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Applied Soil Ecology 42:31-36. Gossner, M. M. 2009. Light intensity affects spatial distribution of Heteroptera in deciduous forests. European Journal of Entomology 106:241-252. Gossner, M. M., A. Chao, R. I. Bailey, and A. Prinzing. 2009a. Native fauna on exotic trees: phylogenetic conservatism and geographic contingency in two lineages of phytophages on two lineages of trees. American Naturalist 173:599-614. Gossner, M. M., A. Weigel, and E.-D. Schulze. 2009b. Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in Thüringen - ein Überblick. Thüringer Faunistische Abhandlungen 14:175-180. Hempel, S., C. Stein, S. B. Unsicker, C. Renker, H. Auge, W. W. Weisser, and F. Buscot. 2009. Specific bottom-up effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across a plant-herbivore-parasitoid system. Oecologia (Berlin) 160:267-277. Kigathi, R. N., S. B. Unsicker, M. Reichelt, J. Kesselmeier, J. Gershenzon, and W. W. Weisser. 2009. Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds After Herbivory from Trifolium pratense (L.) Under Laboratory and Field Conditions. Journal of Chemical Ecology 35:1335-1348. Loxdale, H. D., R. Kigathi, and W. W. Weisser. 2009. Paucity Of Microsatellite Multilocus Genotypes (Mlgs = 'Clones') In Tansy Aphids. Redia 92:51-56. Marquard, E., A. Weigelt, C. Roscher, M. Gubsch, A. Lipowsky, and B. Schmid. 2009a. Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship due to increased plant density. Journal of Ecology 97:696-704. Marquard, E., A. Weigelt, V. M. Temperton, C. Roscher, J. Schumacher, N. Buchmann, M. Fischer, W. W. Weisser, and B. Schmid. 2009b. Plant species richness and functional composition drive overyielding in a six-year grassland experiment. Ecology 90:3290-3302. Meyer, S. T., I. R. Leal, and R. Wirth. 2009. Persisting hyper-abundance of leafcutting ants (Atta spp.) at the edge of an old Atlantic Forest fragment. Biotropica 41:711-716. Nyabuga, F. N., H. D. Loxdale, T. F. Sharbel, M. Todd, and W. W. Weisser. 2009. Microsatellites from Lysiphlebus hirticornis Mackauer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a specialist primary parasitoid attacking the specialist tansy aphid, Metopeurum fuscoviride Stroyan (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:931-934. Schulze, E.-D., S. Klaus, W. Westhus, J. Wiesner, F. Fritzlar, I. Profft, C. Roscher, J. Waeldchen, and W. W. Weisser. 2009. Species Diversity in Thuringia Condition, causes, function, and future. Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung 41:365-374. Sobek, S., M. M. Gossner, C. Scherber, I. Steffan-Dewenter, and T. Tscharntke. 2009. Tree diversity drives abundance and spatiotemporal beta-diversity of true bugs (Heteroptera). Ecological Entomology 34:772-782. Zheng, C. Z., W. W. Weisser, S. A. Harri, and O. Ovaskainen. 2009. Hierarchical Metapopulation Dynamics of Two Aphid Species on a Shared Host Plant. American Naturalist 174:331-341. Ammer, U., M. Gossner, A. Gruppe, and U. Simon. 2008. Integrating tree crown science with the development of 'near-to-nature' forest management practices: Examples from Bavaria. Pages 531-549 in A. Floren and J. Schmidl, editors. Canopy Arthropod Research in Central Europe - basic and applied studies from the high frontier. bioform entomology, Nürnberg. Clement, L. W., S. C. W. Koppen, W. A. Brand, and M. Heil. 2008. Strategies of a parasite of the ant-Acacia mutualism. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62:953-962. Ebeling, A., A. M. Klein, J. Schumacher, W. W. Weisser, and T. Tscharntke. 2008. How does plant richness affect pollinator richness and temporal stability of flower visits? Oikos 117:1808-1815. Gossner, M., K. Engel, and B. Jessel. 2008. Plant and arthropod communities in young oak stands: are they determined by site history? Biodiversity and Conservation 17:3165-3180. Hatano, E., G. Kunert, S. Bartram, W. Boland, J. Gershenzon, and W. W. Weisser. 