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Nentwig W, Bacher S, Beierkuhnlein C, Brandl R, Grabherr G (2003) Ökologie. Spektrum, Heidelberg (ISBN 3-8274-0172-0).
 
Manuscripts In Scientific Journals
 

Bacher, S. 1993: Vergleichende ökologische Studien über zwei sympatrische Rüsselkäferarten an der Geruchlosen Kamille (Tripleurospermum perforatum). Diplomarbeit, Zoologisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.

Bacher, S. 1993: Ceutorhynchus edentulus SCHLZ. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A candidate for the biological control of scentless chamomile in North America. C.A.B. International Institute of Biological Control, Final Report, 27 pp.

Bacher, S., Schenk, D. and Imboden, H. 1999: A monoclonal antibody to the shield beetle Cassida rubiginosa Müller (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae): A tool for predator gut analysis. Biological Control 16, 299-309.

Bacher, S., Friedli, J. and Schaer I. 2002: Developing in diseased host plants increases survival and fecundity in a stem-boring weevil. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 103, 191-195.

Bacher, S. and Friedli, J. 2002: Dynamics of a mutualism in a multi-species context. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B: Biological Sciences 269, 1517-1522.

Bacher, S. and Gassmann, A. 1991: Investigations on potential biocontrol agents of scentless chamomile Matricaria (Tripleurospermum) perforata. C.A.B. International Institute of Biological Control, Annual Report, 23 pp.

Bacher, S. 2002: Ein Rüsselkäfer verteilt den Rostpilz. Schweizer Bauer, 23.03.2002, S. 29

Bacher, S., Casas, J. and Dorn, S. 1994: Can leaf miners perceive a foraging parasitoid by its vibratory signals? Norwegian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Supplement 16, 388-389.

Bacher, S., Casas, J. and Dorn, S. 1995: Abwehrreaktionen von Blattminierern gegen Parasitoide: Welche Rolle spielen Vibrationen als Auslöser? Nachrichten der Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie (DGaaE), 9, p. 57.

Bacher, S. and Schwab, F. 2000: Effect of Herbivore Density, Timing of Attack, and Plant Community on Performance of Creeping Thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Asteraceae). Biocontrol Science and Technology10, 343-352.

Bacher, S. and Gassmann, A. 1992: Investigations on potential biocontrol agents of scentless chamomile Matricaria (Tripleurospermum) perforata C.A.B. International Institute of Biological Control, Annual Report, 28 pp.

Bacher, S. 1994: Strategien einer biologischen Bekämpfung der Geruchlosen Kamille in Kanada. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz, Sonderheft XIV, 221-230.

Bacher, S. (1998): Das Potential einheimischer Insekten zur biologischen Bekämpfung der Ackerkratzdistel (Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.) in Mitteleuropa. Mitteilungen der deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie11 (Bayreuth).

Bacher, S., Casas, J., Wäckers, F.L. and Dorn, S. (1997) Substrate vibrations elicit defensive behaviour in leafminer pupae. Journal of Insect Physiology43, 945-952.

Bacher, S., Heizmann, A. und Nentwig, W. 1997: Problemunkräuter in ökologischen Ausgleichsflächen im Ackerbau. AGRARFORSCHUNG 4 (2), 91-94.

Bacher, S., Casas, J., Wäckers, F. L. and Dorn, S. 1996: Abwehrreaktionen von Blattminierern gegen Parasitoide: Substratvibrationen als Auslöser. Nachrichten der Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie (DGaaE), 10, p. 75.

Bacher, S. 1996: Vibrational signals in a leafminer parasitoid system: the sensory ecology of a leafminer in a tritrophic context. PhD thesis, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland.

Bacher, S., Casas, J. and Dorn, S. 1996: Parasitoid vibrations as potential releasing stimulus of evasive behaviour in a leafminer. Physiological Entomology 21, 33-43.

Blossey, B., V. Nuzzo, H.L. Hinz, and E. Gerber. 2001. Developing biological control of Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara and Grande (garlic mustard). Natural Areas Journal, 21, 357-367.

Blossey, B., V.A. Nuzzo, H.L. Hinz, and E. Gerber. 2002. Garlic Mustard. In: Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States. R.V. Driesche, S. Lyon, B. Blossey, M. Hoddle, and R. Reardon [eds].. USDA Forest Service, Publication FHTET-2002-04, pp. 365-372.

Buckley, Y.M., H.L. Hinz, D. Matthies, and M. Rees. 2001. Interactions between density dependent processes, population dynamics and control of an invasive plant species, Tripleurospermum perforatum (scentless chamomile). Ecology Letters, 4, 551-558.

