Publications

Enhanced heat tolerance of viral-infected aphids leads to niche expansion and reduced interspecific competition

Enhanced heat tolerance of viral-infected aphids leads to niche expansion and reduced interspecific competition

Porras MF, Navas C, Marden J, Mescher MC, De Moraes CM, et al.2020. Enhanced heat tolerance of viral-infected aphids leads to niche expansion and reduced interspecific competition. Nature Comm. 11, 1184. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14953-2.

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Improving the Phenotypic Properties of the Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) Temperature-Sensitive Lethal Genetic Sexing Strain in Support of Sterile Insect Technique Applications

Improving the Phenotypic Properties of the Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) Temperature-Sensitive Lethal Genetic Sexing Strain in Support of Sterile Insect Technique Applications

Porras MF, Meza JS, Rajotte E, Bourtzis K, Caceres-Barrios CE. 2020. Improving the Phenotypic Properties of the Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) Temperature-Sensitive Lethal Genetic Sexing Strain in Support of Sterile Insect Technique Applications J. Econ. Entomol. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa220

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Fungal infections lead to shifts in thermal tolerance and voluntary exposure to extreme temperatures in both prey and predator insects

Fungal infections lead to shifts in thermal tolerance and voluntary exposure to extreme temperatures in both prey and predator insects

Mitzy F. Porras, Gustavo A. Agudelo-Cantero, M. Geovanni Santiago-Martínez, Carlos A. Navas, Volker Loeschcke, Jesper Givskov Sørensen, Edwin G. Rajotte https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-00248-z

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Viruses promote facilitative interactions between aphids.

Viruses promote facilitative interactions between aphids.

Porras M, De Moraes CM, Mescher MC, Rajotte EG, Carlo T. 2018. Viruses promote facilitative interactions between aphids. Scientific Reports 8. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-30023-6

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