2008a. Do aphid colonies amplify their emission of alarm pheromone? Journal of Chemical Ecology 34:1149-1152. Hatano, E., G. Kunert, J. P. Michaud, and W. W. Weisser. 2008b. Chemical cues mediating aphid location by natural enemies. European Journal of Entomology 105:797-806. Kunert, G., K. Schmoock-Ortlepp, U. Reissmann, S. Creutzburg, and W. W. Weisser. 2008. The influence of natural enemies on wing induction in Aphis fabae and Megoura viciae (Hemiptera : Aphididae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 98:57-62. Milcu, A., S. Partsch, C. Scherber, W. W. Weisser, and S. Scheu. 2008. Earthworms and legumes control litter decomposition in a plant diversity gradient. Ecology 89:1872-1882. Müller, J., H. Bussler, M. Gossner, T. Rettelbach, and P. Duelli. 2008. The European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus in a national park: from pest to keystone species. Biodiversity and Conservation 17:2979-3001. Roscher, C., J. Schumacher, W. W. Weisser, and E. D. Schulze. 2008. Genetic identity affects performance of species in grasslands of different plant diversity: An experiment with Lolium perenne cultivars. Annals of Botany 102:113-125. Schwartzberg, E. G., G. Kunert, U. S. R. Roese, J. Gershenzon, and W. W. Weisser. 2008a. Alarm pheromone emission by pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, clones under predation by lacewing larvae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 128:403-409. Schwartzberg, E. G., G. Kunert, C. Stephan, A. David, U. S. R. Rose, J. Gershenzon, W. Boland, and W. W. Weisser. 2008b. Real-time analysis of alarm pheromone emission by the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) under predation. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34:76-81. Schwartzberg, E. G., G. Kunert, S. A. Westerlund, K. H. Hoffmann, and W. W. Weisser. 2008c. Juvenile hormone titres and winged offspring production do not correlate in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum. Journal of Insect Physiology 54:1332-1336. Specht, J., C. Scherber, S. B. Unsicker, G. Koehler, and W. W. Weisser. 2008. Diversity and beyond: plant functional identity determines herbivore performance. Journal of Animal Ecology 77:1047-1055. Stein, C., H. Auge, M. Fischer, W. W. Weisser, and D. Prati. 2008. Dispersal and seed limitation affect diversity and productivity of montane grasslands. Oikos 117:1469-1478. Unsicker, S. B., G. Kohler, J. Linz, C. Stein, and W. W. Weisser. 2008a. Colour morph related performance in the meadow grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus (Orthoptera, Acrididae). Ecological Entomology 33:631-637. Unsicker, S. B., A. Oswald, G. Köhler, and W. W. Weisser. 2008b. Complementary effects through diatary mixing enhance the performance of a generalist herbivore. Oecologia 156:313-324. Irvin, M. E., G. Kampmeier, and W. W. Weisser. 2007. Aphid movement: Process and consequences. Pages 153-186 in H. F. Van Emden and R. Harrington, editors. Aphid as Crop Pests. CAB International, Wallingford. Kunert, G., J. Trautsch, and W. W. Weisser. 2007. Density dependence of the alarm pheromone effect in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Sternorrhyncha : Aphididae). European Journal of Entomology 104:47-50. Lushai, G. and H. D. Loxdale. 2007. The potential role of chromosome telomere resetting consequent upon sex in the population dynamics of aphids: An hypothesis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 90:719-728. Mwangi, P. N., M. Schmitz, C. Scherber, C. Roscher, J. Schumacher, M. SchererLorenzen, W. W. Weisser, and B. Schmid. 2007. Niche pre-emption increases with species richness in experimental plant communities. Journal of Ecology 95:65-78. Oelmann, Y., Y. Kreutziger, V. M. Temperton, N. Buchmann, C. Roscher, J. Schumacher, E. D. Schulze, W. W. Weisser, and W. Wilcke. 2007a. Nitrogen and phosphorus budgets in experimental grasslands of variable diversity. Journal of Environmental Quality 36:396-407. Oelmann, Y., W. Wilcke, V. M. Temperton, N. Buchmann, C. Roscher, J. Schumacher, E. D. Schulze, and W. W. Weisser. 