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h-index: 40
Works: 128
Citations: 4,045

Most-cited papers

Plant–Plant Signaling: Ethylene Synergizes Volatile Emission In Zea mays Induced by Exposure to (Z)-3-Hexen-1-ol
J. Ruther, Sven Kleier
2005Journal of Chemical Ecology201 citations
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Behavioural and genetic analyses of Nasonia shed light on the evolution of sex pheromones
O. Niehuis, Jan Buellesbach, J. D. Gibson, D. Pothmann +6 more
2013Nature135 citations
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Characterization of a Female-Produced Courtship Pheromone in the Parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis
S. Steiner, Nadin Hermann, J. Ruther
2006Journal of Chemical Ecology127 citations
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A male sex pheromone in a parasitic wasp and control of the behavioral response by the female's mating status
J. Ruther, L. M. Stahl, S. Steiner, L. Garbe +1 more
2007Journal of Experimental Biology102 citations Open access
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Quantity matters: male sex pheromone signals mate quality in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis
J. Ruther, Michael Matschke, L. Garbe, S. Steiner
2009Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences100 citations Open access
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Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: biosynthetic constraints and eco-evolutionary implications.
R. Junker, J. Kuppler, L. Amo, J. Blande +36 more
2018New Phytologist98 citations Open access
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Sublethal doses of imidacloprid disrupt sexual communication and host finding in a parasitoid wasp
Lars Tappert, T. Pokorny, J. Hofferberth, J. Ruther
2017Scientific Reports85 citations Open access
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The composition of carcass volatile profiles in relation to storage time and climate conditions.
J. Kasper, R. Mumm, J. Ruther
2012Forensic Science International69 citations Open access
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Deciphering the signature of cuticular lipids with contact sex pheromone function in a parasitic wasp
Stephan Kühbandner, Sergej Sperling, K. Mori, J. Ruther
2012Journal of Experimental Biology67 citations Open access
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A hormone-related female anti-aphrodisiac signals temporary infertility and causes sexual abstinence to synchronize parental care
Katharina C. Engel, J. Stökl, Rebecca Schweizer, H. Vogel +3 more
2016Nature Communications66 citations Open access
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Female sex pheromone in immature insect males—a case of pre-emergence chemical mimicry?
S. Steiner, J. Steidle, J. Ruther
2005Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology64 citations
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How parasitoid females produce sexy sons: a causal link between oviposition preference, dietary lipids and mate choice in Nasonia
Birgit Blaul, J. Ruther
2011Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences63 citations Open access
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A nonspecific defensive compound evolves into a competition avoidance cue and a female sex pheromone
Ingmar Weiss, T. Rössler, J. Hofferberth, M. Brümmer +2 more
2013Nature Communications62 citations Open access
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Emission of Herbivore-induced Volatiles in Absence of a Herbivore - Response of Zea mays to Green Leaf Volatiles and Terpenoids
J. Ruther, B. Fürstenau
2005Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C - A Journal of Biosciences61 citations Open access
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as contact sex pheromone in the parasitoid Dibrachys cavus
J. Ruther, Mathias Döring, S. Steiner
201159 citations
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4-Methylquinazoline is a Minor Component of the Male Sex Pheromone in Nasonia vitripennis
J. Ruther, S. Steiner, L. Garbe
2007Journal of Chemical Ecology58 citations
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An epoxide hydrolase involved in the biosynthesis of an insect sex attractant and its use to localize the production site
M. Abdel-latief, L. Garbe, M. Koch, J. Ruther
2008Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America55 citations Open access
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Mechanism and Behavioral Context of Male Sex Pheromone Release in Nasonia vitripennis
S. Steiner, J. Ruther
2009Journal of Chemical Ecology54 citations
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Mating with sperm‐depleted males does not increase female mating frequency in the parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus
S. Steiner, Nina Henrich, J. Ruther
200851 citations
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Host habitat assessment by a parasitoid using fungal volatiles
S. Steiner, Daniel Erdmann, J. Steidle, J. Ruther
2007Frontiers in Zoology51 citations Open access
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Larvae of the parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa sanitize their host, the American cockroach, with a blend of antimicrobials
Gudrun Herzner, Anja Schlecht, Veronika Dollhofer, Christopher Parzefall +4 more
2013Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America50 citations Open access
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Novel Insights into Pheromone‐Mediated Communication in Parasitic Hymenopterans
J. Ruther
201348 citations
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Oleic acid is a precursor of linoleic acid and the male sex pheromone in Nasonia vitripennis.