Casas, J., Bacher, S., Tautz, J., Meyhöfer, R. and Pierre, C. (1998) Leaf vibrations and air displacement in a leafminer parasitoid system. Biological Control 11, 147-153.

Friedli, J. and Bacher, S. 2001: Mutualistic interaction between a shoot-base boring weevil and a rust fungus, two parasites of the weed creeping thistle. Oecologia 129, 571-576.

Friedli, J. and Bacher, S. 2001: Direct and Indirect Effects of a Shoot-base Boring Weevil and Plant Competition on the Performance of Creeping Thistle, Cirsium arvense. Biological Control 22, 219-226.

Gilbert, M., Svato, A., Lehmann, M. & Bacher, S. (2003): Spatial patterns and infestation processes in the horse chestnut leafminer Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): a tale of two cities. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 107, 25-37.

Hatcher, P.E. and Paul, N.D. Plant-pathogen-herbivore interactions and their effects on weeds. In: Biotic Interactions in Plant-Pathogen Associations (eds. M.J. Jeger & N.J. Spence), 2001, pp 193-225, CABI Publishing, Wallingford.

Hatcher, P.E. and Paul, N.D. On integrating molecular and ecological studies of plant resistance: variety of mechanisms and breadth of antagonists. Journal of Ecology 88, 2000, 702-706.

Hatcher, P.E. and Melander, B. Combining physical, biological and cultural methods: prospects for an integrated non-chemical weed management strategy. Proceedings, 12th EWRS (European Weed Research Society) Symposium 2002, Wageningen, 2002, 226-227.

Hatcher, P.E. and Melander, B. Combining physical, cultural and biological methods: prospects for integrated non-chemical weed management strategies. Weed Research. In Press, 2003.

Hatcher, P.E. Biological flora of the British Isles: Impatiens noli-tangere L. Journal of Ecology 91, 2003, 147-167.

Hatcher, P.E. (ed). Programme, Abstracts and Participants. 2002 Workshop on Biological Weed Control, University of Reading, UK, 2002, 26pp.

Hatcher, P.E. Plant-pathogen-herbivore interactions: ecological and chemical aspects. International Society of Chemical Ecology 19th Annual Meeting, University of Hamburg, Germany August 3-7, 2002, Scientific Programme and Abstracts, 2002, p. 60.

Hatcher, P.E. Netted carpet moth Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller), Lake District survey, September 2002. Butterfly Conservation Report No. S02-31, Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK, 2002, 12 pp.

Hatcher, P.E., Wilkinson, M.J., Albani, M.C. and Hebbern, C. Conserving marginal populations of the food plant (Impatiens noli-tangere) of an endangered moth (Eustroma reticulatum) in a changing climate. Biological Conservation. In Press, 2003.

Hatcher, P.E., Moore, J., Taylor, J.E., Tinney, G.W. and Paul, N.D. Phytohormones and plant-herbivore-pathogen interactions: integrating the molecular with the ecological. Ecology. In Press, 2003.

Hatcher, P.E. and Paul, N.D. Beetle grazing reduces natural infection of Rumex obtusifolius by fungal pathogens.New Phytologist 146, 2000, 325-333.

Hatcher, P.E., Paul, N.D., Ayres, P.G. and Whittaker, J.B. Added soil nitrogen does not allow Rumex obtusifolius to escape the effects of insect-fungus interactions. Journal of Applied Ecology 34, 1997, 88-100.

Hinz, H. L. 1994. Two root-herbivores as biological control agents for scentless chamomile (Tripleurospermum perforatum (Mérat) Wagenitz (Asteraceae, Anthemideae)). [Zwei Wurzelherbivore als natürliche Gegenspieler der Geruchlosen Kamille (Tripleurospermum perforatum (Mérat) Wagenitz (Asteraceae, Anthemideae))]. Z. Pfl.Krankh. PflSchutz, Sonderh. XIV, 231-242.

Hinz, H. L. 1996. Scentless chamomile, a target for biological control in Canada: factors influencing seedling establishment. In: V. C. Moran and J. H. Hoffmann [eds.], Proceedings of the IX International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 19-26 January 1996, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp. 187-192.

Hinz, H., Bacher, S., McClay, A. S. and DeClerck-Floate, R. 1996: Microplontus (Ceutorhynchus) edentulus SCHLZ. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a candidate for the biological control of scentless chamomile in North America. C.A.B. International Institute of Biological Control, Revised Final Report. 34 pp.

Hinz, H. L. 1998. Life history and host specificity of Rhopalomyia n. sp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a potential biological control agent of scentless chamomile. Environmental Entomology 27 (6), 1537-1547.

