Bibliography of the Universität Regensburg

Zhang, Yizhe, Imirzian, Natalie, Kurze, Christoph, Zheng, Hao, Hughes, David P. and Chen, Danny Z. (2023) Learning from algorithm-generated pseudo-annotations for detecting ants in videos. Scientific Reports 13 (1). Fulltext not available.

Goettler, Wolfgang, Kaltenpoth, Martin , McDonald, Samuel and Strohm, Erhard (2022) Comparative Morphology of the Symbiont Cultivation Glands in the Antennae of Female Digger Wasps of the Genus Philanthus (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). Frontiers in Physiology 2022 (13), p. 815494.

Theodorou, Panagiotis , Kühn, Olga, Baltz, Lucie M., Wild, Christopher, Rasti, Sirus Leonard, Bucksch, Carolina Ruiz, Strohm, Erhard, Paxton, Robert J. and Kurze, Christoph (2022) Bumble bee colony health and performance vary widely across the urban ecosystem. Journal of Animal Ecology 91 (10), pp. 2135-2148. Fulltext not available.

Nechitaylo, Taras Y., Sandoval-Calderón, Mario , Engl, Tobias , Wielsch, Natalie, Dunn, Diane M., Goesmann, Alexander , Strohm, Erhard, Svatoš, Aleš, Dale, Colin, Weiss, Robert B. and Kaltenpoth, Martin (2021) Incipient genome erosion and metabolic streamlining for antibiotic production in a defensive symbiont. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (17). Fulltext not available.

Strohm, Erhard, Herzner, Gudrun, Ruther, Joachim, Kaltenpoth, Martin and Engl, Tobias (2019) Nitric oxide radicals are emitted by wasp eggs to kill mold fungi. eLIFE 2019 (8), e43718.

Weiß, Katharina (2018) The Evolution of Sexually Selected Traits - Comparative Morphology and Chemistry of the Cephalic Glands of Beewolves (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). PhD, Universität Regensburg.

Weiss, Katharina, Herzner, Gudrun and Strohm, Erhard (2017) Sexual selection and the evolution of male pheromone glands in philanthine wasps (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 17 (1), pp. 1-20.

Mitesser, Oliver , Poethke, Hans-Joachim, Strohm, Erhard and Hovestadt, Thomas (2017) The evolution of simultaneous progressive provisioning revisited: extending the model to overlapping generations. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71 (8). Fulltext not available.

Herzner, Gudrun, Weiss, Katharina, Strohm, Erhard and Kaltenpoth, Martin (2015) Comparative morphology of the postpharyngeal gland in the Philanthinae (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) and the evolution of anantimicrobial brood protection mechanism. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15 (291), pp. 1-13.

Weiss, Katharina, Parzefall, Christopher and Herzner, Gudrun (2014) Multifaceted Defense against Antagonistic Microbes in Developing Offspring of the Parasitoid Wasp Ampulex compressa (Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae). PLoS ONE 9 (6), e98784.

Kaltenpoth, Martin, Roeser-Mueller, Kerstin, Koehler, Sabrina, Peterson, Ashley, Nechitaylo, Taras Y., Stubblefield, J. William, Herzner, Gudrun, Seger, Jon and Strohm, Erhard (2014) Partner choice and fidelity stabilize coevolution in a Cretaceous-age defensive symbiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (17), pp. 6359-6364. Fulltext not available.

Herzner, Gudrun, Kaltenpoth, Martin, Poettinger, T. , Weiss, Katharina, Koedam, Dirk, Kroiss, Johannes and Strohm, Erhard (2013) Morphology, Chemistry and Function of the Postpharyngeal Gland in the South American Digger Wasps Trachypus boharti and Trachypus elongatus. PloS ONE 8 (12), e82780.

Engl, Tobias (2013) Fungi and NO defense?
Mycoflora in brood cells of the European Beewolf and its radical defense. PhD, Universität Regensburg.

Roeser-Mueller, Kerstin (2013) Phylogenies and pheromones - Defensive symbionts, phylogenetic affiliations and olfactory communication in beewolves (Philanthini, Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). PhD, Universität Regensburg.

