Pine terpenoid defences in the mountain pine beetle epidemic and in other conifer pest interactions: specialized enemies are eating holes into a diverse, dynamic and durable defence system

Functional genomics of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) midguts and fat bodies

(2012) Tidiane Aw et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Transcriptome and full-length cDNA resources for the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, a major insect pest of pine forests

(2012) Christopher I. Keeling et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Spatial genetic structure of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) outbreak in western Canada: historical patterns and contemporary dispersal

(2012) G. D. N. GAYATHRI SAMARASEKERA et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Increased resin flow in mature pine trees growing under elevated CO2 and moderate soil fertility

(2012) K. A. Novick et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Differential effects of plant ontogeny and damage type on phloem and foliage monoterpenes in jack pine (Pinus banksiana)

(2012) N. Erbilgin et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Transcriptome mining, functional characterization, and phylogeny of a large terpene synthase gene family in spruce (Picea spp.)

(2011) Christopher I Keeling et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Potential for range expansion of mountain pine beetle into the boreal forest of North America

(2011) L. Safranyik et al.   CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST

Efficacy of tree defense physiology varies with bark beetle population density: a basis for positive feedback in eruptive species

(2011) Celia K. Boone et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Genetic Variation of Lodgepole Pine, Pinus contorta var. latifolia, Chemical and Physical Defenses that Affect Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, Attack and Tree Mortality

(2011) Daniel S. Ott et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Mountain pine beetle host-range expansion threatens the boreal forest

(2011) CATHERINE I. CULLINGHAM et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Evolution of Diterpene Metabolism: Sitka Spruce CYP720B4 Catalyzes Multiple Oxidations in Resin Acid Biosynthesis of Conifer Defense against Insects

(2011) B. Hamberger et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Induced Terpene Accumulation in Norway Spruce Inhibits Bark Beetle Colonization in a Dose-Dependent Manner

(2011) Tao Zhao et al.   PLoS One

Genome and transcriptome analyses of the mountain pine beetle-fungal symbiont Grosmannia clavigera, a lodgepole pine pathogen

(2011) S. DiGuistini et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Terpenoid Synthases—From Chemical Ecology and Forest Fires to Biofuels and Bioproducts

(2011) Joerg Bohlmann   STRUCTURE

Terpenoid metabolite profiling in Sitka spruce identifies association of dehydroabietic acid, (+)-3-carene, and terpinolene with resistance against white pine weevil

(2010) Jeanne A. Robert et al.   Botany

Terpenoid Biosynthesis and Specialized Vascular Cells of Conifer Defense

(2010) Katherine G. Zulak et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

An integrated genomic, proteomic and biochemical analysis of (+)-3-carene biosynthesis in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) genotypes that are resistant or susceptible to white pine weevil

(2010) Dawn E. Hall et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Targeted proteomics using selected reaction monitoring reveals the induction of specific terpene synthases in a multi-level study of methyl jasmonate-treated Norway spruce (Picea abies)

(2009) Katherine G. Zulak et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Mountain pine beetle and forest carbon feedback to climate change

(2008) W. A. Kurz et al.   NATURE