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Sybille B. Unsicker

Sybille B. Unsicker

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
6248
World Ranking
5863
National Ranking
308

Overview

Sybille B. Unsicker is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several interrelated subfields, including Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Insect Science.

The research topics covered by Sybille B. Unsicker focus largely on plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, plant parasitism and resistance, plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, as well as forest insect ecology and management. Other specific areas of interest include insect-plant interactions and control, and phytochemistry and biological activities.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Herbivory meets fungivory: insect herbivores feed on plant pathogenic fungi for their own benefit, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Structural diversity, hypothetical biosynthesis, chemical synthesis, and biological activity of Ganoderma meroterpenoids, 2023, Natural Product Reports
  • Spatial, genetic and biotic factors shape within-crown leaf trait variation and herbivore performance in a foundation tree species, 2020, Functional Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolution of Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants, 2020, Research Ideas and Outcomes
  • The multiple-mechanisms hypothesis of biodiversity-stability relationships, 2024, Basic and Applied Ecology

Sybille B. Unsicker frequently publishes in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant Biology
  • Functional Ecology
  • Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Ecology Letters

Coauthorship plays a significant role in their research, with frequent collaborators including Jonathan Gershenzon, Jörg-Peter Schnitzler, Pamela Medina-van Berkum, Nicole M. van Dam, and Caroline Müller. These collaborations have yielded multiple publications across various fields related to ecological and plant sciences.

Best Publications

  • The specificity of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in attracting herbivore enemies

    Andrea Liliana Clavijo McCormick;Sybille Unsicker;Jonathan Gershenzon

  • Protective perfumes: the role of vegetative volatiles in plant defense against herbivores.

    Sybille B Unsicker;Grit Kunert;Jonathan Gershenzon

  • Phenolic glycosides of the Salicaceae and their role as anti-herbivore defenses.

    G. Andreas Boeckler;Jonathan Gershenzon;Sybille B. Unsicker

  • NICHE COMPLEMENTARITY FOR NITROGEN: AN EXPLANATION FOR THE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING RELATIONSHIP?

    Ansgar Kahmen;Carsten Renker;Sybille B. Unsicker;Nina Buchmann

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 320–370

    P. W. Crous;M. J. Wingfield;J. Guarro;M. Hernández-Restrepo

  • The Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Direct and Indirect Defense Metabolites of Plantago lanceolata L.

    Anna Fontana;Michael Reichelt;Stefan Hempel;Jonathan Gershenzon

  • Complementarity effects through dietary mixing enhance the performance of a generalist insect herbivore

    Sybille B. Unsicker;Anett Oswald;Giinter Köhler;Wolfgang W. Weisser

  • Herbivore-induced volatile emission in black poplar: regulation and role in attracting herbivore enemies

    Andrea Clavijo Mccormick;Sandra Irmisch;Andreas Reinecke;G. Andreas Boeckler

  • Salicylic acid activates poplar defense against the biotrophic rust fungus Melampsora larici‐populina via increased biosynthesis of catechin and proanthocyanidins

    Chhana Ullah;Chung‐Jui Tsai;Sybille B. Unsicker;Liangjiao Xue

  • Little peaks with big effects: establishing the role of minor plant volatiles in plant-insect interactions

    Andrea Liliana Clavijo McCormick;Jonathan Gershenzon;Sybille Unsicker

  • Herbivore-induced poplar cytochrome P450 enzymes of the CYP71 family convert aldoximes to nitriles which repel a generalist caterpillar

    Sandra Irmisch;Andrea Liliana Clavijo McCormick;Jan Günther;Axel Schmidt

  • Emission of volatile organic compounds after herbivory from Trifolium pratense (L.) under laboratory and field conditions.

    Rose N. Kigathi;Sybille B. Unsicker;Michael Reichelt;Jürgen Kesselmeier

  • Two Herbivore-Induced Cytochrome P450 Enzymes CYP79D6 and CYP79D7 Catalyze the Formation of Volatile Aldoximes Involved in Poplar Defense

    Sandra Irmisch;Andrea Liliana Clavijo McCormick;Andreas Boeckler;Axel Schmidt

  • Specific bottom–up effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across a plant–herbivore–parasitoid system

    Stefan Hempel;Claudia Stein;Sybille B. Unsicker;Carsten Renker;Carsten Renker

  • Plant volatile emission depends on the species composition of the neighboring plant community

    Rose N. Kigathi;Rose N. Kigathi;Rose N. Kigathi;Wolfgang W. Weisser;Wolfgang W. Weisser;Michael Reichelt;Jonathan Gershenzon

  • Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: biosynthetic constraints and eco-evolutionary implications

    Robert R. Junker;Jonas Kuppler;Luisa Amo;James D. Blande

  • Species-specific responses of herbivores to within-plant and environmentally mediated between-plant variability in plant chemistry

    Bettina Gutbrodt;Silvia Dorn;Sybille B. Unsicker;Karsten Mody

  • Impact of invertebrate herbivory in grasslands depends on plant species diversity

    Claudia Stein;Sybille B. Unsicker;Ansgar Kahmen;Markus Wagner

  • Invertebrate herbivory along a gradient of plant species diversity in extensively managed grasslands

    Sybille B. Unsicker;Nadine Baer;Ansgar Kahmen;Markus Wagner

  • FITNESS RELATED DIET‐MIXING BY INTRASPECIFIC HOST‐PLANT‐SWITCHING OF SPECIALIST INSECT HERBIVORES

    Karsten Mody;Sybille B. Unsicker;K. Eduard Linsenmair

  • Floral odor bouquet loses its ant repellent properties after inhibition of terpene biosynthesis

    Robert R. Junker;Jonathan Gershenzon;Sybille B. Unsicker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Gershenzon
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Wolfgang W. Weisser
Wolfgang W. Weisser Technical University of Munich
Tobias G. Köllner
Tobias G. Köllner Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Michael Reichelt
Michael Reichelt Max Planck Society
Christiane Roscher
Christiane Roscher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Carsten Renker
Carsten Renker Natural History Museum Vienna
Ansgar Kahmen
Ansgar Kahmen University of Basel
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer Leipzig University
Nicole M. van Dam
Nicole M. van Dam Friedrich Schiller University Jena
C. Peter Constabel
C. Peter Constabel University of Victoria

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