Associated Departments

Entomology

Scholars@UK

Physiology of crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana), associated with seasonally altered cold tolerance

Wang, Z., Chen, Y., Diaz, R. & Laine, R. A., Jan 2019, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 112, p. 1-8 8 p.

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Regulation of insect cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis

Wang, Z., Andika, I. P. & Chung, H., Feb 2025, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 67, 101287.

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ebony Affects Pigmentation Divergence and Cuticular Hydrocarbons in Drosophila americana and D. novamexicana

Lamb, A. M., Wang, Z., Simmer, P., Chung, H. & Wittkopp, P. J., Jun 30 2020, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8, 184.

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Identification and gene expression analysis of the Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide Receptor (PBANR) from the ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Luo, M., Zhou, X. C., Wang, Z., Chen, J. X., Chung, H. & Wei, H. Y., Mar 1 2019, In: Journal of Insect Science. 19, 2, iez033.

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Crapemyrtle bark scale: A new threat for crapemyrtles, a popular landscape plant in the U.S

Wang, Z., Chen, Y., Gu, M., Vafaie, E., Merchant, M. & Diaz, R., Dec 2016, In: Insects. 7, 4, 78.

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Thermal Tolerance and Prediction of Northern Distribution of the Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)

Wang, Z., Chen, Y. & Diaz, R., Jun 7 2019, In: Environmental Entomology. 48, 3, p. 641-648 8 p.

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Evolution of a fatty acyl–CoA elongase underlies desert adaptation in Drosophila

Wang, Z., Pu, J., Richards, C., Giannetti, E., Cong, H., Lin, Z. & Chung, H., 2023, In: Science advances. 9, 35, eadg0328.

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An Ozonolysis Based Method and Applications for the Non-Lethal Modification of Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons

Savage, B., Wang, Z., Chung, H., Masten, S. & Grieshop, M., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 47, 7, p. 628-641 14 p.

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Antagonistic pleiotropy can promote adaptation to patchy environments*

Wang, Z. & Cong, H., Jan 2021, In: Evolution. 75, 1, p. 197-199 3 p.

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Expressions with Aspectual Verbs Elicit Slower Reading Times than Those with Psychological Verbs: An Eye-Tracking Study in Mandarin Chinese

Ma, Y., Buccola, B., Wang, Z., Cousins, S., Godfroid, A. & Beretta, A., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 52, 1, p. 179-215 37 p.

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Effects of Winter Cover Crops on Rice Pests, Natural Enemies, and Grain Yield in a Rice Rotation System

Luo, M., Wang, Z., Yang, B., Zheng, L., Yao, Z., Ahmet Seyrek, U., Chung, H. & Wei, H., Jun 21 2019, In: Journal of Insect Science. 19, 3, iez062.

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Climate change and the genetics of insecticide resistance

Pu, J., Wang, Z. & Chung, H., Mar 1 2020, In: Pest Management Science. 76, 3, p. 846-852 7 p.

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Repression precedes independent evolutionary gains of a highly specific gene expression pattern

Pu, J., Wang, Z., Cong, H., Chin, J. S. R., Justen, J., Finet, C., Yew, J. Y. & Chung, H., Oct 26 2021, In: Cell Reports. 37, 4, 109896.

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Digest: Specialization of an insect virus to its host is contingent upon polygenic traits

Hori, T. & Wang, Z., Feb 2023, In: Evolution. 77, 2, p. 620-621 2 p.

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A review of the tawny crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva, an emergent ant invader in the southern United States: Is biological control a feasible management option?

Wang, Z., Moshman, L., Kraus, E. C., Wilson, B. E., Acharya, N. & Diaz, R., Dec 2016, In: Insects. 7, 4, 77.

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Seasonality but not photoperiodism affects pesticide toxicity to the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Yang, Z., Wang, Z., Ni, J., Da, A., Xie, D., Chung, H. & Luo, Y., Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 43, 1, p. 43-50 8 p.

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Temperature-Dependent Development and Host Range of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)

Wang, Z., Chen, Y. & Diaz, R., Apr 1 2019, In: Florida Entomologist. 102, 1, p. 181-186 6 p.

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Desiccation resistance differences in Drosophila species can be largely explained by variations in cuticular hydrocarbons

Wang, Z., Receveur, J. P., Pu, J., Cong, H., Richards, C., Liang, M. & Chung, H., Dec 2022, In: eLife. 11, e80859.

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Sociosexual environments can drive the evolution of plasticity in mating behavior

Cong, H. & Wang, Z., Jan 1 2021, In: Evolution; international journal of organic evolution. 75, 1, p. 195-196 2 p.

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