Nicole M Gerardo

Summary

Affiliation: Emory University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Aphid reproductive investment in response to mortality risks
    Seth M Barribeau
    Department of Biology, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    BMC Evol Biol 10:251. 2010
  2. ncbi Immunity and other defenses in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum
    Nicole M Gerardo
    Department of Biology, Emory University, O Wayne Rollins Research Center, 1510 E, Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Genome Biol 11:R21. 2010
  3. ncbi The power of paired genomes
    Nicole M Gerardo
    Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Mol Ecol 20:2038-40. 2011
  4. ncbi Non-immunological defense in an evolutionary framework
    Benjamin J Parker
    Department of Biology, Emory University, O Wayne Rollins Research Center, 1510 E Clifton Rd N E, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Trends Ecol Evol 26:242-8. 2011
  5. ncbi Characterisation of immune responses in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum
    Alice M Laughton
    Biology Department, Emory University, O Wayne Rollins Research Center, 1510 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    J Insect Physiol 57:830-9. 2011
  6. ncbi Escherichia coli K-12 pathogenicity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, reveals reduced antibacterial defense in aphids
    Boran Altincicek
    Department of Biology, Emory University, O Wayne Rollins Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Dev Comp Immunol 35:1091-7. 2011
  7. ncbi Aphids indirectly increase virulence and transmission potential of a monarch butterfly parasite by reducing defensive chemistry of a shared food plant
    Jacobus C de Roode
    Department of Biology, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Ecol Lett 14:453-61. 2011

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Aphid reproductive investment in response to mortality risks
    Seth M Barribeau
    Department of Biology, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    BMC Evol Biol 10:251. 2010
    ..For each challenge, we also examined whether the presence of symbionts modified the host response, as maintaining host fitness in the face of challenge would benefit both the host and its dependent bacteria...
  2. ncbi Immunity and other defenses in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum
    Nicole M Gerardo
    Department of Biology, Emory University, O Wayne Rollins Research Center, 1510 E, Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Genome Biol 11:R21. 2010
    ....
  3. ncbi The power of paired genomes
    Nicole M Gerardo
    Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Mol Ecol 20:2038-40. 2011
    ..2011) together with that of Vogel & Moran (2011) surprisingly demonstrates host dominance in defining and controlling the ecological niche of this particular symbiosis...
  4. ncbi Non-immunological defense in an evolutionary framework
    Benjamin J Parker
    Department of Biology, Emory University, O Wayne Rollins Research Center, 1510 E Clifton Rd N E, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Trends Ecol Evol 26:242-8. 2011
    ..Placing these studies into an evolutionary framework emphasizes their importance for future studies of host-parasite coevolution...
  5. ncbi Characterisation of immune responses in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum
    Alice M Laughton
    Biology Department, Emory University, O Wayne Rollins Research Center, 1510 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    J Insect Physiol 57:830-9. 2011
    ..We discuss these results in relation to recent findings from the pea aphid genome annotation project that suggest that aphids have a reduced immune gene repertoire compared to other insects...
  6. ncbi Escherichia coli K-12 pathogenicity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, reveals reduced antibacterial defense in aphids
    Boran Altincicek
    Department of Biology, Emory University, O Wayne Rollins Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Dev Comp Immunol 35:1091-7. 2011
    ..coli K-12 strains, revealing a potential role for reactive oxygen species-mediated defenses in the otherwise reduced aphid immune system...
  7. ncbi Aphids indirectly increase virulence and transmission potential of a monarch butterfly parasite by reducing defensive chemistry of a shared food plant
    Jacobus C de Roode
    Department of Biology, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Ecol Lett 14:453-61. 2011
    ..As such, indirect effects within ecological communities may drive the dynamics and evolution of parasites...