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Manfred Ayasse

Manfred Ayasse

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
10138
World Ranking
2755
National Ranking
149

Overview

Manfred Ayasse is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research subfields include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Plant Science, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several key topics such as Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

Manfred Ayasse has published numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity (2021, Nature Communications)
  • The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales (2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Temperature drives variation in flying insect biomass across a German malaise trap network (2021, Insect Conservation and Diversity)
  • Drought-induced reduction in flower size and abundance correlates with reduced flower visits by bumble bees (2021, AoB Plants)
  • Can multi-taxa diversity in European beech forest landscapes be increased by combining different management systems? (2020, Journal of Applied Ecology)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Hannah Burger, with 15 joint publications
  • Jonas Kuppler, with 13 joint publications
  • Wolfgang W. Weisser, with 12 joint publications
  • Martin M. Goßner, with 10 joint publications
  • Paulo Milet-Pinheiro, with 9 joint publications

Publications by Manfred Ayasse are often found in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (6 publications)
  • Insects (4 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Ecology (3 publications)
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (3 publications)
  • Ecology and Evolution (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Orchid pollination by sexual swindle

    Florian P. Schiestl;Manfred Ayasse;Hannes F. Paulus;Christer Löfstedt

  • MATING BEHAVIOR AND CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION IN THE ORDER HYMENOPTERA

    Manfred Ayasse;Robert Paxton;J. Tengo

  • EVOLUTION OF REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN THE SEXUALLY DECEPTIVE ORCHID OPHRYS SPHEGODES: HOW DOES FLOWER-SPECIFIC VARIATION OF ODOR SIGNALS INFLUENCE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS?

    Manfred Ayasse;Florian P. Schiestl;Hannes F. Paulus;Christer Löfstedt

  • Pollinator attraction in a sexually deceptive orchid by means of unconventional chemicals

    Manfred Ayasse;Florian P. Schiestl;Hannes F. Paulus;Fernando Ibarra

  • Sex pheromone mimicry in the early spider orchid (Ophrys sphegodes): patterns of hydrocarbons as the key mechanism for pollination by sexual deception.

    Florian P Schiestl;Manfred Ayasse;HF Paulus;Christer Löfstedt

  • The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales

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  • Do changes in floral odor cause speciation in sexually deceptive orchids

    F. P. Schiestl;M. Ayasse

  • Orchids Mimic Green-Leaf Volatiles to Attract Prey-Hunting Wasps for Pollination

    Jennifer Brodmann;Robert Twele;Wittko Francke;Gerald Hölzler

  • Post-pollination emission of a repellent compound in a sexually deceptive orchid: a new mechanism for maximising reproductive success?

    Florian P. Schiestl;Manfred Ayasse

  • Does she smell like a queen? Chemoreception of a cuticular hydrocarbon signal in the ant Pachycondyla inversa.

    Patrizia D'Ettorre;Jürgen Heinze;Claudia Schulz;Wittko Francke

  • Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity

    Gaëtane Le Provost;Jan Thiele;Catrin Westphal;Caterina Penone

  • Orchid Mimics Honey Bee Alarm Pheromone in Order to Attract Hornets for Pollination

    Jennifer Brodmann;Robert Twele;Wittko Francke;Luo Yi-bo

  • Host‐plant finding and recognition by visual and olfactory floral cues in an oligolectic bee

    Hannah Burger;Stefan Dötterl;Manfred Ayasse

  • Variation of Floral Scent Emission and Postpollination Changes in Individual Flowers of Ophrys sphegodes Subsp. sphegodes

    Florian P. Schiestl;Manfred Ayasse;Hannes F. Paulus;Dirk Erdmann

  • Chemical ecology and pollinator-driven speciation in sexually deceptive orchids.

    Manfred Ayasse;Johannes Stökl;Wittko Francke

  • Born in an alien nest: how do social parasite male offspring escape from host aggression?

    Patrick Lhomme;Manfred Ayasse;Irena Valterová;Thomas Lecocq

  • Smells like aphids: orchid flowers mimic aphid alarm pheromones to attract hoverflies for pollination

    Johannes Stökl;Jennifer Brodmann;Amots Dafni;Manfred Ayasse

  • Chemical Ecology of Bumble Bees

    Manfred Ayasse;Stefan Jarau

  • Relations between forest management, stand structure and productivity across different types of Central European forests

    Peter Schall;Ernst Detlef Schulze;Markus Fischer;Manfred Ayasse

  • Are there pheromonal dominance signals in the bumblebee Bombus hypnorum L (Hymenoptera, Apidae)?

    M. Ayasse;T. Marlovits;J. Tengö;T. Taghizadeh

  • Sex pheromone mimicry in the early spider orchid (Ophrys sphegodes): patterns of hydrocarbons as the key mechanism for pollination by sexual deception A Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology

    F.P. Schiestl;M. Ayasse;H.F. Paulus;C. Lofstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Wittko Francke
Wittko Francke Universität Hamburg
Stefan Dötterl
Stefan Dötterl University of Salzburg
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Elisabeth K. V. Kalko
Elisabeth K. V. Kalko University of Ulm
Stefan Schulz
Stefan Schulz Technische Universität Braunschweig
Robert J. Paxton
Robert J. Paxton Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Florian P. Schiestl
Florian P. Schiestl University of Zurich
Salvatore Cozzolino
Salvatore Cozzolino University of Naples Federico II
Bill S. Hansson
Bill S. Hansson Max Planck Society
Michael Hrncir
Michael Hrncir Universidade de São Paulo

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