Herzner, Gudrun, Schlecht, Anja, Dollhofer, Veronika, Parzefall, Christopher, Harrar, Klaus, Kreuzer, Andreas, Pilsl, Ludwig and Ruther, Joachim (2013) Larvae of the parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa sanitize their host, the American cockroach, with a blend of antimicrobials. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (4), pp. 1369-1374. Fulltext not available.

Salem, Hassan , Kreutzer, Elisabeth, Sudakaran, Sailendharan and Kaltenpoth, Martin (2013) Actinobacteria as essential symbionts in firebugs and cotton stainers (Hemiptera, Pyrrhocoridae). Environmental Microbiology 15 (7), pp. 1956-1968. Fulltext not available.

Lazzari, Claudio R., Uma, Divya, Durkee, Caitlin, Herzner, Gudrun and Weiss, Martha (2013) Double Deception: Ant-Mimicking Spiders Elude Both Visually- and Chemically-Oriented Predators. PLoS ONE 8 (11), e79660. Fulltext not available.

Radmacher, Sabine (2012) Temperature effects on the development in the solitary bee Osmia bicornis (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) - Development time, brain microstructure, and cognitive abilities. PhD, Universität Regensburg.

Weissel, N., Mitesser, O. , Poethke, H.-J. and Strohm, E. (2012) Availability and depletion of fat reserves in halictid foundress queens with a focus on solitary nest founding. Insectes Sociaux 59 (1), pp. 67-74. Fulltext not available.

Raine, Nigel E., Kautz, Stefanie, Ballhorn, Daniel J., Kroiss, Johannes, Pauls, Steffen U. , Moreau, Corrie S., Eilmus, Sascha, Strohm, Erhard and Heil, Martin (2012) Host Plant Use by Competing Acacia-Ants: Mutualists Monopolize While Parasites Share Hosts. PLoS ONE 7 (5), e37691. Fulltext not available.

Kaltenpoth, Martin, Yildirim, Erol, Gürbüz, M. Faruk, Herzner, Gudrun and Strohm, Erhard (2012) Refining the Roots of the Beewolf-Streptomyces Symbiosis: Antennal Symbionts in the Rare Genus Philanthinus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78 (3), pp. 822-827. Fulltext not available.

Herzner, Gudrun, Engl, Tobias and Strohm, Erhard (2011) Cryptic combat against competing microbes is a costly component of parental care in a digger wasp. Animal Behaviour 82 (2), pp. 321-328. Fulltext not available.

Radmacher, Sabine and Strohm, Erhard (2011) Effects of constant and fluctuating temperatures on the development of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Apidologie 42 (6), pp. 711-720. Fulltext not available.

STROHM, ERHARD (2011) How can cleptoparasitic drosophilid flies emerge from the closed brood cells of the red Mason bee? Physiological Entomology 36 (1), pp. 77-83. Fulltext not available.

Herzner, Gudrun, Ruther, Joachim, Goller, Stephan, Schulz, Stefan , Goettler, Wolfgang and Strohm, Erhard (2011) Structure, chemical composition and putative function of the postpharyngeal gland of the emerald cockroach wasp, Ampulex compressa (Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae). Zoology 114 (1), pp. 36-45. Fulltext not available.

Radmacher, Sabine and Strohm, Erhard (2010) Factors affecting offspring body size in the solitary beeOsmia bicornis(Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Apidologie 41 (2), pp. 169-177. Fulltext not available.

Strohm, E., Kaltenpoth, M. and Herzner, G. (2010) Is the postpharyngeal gland of a solitary digger wasp homologous to ants? Evidence from chemistry and physiology. Insectes Sociaux 57 (3), pp. 285-291. Fulltext not available.

Roeser-Mueller, Kerstin, Strohm, Erhard and Kaltenpoth, Martin (2010) Larval Rearing Temperature Influences Amount and Composition of the Marking Pheromone of the Male Beewolf,Philanthus triangulum. Journal of Insect Science 10 (74), pp. 1-16. Fulltext not available.

Kaltenpoth, Martin, Goettler, Wolfgang, Koehler, Sabrina and Strohm, Erhard (2010) Life cycle and population dynamics of a protective insect symbiont reveal severe bottlenecks during vertical transmission. Evolutionary Ecology 24 (2), pp. 463-477. Fulltext not available.

