 177: 728-737

13. Rasmann S and Agrawal AA. Latitudinal patterns in plant defense: evolution of cardenolides, their toxicity, and induction following herbivory. Ecology Letters 14: 476-483

12. Rasmann S, Bauerle T L, Poveda K, Vannette R. Predicting root defence against herbivores during succession. Functional Ecology 25: 368–37.

Please, visit the special feature on "Evolutionary ecology of plant defences against herbivores"

11. Rasmann S, Erwin AC, Halitschke R, Agrawal AA. Direct and indirect root defences of milkweed (Asclepias syriaca): trophic cascades, trade-offs and novel methods for studying subterranean herbivory. Journal of Ecology. 99:16–25

Please visit the special feature on "Plant-mediated interactions between above- and belowground communities"

2010

10. Agrawal AA, Conner JK, and Rasmann S. Tradeoffs and adaptive negative correlations in evolutionary ecology. In: Bell, Eanes, Futuyma, and Levinton (editors), Evolution After Darwin: the First 150 Years. Sinauer Associates. 243-268. (ask me the PDF)

2009

9. Rasmann S, Johnson MD, Agrawal AA. Induced responses to herbivory and jasmonate in three milkweed species. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 35: 1326-1334.

8. Agrawal AA, Fishbein M, Halitschke R, Hastings AP, Rabosky DL, Rasmann S. The tempo of trait evolution: evidence for adaptive radiation from the study of plant defense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of USA 106: 18067–18072.

7. Rasmann S, Agrawal AA, Cook SC, Erwin AC. Cardenolides, induced responses, and interactions between above and belowground herbivores in the milkweeds (Asclepias spp). Ecology 90: 2393-2404.

6. Rasmann S and AA Agrawal. Plant defense against herbivory: progress in identifying synergism,redundancy, and antagonism between resistance. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 12: 1-6.

2008

5. Rasmann S and Agrawal AA. In defense of roots: a research agenda for studying plant resistance to belowground herbivory. Plant Physiology 146: 875-880.

4. Rasmann S and Turlings TCJ. First Insights into Specificity of Belowground Tritrophic Interactions. Oikos 117: 362–369.

2007

3. Rasmann S and Turlings TCJ. Simultaneous feeding by aboveground and belowground herbivores affects the plant-mediated attraction of their respective natural enemies. Ecology Letters 10: 926-936.

2005

2. Rasmann S, Kollner TG, Degenhardt J, Hiltpold I, Toepfer S, Kuhlmann U, Gershenzon J, and Turlings TCJ. Recruitment of entomopathogenic nematodes by insect-damaged maize roots. Nature 434: 732-737.

1. Gotthard K, Margraf N, Rasmann S, and Rahier M. The evolution of larval foraging behaviour in response to host plant variation in a leaf beetle. Oikos 109: 503-512.