2007b. Soil and plant nitrogen pools as related to plant diversity in an experimental grassland. Soil Science Society of America Journal 71:720-729. Rauch, G. and W. W. Weisser. 2007. Local and spatial dynamics of a host-parasitoid system in a field experiment. Basic and Applied Ecology 8:89-95. Roscher, C., J. Schumacher, W. W. Weisser, B. Schmid, and E. D. Schulze. 2007. Detecting the role of individual species for overyielding in experimental grassland communities composed of potentially dominant species. Oecologia 154:535-549. Wagner, M., A. Kahmen, H. Schlumprecht, V. Audorff, J. Perner, N. Buchmann, and W. W. Weisser. 2007. Prediction of herbage yield in grassland: How well do Ellenberg N-values perform? Applied Vegetation Science 10:15-24. Scherber, C., A. Milcu, S. Partsch, S. Scheu, and W. W. Weisser. 2006a. The effects of plant diversity and insect herbivory on performance of individual plant species in experimental grassland. Journal of Ecology 94:922-931. Scherber, C., P. N. Mwangi, V. M. Temperton, C. Roscher, J. Schumacher, B. Schmid, and W. W. Weisser. 2006b. Effects of plant diversity on invertebrate herbivory in experimental grassland. Oecologia 147:489-500. Unsicker, S. B., N. Baer, A. Kahmen, M. Wagner, N. Buchmann, and W. W. Weisser. 2006. Invertebrate herbivory along a gradient of plant species diversity in extensively managed grasslands. Oecologia 150:233-246. Kahmen, A., J. Perner, V. Audorff, W. W. Weisser, and N. Buchmann. 2005. Effects of plant diversity, community composition and environmental parameters on productivity in montane European grasslands. Oecologia 142:606-615. Kunert, G., S. Otto, U. S. R. Rose, J. Gershenzon, and W. W. Weisser. 2005. Alarm pheromone mediates production of winged dispersal morphs in aphids. Ecology Letters 8:596-603. Kunert, G. and W. W. Weisser. 2005. The importance of antennae for pea aphid wing induction in the presence of natural enemies. Bulletin of Entomological Research 95:125-131. Perner, J., C. Wytrykush, A. Kahmen, N. Buchmann, I. Egerer, S. Creutzburg, N. Odat, V. Audorff, and W. W. Weisser. 2005. Effects of plant diversity, plant productivity and habitat parameters on arthropod abundance in montane European grasslands. Ecography 28:429-442. Roscher, C., V. M. Temperton, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, M. Schmitz, J. Schumacher, B. Schmid, N. Buchmann, W. W. Weisser, and E. D. Schulze. 2005. Overyielding in experimental grassland communities - irrespective of species pool or spatial scale. Ecology Letters 8:419-429. Unsicker, S. B., C. Renker, A. Kahmen, S. Spindler, N. Buchmann, and W. W. Weisser. 2005. Testing the efficiency of three N-15-labeled nitrogen compounds for indirect labeling of grasshoppers via plants in the field. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 116:219-226. Weisser, W. W. and S. A. Harri. 2005. Colonisations and extinctions at multiple spatial scales: a case study in monophagous herbivores. Annales Zoologici Fennici 42:363-377. Massonnet, B., N. Leterme, J.-C. Simon, and W. W. Weisser. 2004. Microsatellite analysis of genetic variation within and between three populations of the aphid Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria in the Alsace region, France. Pages 253-259 in J.-C. Simon, C. A. Dedryer, C. Rispe, and M. Hullé, editors. Aphids in a new millenium. INRA Editions. Massonnet, B. and W. W. Weisser. 2004. Patterns of genetic differention between populations of the specialized herbivore Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Homoptera, Aphididae). Heredity 93:577-584. Roscher, C., J. Schumacher, J. Baade, W. Wilcke, G. Gleixner, W. W. Weisser, B. Schmid, and E. D. Schulze. 2004. The role of biodiversity for element cycling and trophic interactions: an experimental approach in a grassland community. Basic and Applied Ecology 5:107-121. Siemann, E., W. P. Carson, W. E. Rogers, and W. W. Weisser. 