Hinz, H.L., and A. McClay. 2000. Ten years of scentless chamomile: prospects for the biological control of a weed of cultivated land. In: Neal R. Spencer [ed.], Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 4-14 July 1999, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA, pp. 537-550.

Hinz, H. L., and H. Müller-Schärer. 2000. Influence of host condition on the performance of Rhopalomyia n. sp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a biological control agent for scentless chamomile, Tripleurospermum perforatum. Biological Control 18, 147-156.

Hinz, H. L., and H. Müller-Schärer. 2000. Suitability of two root-mining weevils for the biological control of scentless chamomile, Tripleurospermum perforatum, with special regard to potential non-target effects. Bulletin of Entomological Research 90, 497-508.

Hinz, H.L., and D. Schroeder. 2003. Impact of competition from wheat and below-ground herbivory on growth and reproduction of scentless chamomile, Tripleurospermum perforatum (Mérat) Laínz. Journal of Applied Entomology, 127, 72-79.

Keary, I.P. & Hatcher, P.E. Combining competition from Lolium perenne and an insect-fungus combination to control Rumex obtusifolius seedlings. Weed Research. In Press, 2003.

Keary, I.P. and Hatcher, P.E. Prospects for the biological control of Rumex obtusifolius in competition with Lolium perenne: evidence from pot trials. Proceedings, 12th EWRS (European Weed Research Society) Symposium 2002, Wageningen, 2002, 230-231.

Kehrli P. & S. Bacher (2003): Date of leaf litter removal to prevent emergence of Cameraria ohridella in the following spring. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 107, 159-162.

McClay, A.S., H.L. Hinz, R. DeClerck-Floate, and D. Peschken. 2001. Matricaria perforata Mérat, Scentless Chamomile (Asteraceae). In: Biological Control Programmes in Canada, 1981-2000. P.G. Mason and J.T. Huber [eds.]. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, pp. 395-402.

Paul, N.D., Hatcher, P.E. & Taylor, J.E. Coping with multiple enemies: an integration of molecular and ecological perspectives. Trends in Plant Science, 5, 2000, 220-225.

Paynter, Q., S. V. Fowler, H. L. Hinz, J. Memmott, R. Shaw, A. W. Sheppard, and P. Syrett. 1996. Are seed-feeding insects of use for the biological control of broom? In: V. C. Moran and J. H. Hoffmann [eds.], Proceedings of the IX International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 19-26 January 1996, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp. 495-501.

Schenk, D. and Bacher, S. 2002: The functional response of a generalist insect predator to one of its prey species in the field. Journal of Animal Ecology 71, 524-531.

Schwarzländer, M., H. L. Hinz, and R. Wittenberg. 1996. Oogenesis requirements and weed biocontrol: an essential part in host-range evaluation of insect agents or just wasted time? In: V. C. Moran and J. H. Hoffmann [eds.], Proceedings of the IX International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 19-26 January 1996, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp. 79-85.

Skuhravá, M., and H.L. Hinz. 2000. Rhopalomyia tripleurospermi sp.n. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a new gall midge species on Tripleurospermum perforatum (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) in Europe, and a biological control agent in Canada. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 64 (4), 425-435.

Thalmann, C., Freise, J., Heitland, W. & Bacher, S. (2003): Effects of defoliation by horse chestnut leafminer (Cameraria ohridella) on reproduction in Aesculus hippocastanum. Trees Structure and Function 17, 383-388. DOI

Tinney, G.W., Pritchard, S.C., Gonzalez, R., Paul, N.D., Hatcher, P.E. and Taylor, J.E. Elimination of oxalate contamination in RNA isolation from Rumex obtusifolius. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 20, 2002, 309a-309f.

Tinney, G.W., Hatcher, P.E., Ayres, P.G., Paul, N.D. & Whittaker, J.B. (1998)Inter- and intra- species differences in plants as hosts to Tyria jacobaeae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 88, 137-145.

van Laar, H.H., Bastiaans, L., Baumann, D.T., Christensen, S., Hatcher P.E., Kudsk, P., Grundy, A.C., Marshall, E.J.P., Streibig, J.C. and Tei, F. (eds). Proceedings, 12th EWRS (European Weed Research Society) Symposium 2002, Wageningen. EWRS, Wageningen, 2002, 438pp.

Vicari, M., Hatcher, P.E. and Ayres, P.G. Combined effect of foliar and mycorrhizal endophytes on an insect herbivore. Ecology, 83, 2002, 2452-2464.

 

 
 
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