Kroiss, Johannes, Lechner, Klaus and Strohm, Erhard (2010) Male territoriality and mating system in the European beewolf Philanthus triangulum F. (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae): evidence for a “hotspot” lek polygyny. Journal of Ethology 28 (2), pp. 295-304. Fulltext not available.

KALTENPOTH, MARTIN, SCHMITT, THOMAS, POLIDORI, CARLO , KOEDAM, DIRK and STROHM, ERHARD (2010) Symbiotic streptomycetes in antennal glands of the South American digger wasp genus Trachypus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). Physiological Entomology 35 (2), pp. 196-200. Fulltext not available.

Kroiss, Johannes, Kaltenpoth, Martin, Schneider, Bernd, Schwinger, Maria-Gabriele, Hertweck, Christian , Maddula, Ravi Kumar, Strohm, Erhard and Svatoš, Aleš (2010) Symbiotic streptomycetes provide antibiotic combination prophylaxis for wasp offspring. Nature Chemical Biology 6 (4), pp. 261-263. Fulltext not available.

Kroiß, Johannes (2009) Chemical attraction and deception. Intra- and interspecific communication in Hymenoptera. PhD, Universität Regensburg.

Göttler, Wolfgang (2009) Functional morphology in aculeate Hymenoptera: unique glands and buffered brains. PhD, Universität Regensburg.

Kroiss, Johannes, Strohm, Erhard, Vandenbem, Cédric and Vigneron, Jean-Pol (2009) An epicuticular multilayer reflector generates the iridescent coloration in chrysidid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae). Naturwissenschaften 96 (8), pp. 983-986. Fulltext not available.

Kaltenpoth, Martin, Schmitt, Thomas and Strohm, Erhard (2009) Hydrocarbons in the antennal gland secretion of female European beewolves, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). Chemoecology 19 (4), pp. 219-225. Fulltext not available.

Kaltenpoth, Martin, Winter, Sigrid A. and Kleinhammer, Aljoscha (2009) Localization and transmission route of Coriobacterium glomerans, the endosymbiont of pyrrhocorid bugs. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 69 (3), pp. 373-383. Fulltext not available.

KROISS, Johannes, SCHMITT, Thomas and STROHM, Erhard (2009) Low level of cuticular hydrocarbons in a parasitoid of a solitary digger wasp and its potential for concealment. Entomological Science 12 (1), pp. 9-16. Fulltext not available.

Findley, Keisha, Rodriguez-Carres, Marianela, Metin, Banu, Kroiss, Johannes, Fonseca, Álvaro , Vilgalys, Rytas and Heitman, Joseph (2009) Phylogeny and Phenotypic Characterization of PathogenicCryptococcusSpecies and Closely Related Saprobic Taxa in the Tremellales. Eukaryotic Cell 8 (3), pp. 353-361. Fulltext not available.

Weil, Tobias, Hoffmann, Katharina, Kroiss, Johannes, Strohm, Erhard and Korb, Judith (2009) Scent of a queen—cuticular hydrocarbons specific for female reproductives in lower termites. Naturwissenschaften 96 (2), pp. 315-319. Fulltext not available.

Strohm, Erhard, Kroiss, Johannes, Herzner, Gudrun, Laurien-Kehnen, Claudia, Boland, Wilhelm, Schreier, Peter and Schmitt, Thomas (2008) A cuckoo in wolves' clothing? Chemical mimicry in a specialized cuckoo wasp of the European beewolf (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae and Crabronidae). Frontiers in Zoology 5 (1). Fulltext not available.

HERZNER, GUDRUN and STROHM, ERHARD (2008) Food wrapping by females of the European Beewolf, Philanthus triangulum, retards water loss of larval provisions. Physiological Entomology 33 (2), pp. 101-109. Fulltext not available.

Kroiss, Johannes, Bordon, Susanne and Strohm, Erhard (2008) Hydrocarbons in the nest material of a solitary digger wasp represent a kairomone for a specialized cuckoo wasp. Animal Behaviour 76 (5), pp. 1555-1563. Fulltext not available.

Goettler, Wolfgang and Strohm, Erhard (2008) Mandibular glands of male European beewolves, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). Arthropod Structure & Development 37 (5), pp. 363-371. Fulltext not available.

