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James H. Tumlinson is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on insect science, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and molecular biology.

Their work covers several interconnected topics, including:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions

Frequent collaborators include Gary W. Felton, Tristan M. Cofer, Feizollah A. Maleki, Irmgard Seidl-Adams, and Mônica F. Kersch-Becker. Their partnership with these coauthors reflects joint investigations in related fields of study.

James H. Tumlinson has contributed to a range of journals, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • Phytochemistry

Notable papers authored or coauthored by Tumlinson include:

  • Complex and Beautiful: Unraveling the Intricate Communication Systems Among Plants and Insects, 2022, Annual Review of Entomology
  • The dual function of elicitors and effectors from insects: reviewing the 'arms race' against plant defenses, 2021, Plant Molecular Biology
  • Herbivorous Caterpillars and the Green Leaf Volatile (GLV) Quandary, 2021, Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Ecological fitting: Chemical profiles of plant hosts provide insights on selection cues and preferences for a major buprestid pest, 2020, Phytochemistry
  • Stomatal closure prevents xylem transport of green leaf volatiles and impairs their systemic function in plants, 2023, Plant Cell & Environment

Best Publications

  • Exploitation of herbivore-induced plant odors by host-seeking parasitic wasps.

    T. C. J. Turlings;J. H. Tumlinson;W. J. Lewis

  • Herbivore-infested plants selectively attract parasitoids

    C. M. De Moraes;W. J. Lewis;P. W. Paré;H. T. Alborn

  • Plant Volatiles as a Defense against Insect Herbivores

    Paul W. Paré;James H. Tumlinson

  • An Elicitor of Plant Volatiles from Beet Armyworm Oral Secretion

    H. T. Alborn;T. C. J. Turlings;T. C. J. Turlings;T. C. J. Turlings;T. H. Jones;T. H. Jones;T. H. Jones;G. Stenhagen;G. Stenhagen;G. Stenhagen

  • Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females

    Consuelo M De Moraes;Mark C Mescher;James Homer Tumlinson

  • Airborne signals prime plants against insect herbivore attack

    Juergen Engelberth;Hans T. Alborn;Eric A. Schmelz;James H. Tumlinson;James H. Tumlinson

  • HOW CATERPILLAR-DAMAGED PLANTS PROTECT THEMSELVES BY ATTRACTING PARASITIC WASPS

    T. C. J. Turlings;J. H. Loughrin;P. J. Mccall;U. S. R. Rose

  • A total system approach to sustainable pest management

    W. J. Lewis;J. C. van Lenteren;Sharad C. Phatak;J. H. Tumlinson

  • Learning of Host-Finding Cues by Hymenopterous Parasitoids

    Ted C. L. Turlings;Felix L. Wäckers;Louise E. M. Vet;W. Joseph Lewis

  • De Novo Biosynthesis of Volatiles Induced by Insect Herbivory in Cotton Plants.

    Paul W. Pare;James H. Tumlinson

  • Diurnal cycle of emission of induced volatile terpenoids by herbivore-injured cotton plant.

    John H. Loughrin;Ara Manukian;Robert R. Heath;Ted C. J. Turlings

  • Systemic release of chemical signals by herbivore-injured corn.

    Ted C. J. Turlings;James H. Tumlinson

  • An elicitor in caterpillar oral secretions that induces corn seedlings to emit chemical signals attractive to parasitic wasps

    Ted C. J. Turlings;Philip J. McCall;Hans T. Alborn;James H. Tumlinson

  • Isolation and identification of allelochemicals that attract the larval parasitoid,Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson), to the microhabitat of one of its hosts.

    Ted C. J. Turlings;James H. Tumlinson;Robert R. Heath;Adron T. Proveaux

  • Simultaneous analysis of phytohormones, phytotoxins, and volatile organic compounds in plants

    Eric A. Schmelz;Juergen Engelberth;Hans T. Alborn;Phillip O'Donnell

  • Sex Pheromones Produced by Male Boll Weevil: Isolation, Identification, and Synthesis

    James Homer Tumlinson;D. D. Hardee;R. C. Gueldner;A. C. Thompson

  • Identification of the female Japanese beetle sex pheromone: inhibition of male response by an enantiomer.

    James Homer Tumlinson;M. G. Klein;R. E. Doolittle;T. L. Ladd

  • Volatile Semiochemicals Released from Undamaged Cotton Leaves (A Systemic Response of Living Plants to Caterpillar Damage).

    Ursula S.R. Röse;Ara Manukian;Robert R. Heath;James H. Tumlinson

  • Host detection by chemically mediated associative learning in a parasitic wasp

    W. J. Lewis;James Homer Tumlinson

  • An herbivore elicitor activates the gene for indole emission in maize

    Monika Frey;Cornelia Stettner;Paul W. Paré;Eric A. Schmelz

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter E. A. Teal
Peter E. A. Teal United States Department of Agriculture
Robert R. Heath
Robert R. Heath Agricultural Research Service
Hans T. Alborn
Hans T. Alborn United States Department of Agriculture
W. J. Lewis
W. J. Lewis Agricultural Research Service
Ted C. J. Turlings
Ted C. J. Turlings University of Neuchâtel
Eric A. Schmelz
Eric A. Schmelz University of California, San Diego
Paul W. Paré
Paul W. Paré Texas Tech University
Thomas C. Baker
Thomas C. Baker Pennsylvania State University
Louise E. M. Vet
Louise E. M. Vet Wageningen University & Research
John G. Hildebrand
John G. Hildebrand University of Arizona

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