2004. Reducing herbivory using insecticides. Insects and Ecosystem Function 173:303-327. Siemann, E. and W. W. Weisser. 2004. Testing the role of insects in ecosystem functioning. Insects and Ecosystem Function 173:383-401. Sloggett, J. J. and W. W. Weisser. 2004. A general mechanism for predator- and parasitoid-induced dispersal in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris). Pages 79-85 in 6th International Symposium on Aphids, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Rennes, France. Voelckel, C., W. W. Weisser, and I. T. Baldwin. 2004. An analysis of plant-aphid interactions by different microarray hybridization strategies. Molecular Ecology 13:3187-3195. Weisser, W. W. and E. Siemann, editors. 2004a. Insects and ecosystem function. Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, Berlin. Weisser, W. W. and E. Siemann. 2004b. The various effects of insects on ecosystem functioning. Pages 3-19 in W. W. Weisser and E. Siemann, editors. Insects and Ecosystem Function. Springer Ecological Studies, Berlin. Kunert, G. and W. W. Weisser. 2003. The interplay between density- and traitmediated effects in predator-prey interactions: a case study in aphid wing polymorphism. Oecologia 135:304-312. Li, S., P. Falabella, S. Giannantonio, P. Fanti, D. Battaglia, M. C. Digilio, W. Völkl, J. J. Sloggett, W. Weisser, and F. Pennacchio. 2002. Pea aphid clonal resistance to the endophagous parasitoid Aphidius ervi. Journal of Insect Physiology 48:971-980. Massonnet, B., N. Leterme, J. C. Simon, and W. W. Weisser. 2002a. Characterization of microsatellite loci in the aphid species Metopeurum fuscoviride (Homoptera, Aphididae). Molecular Ecology Notes 2:127-129. Massonnet, B., J. C. Simon, and W. W. Weisser. 2002b. Metapopulation structure of the specialized herbivore Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Homoptera, Aphididae). Molecular Ecology 11:2511-2521. Rauch, G., J. C. Simon, B. Chaubet, L. Haack, T. Flatt, and W. W. Weisser. 2002. The influence of ant-attendance on aphid behaviour investigated with the electrical penetration graph technique. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 102:13-20. Sloggett, J. J. and W. W. Weisser. 2002. Parasitoids induce production of the dispersal morph of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum. Oikos 98:323-333. Weisser, W. W. 2001a. Predation and the evolution of dispersal. Pages 261-280 in I. P. Woiwod, D. R. Reynolds, and C. D. Thomas, editors. Insect movement: Mechanisms and consequences. CABI Publishing, Oxon, New York, Wallingford. Braendle, C. and W. W. Weisser. 2001. Variation in escape behavior of red and green clones of the pea aphid. Journal of Insect Behavior 14:497-509. Massonnet, B., N. Leterme, J.-C. Simon, and W. W. Weisser. 2001. Characterization of microsatellite loci in the aphid species Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Homoptera, Aphididae). Molecular Ecology Notes 1:14-15. Stadler, B., K. Fiedler, T. J. Kawecki, and W. W. Weisser. 2001. Costs and benefits for phytophagous myrmecophiles: when ants are not always available. Oikos 92:467-478. Weisser, W. W. and C. Braendle. 2001. Body colour and genetic variation in winged morph production in the pea aphid. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 99:217-223. Weisser, W. W., K. D. McCoy, and T. Boulinier. 2001. Parasitism and predation as causes of dispersal. Page 168 in J. Clobert, E. Danchin, A. A. Dhondt, and J. D. Nichols, editors. Causes, consequenses and mechanisms of dispersal at the individual, population and community level. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Welch, V. L., J. J. Sloggett, K. M. Webberley, and G. D. D. Hurst. 2001. Short-range clinal variation in the prevalence of a sexually transmitted fungus associated with urbanisation. Ecological Entomology 26:547-550. Flatt, T. and W. W. Weisser. 