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  • 1997 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Steph B. J. Menken is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily concentrates on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a dedicated focus on subfields such as Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Social Psychology, and Developmental Biology.

The scope of Menken's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Menken has authored research papers in various publication venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • International Journal of Primatology
  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Applied Sciences
  • Folia Primatologica

Recent notable publications cover a range of topics:

  • "Spider Mites Cause More Damage to Tomato in the Dark When Induced Defenses Are Lower" (2020, Journal of Chemical Ecology)
  • "The Relationship Between Tool Use and Prey Availability in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of Northern Democratic Republic of Congo" (2020, International Journal of Primatology)
  • "Juvenile Spider Mites Induce Salicylate Defenses, but Not Jasmonate Defenses, Unlike Adults" (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • "Identification of Bioactive Plant Volatiles for the Carob Moth by Means of GC-EAD and GC-Orbitrap MS" (2021, Applied Sciences)
  • "Factors affecting nest height and ground nesting behaviour in Eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo" (2023, Folia Primatologica)

The scientist has also contributed to academic books, including a chapter in "Chapters on Interdisciplinary Research and Research Skills," published by Amsterdam University Press in 2020.

Frequent collaborators in Menken's research include:

  • Peter Roessingh
  • Thurston C. Hicks
  • Hjalmar S. Kühl
  • Christophe Boesch
  • Rachid Chafi

Recognition for Menken's contributions includes membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Genetic Variation and Outcrossing Rate in Relation to Population Size in Gentiana pneumonanthe L

    Léon E.L. Raijmann;Nico C. Van Leeuwen;Ralph Kersten;J. Gerard B. Oostermeijer

  • BIRD SPECIES AND TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH LOGGED AND UNLOGGED FOREST IN BORNEO

    Daniel F. R. Cleary;Daniel F. R. Cleary;Timothy J. B. Boyle;Titiek Setyawati;Celina D. Anggraeni

  • Sex pheromones and their potential role in the evolution of reproductive isolation in small ermine moths (Yponomeutidae)

    Christer Löfstedt;Wim M. Herrebout;Steph B. J. Menken

  • The neurotropic black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis has a possible origin in the tropical rain forest

    M. Sudhadham;S. Prakitsin;S. Sivichai;R. Chaiyarat

  • Genetical population structure in plants: gene flow between diploid sexual and triploid asexual dandelions (Taraxacum section Ruderalia).

    Steph B J Menken;Eric Smit;Hans J C M Den Nijs

  • Host race formation in Tetranychus urticae: genetic differentiation, host plant preference, and mate choice in a tomato and a cucumber strain.

    T. Gotoh;J. Bruin;M.W. Sabelis;S.B.J. Menken

  • Multiple paternity and female-biased mutation at a microsatellite locus in the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).

    W E J Hoekert;H Neuféglise;A D Schouten;S B J Menken

  • Global molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of Fusarium, a significant emerging group of human opportunists from 1958 to 2015

    Abdullah Ms Al-Hatmi;Ferry Hagen;Steph Bj Menken;Jacques F Meis

  • Spatial and temporal genetic structure of the planktonic Sagitta setosa (Chaetognatha) in European seas as revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers.

    K.T.C.A. Peijnenburg;C.Y. Fauvelot;J.A.J. Breeuwer;S.B.J. Menken

  • Variability of Bacterial Communities in the Moth Heliothis virescens Indicates Transient Association with the Host

    Heike Staudacher;Martin Kaltenpoth;Johannes A. J. Breeuwer;Steph B. J. Menken

  • Diversity and community composition of butterflies and odonates in an ENSO-induced fire affected habitat mosaic: a case study from East Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Daniel F. R. Cleary;Arne Ø. Mooers;Karl A. O. Eichhorn;Jan Van Tol

  • PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE PLANKTONIC CHAETOGNATH SAGITTA SETOSA REVEALS ISOLATION IN EUROPEAN SEAS

    Katja T. C. A. Peijnenburg;Johannes A. J. Breeuwer;Annelies C. Pierrot-Bults;Steph B. J. Menken

  • Hybridization between European and Asian dandelions (Taraxacum section Ruderalia and section Mongolica)

    Tatsuyoshi Morita;Steph B. J. Menken;Adri A. Sterk

  • Population biology and management of the marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe L.), a rare species in The Netherlands.

    J.G.B. Oostermeijer;J.C.M. den Nijs;L.E.L. Raymann;S.B.J. Menken

  • LARGE‐SCALE EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS OF HOST PLANT ASSOCIATIONS IN THE LEPIDOPTERA

    Steph B. J. Menken;Jacobus J. Boomsma;Erik J. Van Nieukerken;Erik J. Van Nieukerken

  • Pattern and process in the evolution of insect‐plant associations: Yponomeuta as an example

    Steph B. J. Menken

  • Speech-Like Rhythm in a Voiced and Voiceless Orangutan Call

    Adriano R. Lameira;Madeleine E. Hardus;Adrian M. Bartlett;Robert W. Shumaker;Robert W. Shumaker

  • Parallel responses of species and genetic diversity to El Niño Southern Oscillation-induced environmental destruction

    Daniel F. R. Cleary;Daniel F. R. Cleary;Cécile Fauvelot;Martin J. Genner;Steph B. J. Menken

  • Effects of logging on orangutan behavior

    Madeleine E. Hardus;Adriano R. Lameira;Steph B.J. Menken;Serge A. Wich

  • Molecular epidemiology of Fonsecaea species.

    Najafzadeh Mj;Sun J;Vicente Va;Klaassen Ch

  • 2007, Ecological Applications: Bird Species and Traits Associated with Logged and Unlogged Forest in Borneo

    D. F. Cleary;T. J. Boyle;T. Setyawati;C. D. Anggraeni

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel F. R. Cleary
Daniel F. R. Cleary University of Aveiro
G.S. de Hoog
G.S. de Hoog Radboud University Medical Center
Astrid T. Groot
Astrid T. Groot University of Amsterdam
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Christophe Boesch
Christophe Boesch Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Hjalmar S. Kühl
Hjalmar S. Kühl Max Planck Society
Maurice W. Sabelis
Maurice W. Sabelis University of Amsterdam
John Hart
John Hart University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Martin J. Genner
Martin J. Genner University of Bristol
David G. Heckel
David G. Heckel Max Planck Society

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