Publications

Photo: ETH Zurich
Bumble Bee stabbing plant. Photo: ETH Zurich

Selected papers

Bumble bees damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production when pollen is scarce
Pashalidou F.G., Lambert H., Peybernes T., Mescher M.C. and De Moraes C.M.
Science, vol. 368: no. 6493, pp. 881-​884, 2020.
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Volatile biomarkers of symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria infection in humans
De Moraes CM, C Wanjiku, NM Stanczyk, H Pulido, JW Sims, HS Betz, AF Read, B. Torto & MC Mescher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115(22) (2018): 5780-5785 
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Identification of an insect-produced olfactory cue that primes plant defenses
Helms, AM, CM De Moraes, A Tröger, HT Alborn, W FranckeJF Tooker & MC Mescher
Nature Communications 8 (2017): 337 
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Herbivore-induced plant volatiles in natural and agricultural ecosystems: open questions and future prospects
Gish M, CM De Moraes & MC Mescher
Current Opinion in Insect Science
, 9 (2015): 1-6
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The role of plant sensory perception in plant–animal interactions
Mescher MC & CM De Moraes
Journal of Experimental Botany 66 (2) (2015): 425-433.
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Malaria-induced changes in host odors enhance mosquito attraction
De Moraes CM, NM Stanczyk, HS Betz, H Pulido, DG Sim, AF Read & MC Mescher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (30) (2014): 11079-11084.
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Plant biology: Pass the ammunition
Mescher, MC & CM De Moraes
Nature 510 (7504) (2014): 221-222.
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Exposure of Solidago altissima plants to volatile emissions of an insect antagonist (Eurosta solidaginis) deters subsequent herbivory
Helms, AM, CM De Moraes, JF Tooker & MC Mescher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (2013): 199-204.
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Deceptive chemical signals induced by a plant virus attract insect vectors to inferior hosts
Mauck, KE, CM De Moraes, & MC Mescher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107(8) (2010): 3600-3605.
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Volatile chemical cues guide host location and selection by parasitic plants
Runyon, JB, MC Mescher & CM De Moraes
Science 313 (2006): 1964-1967.
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Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females
De Moraes, CM, MC Mescher & JH Tumlinson
Nature 410 (2001): 577-580.
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Herbivore infested plants selectively attract parasitoids
De Moraes, CM, WJ Lewis, PW Paré and JH Tumlinson
Nature 393 (1998): 570-574.
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