Strohm, Erhard, Herzner, Gudrun, Kaltenpoth, Martin, Boland, Wilhelm, Schreier, Peter, Geiselhardt, Sven , Peschke, Klaus and Schmitt, Thomas (2008) The Chemistry of the Postpharyngeal Gland of Female European Beewolves. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34 (5), pp. 575-583. Fulltext not available.

Strohm, Erhard, Herzner, Gudrun and Goettler, Wolfgang (2007) A ‘social’ gland in a solitary wasp? The postpharyngeal gland of female European beewolves (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). Arthropod Structure & Development 36 (2), pp. 113-122. Fulltext not available.

Herzner, Gudrun and Strohm, Erhard (2007) Fighting fungi with physics: Food wrapping by a solitary wasp prevents water condensation. Current Biology 17 (2), R46-R47. Fulltext not available.

Herzner, Gudrun, Schmitt, Thomas, Peschke, Klaus, Hilpert, Andrea and Strohm, Erhard (2007) Food Wrapping with the Postpharyngeal Gland Secretion by Females of the European beewolf Philanthus triangulum. Journal of Chemical Ecology 33 (4), pp. 849-859. Fulltext not available.

Kaltenpoth, M. and Strohm, E. (2007) Life within insect antennae: Symbiotic bacteria protect wasp larvae against fungal infestation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 146 (4), S219. Fulltext not available.

Kaltenpoth, M. and Strohm, E. (2007) Life within insect antennae: Symbiotic bacteria protect wasp larvae against fungal infestation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 146 (4), S66-S67. Fulltext not available.

Goettler, Wolfgang, Kaltenpoth, Martin, Herzner, Gudrun and Strohm, Erhard (2007) Morphology and ultrastructure of a bacteria cultivation organ: The antennal glands of female European beewolves, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). Arthropod Structure & Development 36 (1), pp. 1-9. Fulltext not available.

Mitesser, O. , Weissel, N., Strohm, E. and Poethke, H. J. (2007) Optimal investment allocation in primitively eusocial bees: a balance model based on resource limitation of the queen. Insectes Sociaux 54 (3), pp. 234-241. Fulltext not available.

Schmitt, Thomas, Herzner, Gudrun, Weckerle, Bernhard, Schreier, Peter and Strohm, Erhard (2007) Volatiles of foraging honeybeesApis mellifera(Hymenoptera: Apidae) and their potential role as semiochemicals. Apidologie 38 (2), pp. 164-170. Fulltext not available.

Kroiss, Johannes, Schmitt, Thomas, Schreier, Peter, Strohm, Erhard and Herzner, Gudrun (2006) A Selfish Function of a “Social” Gland? A Postpharyngeal Gland Functions as a Sex Pheromone Reservoir in Males of the Solitary Wasp Philanthus triangulum. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32 (12), pp. 2763-2776. Fulltext not available.

Mitesser, Oliver , Weissel, Norbert, Strohm, Erhard and Poethke, Hans-Joachim (2006) The evolution of activity breaks in the nest cycle of annual eusocial bees: a model of delayed exponential growth. BMC Evolutionary Biology 6 (1). Fulltext not available.

Weissel, N., Mitesser, O. , Liebig, J., Poethke, H. -J. and Strohm, E. (2006) The influence of soil temperature on the nesting cycle of the halictid bee Lasioglossum malachurum. Insectes Sociaux 53 (4), pp. 390-398. Fulltext not available.

Kaltenpoth, Martin, Goettler, Wolfgang, Dale, Colin, Stubblefield, J. William, Herzner, Gudrun, Roeser-Mueller, Kerstin and Strohm, Erhard (2006) ‘Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi’, an endosymbiotic streptomycete in the antennae of Philanthus digger wasps. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56 (6), pp. 1403-1411. Fulltext not available.

Herzner, Gudrun, Schmitt, Thomas, Linsenmair, K. Eduard and Strohm, Erhard (2005) Prey recognition by females of the European beewolf and its potential for a sensory trap. Animal Behaviour 70 (6), pp. 1411-1418. Fulltext not available.

Homberg, Uwe and Paech, Agnes (2002) Ultrastructure and orientation of ommatidia in the dorsal rim area of the locust compound eye. Arthropod Structure & Development 30 (4), pp. 271-280. Fulltext not available.