2000. The effects of mutualistic ants on aphid life history traits. Ecology 81:3522-3529. Minoretti, N. and W. W. Weisser. 2000. The impact of individual ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata, Coleoptera : Coccinellidae) cell aphid colonies. European Journal of Entomology 97:475-479. Weisser, W. W. 2000a. The effects of predation on dispersal. Pages 180-188 in J. Clobert, J. D. Nichols, E. Danchin, and A. Dhondt, editors. Causes, consequences and mechansisms of dispersal at the individual, population and community level. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. Weisser, W. W. 2000b. Metapopulation dynamics in an aphid-parasitoid system. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 97:83-92. Dieckmann, U., B. O'Hara, and W. Weisser. 1999. The evolutionary ecology of dispersal. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 14:88-90. Weisser, W. W., C. Braendle, and N. Minoretti. 1999. Predator-induced morphological shift in the pea aphid. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 266:1175-1181. Ebert, D., R. J. H. Payne, and W. W. Weisser. 1997. The epidemiology of parasitic diseases in Daphnia. Pages 91-111 in K. Dettner, G. Bauer, and W. Völkl, editors. Vertical food web interactions: Evolutionary patterns and driving forces. Springer, Heidelberg,. Ebert, D. and W. W. Weisser. 1997. Optimal killing for obligate killers: The evolution of life histories and virulence of semelparous parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 264:985-991. Weisser, W. W., V. A. A. Jansen, and M. P. Hassell. 1997a. The effects of a pool of dispersers on host-parasitoid systems. Journal of Theoretical Biology 189:413425. Weisser, W. W. and W. Völkl. 1997. Dispersal in the aphid parasitoid, Lysiphlebus cardui (Marshall) (Hym., Aphidiidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 121:2328. Weisser, W. W., W. Volkl, and M. P. Hassell. 1997b. The importance of adverse weather conditions for behaviour and population ecology of an aphid parasitoid. Journal of Animal Ecology 66:386-400. Weisser, W. W., H. B. Wilson, and M. P. Hassell. 1997c. Interference among parasitoids: A clarifying note. Oikos 79:173-178. Schaffer, N. and W. W. Weisser. 1996. A strategy for the conservation of the corncrake Crex Crex. Journal Fur Ornithologie 137:53-75. Schäffer, N. and W. W. Weisser. 1996. Grassland management and conservation of Corncrake (Crex crex). Journal of Ornithology 137:53-75. Weisser, W. W. and M. P. Hassell. 1996a. Animals 'on the move' stabilize hostparasitoid systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series BBiological Sciences 263:749-754. Weisser, W. W. and M. P. Hassell. 1996b. Heterogeneity and population dynamics in a host-parasitoid system. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 77:474. Weisser, W. W. 1995. Within-Patch Foraging Behavior Of The Aphid Parasitoid Aphidius-Funebris - Plane Architecture, Host Behavior, And Individual Variation. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 76:133-141. Stadler, B., W. W. Weisser, and A. I. Houston. 1994. Defense Reactions In Aphids The Influence Of State And Future Reproductive Success. Journal of Animal Ecology 63:419-430. Weisser, W. W. 1994. Age-Dependent Foraging Behavior And Host-Instar Preference Of The Aphid Parasitoid Lysiphlebus-Cardui. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 70:1-10. Weisser, W. W., A. I. Houston, and W. Volkl. 1994. Foraging Strategies In Solitary Parasitoids - The Trade-Off Between Female And Offspring Mortality Risks. Evolutionary Ecology 8:587-597. Weisser, W. W. and B. Stadler. 1994. Phenotypic Plasticity And Fitness In Aphids. European Journal of Entomology 91:71-78. McNamara, J. M., A. I. Houston, and W. W. Weisser. 1993. Combining Prey Choice And Patch Use - What Does Rate-Maximizing Predict. Journal of Theoretical Biology 164:219-238. Weisser, W. W. 1993. A General-Approach To Oviposition Strategies In Solitary Parasitoids. European Journal of Entomology 90:429-434.