Birgit Blaul, R. Steinbauer, Philipp E. Merkl, R. Merkl +2 more
2014Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology45 citations
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Behavioural switch in the sex pheromone response of Nasonia vitripennis females is linked to receptivity signalling
J. Ruther, K. Thal, Birgit Blaul, S. Steiner
201045 citations
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How important is sex for females of a haplodiploid species under local mate competition
S. Steiner, J. Ruther
200945 citations
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Courtship Pheromones in Parasitic Wasps: Comparison of Bioactive and Inactive Hydrocarbon Profiles by Multivariate Statistical Methods
S. Steiner, R. Mumm, J. Ruther
2007Journal of Chemical Ecology44 citations Open access
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Chemical Ecology of the Parasitoid Wasp Genus Nasonia (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae)
Magdalena M. Mair, J. Ruther
2019Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution42 citations Open access
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Olfactory host finding, intermediate memory and its potential ecological adaptation in Nasonia vitripennis
Daria Schurmann, J. Collatz, S. Hagenbucher, J. Ruther +1 more
2009Die Naturwissenschaften42 citations
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Costs of female odour in males of the parasitic wasp Lariophagus distinguendus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
J. Ruther, S. Steiner
2008Die Naturwissenschaften40 citations
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Body size influences male pheromone signals but not the outcome of mating contests in Nasonia vitripennis
Birgit Blaul, J. Ruther
201239 citations
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The attraction of virgin female hide beetles (Dermestes maculatus) to cadavers by a combination of decomposition odour and male sex pheromones
C. von Hoermann, J. Ruther, M. Ayasse
2012Frontiers in Zoology38 citations Open access
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Stereoselective Chemical Defense in the Drosophila Parasitoid Leptopilina heterotoma is Mediated by (−)-Iridomyrmecin and (+)-Isoiridomyrmecin
J. Stökl, J. Hofferberth, Maria Pritschet, M. Brümmer +1 more
2012Journal of Chemical Ecology38 citations
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Host-associated kairomones used for habitat orientation in the parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
S. Steiner, J. Steidle, J. Ruther
200736 citations
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Varying importance of cuticular hydrocarbons and iridoids in the species-specific mate recognition pheromones of three closely related Leptopilina species
Ingmar Weiss, J. Hofferberth, J. Ruther, J. Stökl
2015Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution35 citations Open access
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Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Contact Sex Pheromone in the Parasitoid Wasp Urolepis rufipes
Josef Würf, T. Pokorny, Johannes Wittbrodt, J. Millar +1 more
2020Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution34 citations Open access
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An insect with a delta-12 desaturase, the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis, benefits from nutritional supply with linoleic acid
B. Brandstetter, J. Ruther
2016SCIENCE NATURE34 citations
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Mating System of the European Hornet Vespa crabro: Male Seeking Strategies and Evidence for the Involvement of a Sex Pheromone
S. Spiewok, E. Schmolz, J. Ruther
2006Journal of Chemical Ecology33 citations
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Pheromone Diversification and Age-Dependent Behavioural Plasticity Decrease Interspecific Mating Costs in Nasonia
J. Ruther, J. McCaw, Lisa Böcher, D. Pothmann +1 more
2014PLoS ONE32 citations Open access
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Elucidating Structure-Bioactivity Relationships of Methyl-Branched Alkanes in the Contact Sex Pheromone of the Parasitic Wasp Lariophagus distinguendus
Stephan Kühbandner, Jan E. Bello, K. Mori, J. Millar +1 more
2013Insects29 citations Open access
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Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of Melolontha melolontha to saturated and unsaturated aliphatic alcohols
A. Reinecke, J. Ruther, M. Hilker
200529 citations
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The chemical basis of mate recognition in two parasitoid wasp species of the genus Nasonia
Magdalena M. Mair, Violeta Kmezic, S. Huber, B. Pannebakker +1 more
201727 citations Open access
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De novo biosynthesis of fatty acids from α-D-glucose in parasitoid wasps of the Nasonia group.
Lorena Prager, A. Bruckmann, J. Ruther
2019Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology26 citations
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Nest Etiquette—Where Ants Go When Nature Calls
T. Czaczkes, J. Heinze, J. Ruther
2015PLoS ONE26 citations Open access
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An Oral Male Courtship Pheromone Terminates the Response of Nasonia vitripennis Females to the Male-Produced Sex Attractant
J. Ruther, T. Hammerl
2013Journal of Chemical Ecology26 citations
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The Post-mating Switch in the Pheromone Response of Nasonia Females Is Mediated by Dopamine and Can Be Reversed by Appetitive Learning
Maria Lenschow, Michael Cordel, T. Pokorny, Magdalena M. Mair +2 more
2018Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience25 citations Open access
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Volatile Organic Compounds of Decaying Piglet Cadavers Perceived by Nicrophorus vespilloides
C. von Hoermann, J. Ruther, M. Ayasse
2016Journal of Chemical Ecology25 citations
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Functional characterisation of two Δ12-desaturases demonstrates targeted production of linoleic acid as pheromone precursor in Nasonia
F. Semmelmann, N. Kabeya, M. Malcicka, A. Bruckmann +7 more
2019Journal of Experimental Biology24 citations Open access
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De novo Synthesis of Linoleic Acid in Multiple Collembola Species
M. Malcicka, J. Ruther, J. Ellers
2017Journal of Chemical Ecology22 citations Open access
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Evaluation of a Push-Pull Approach for Aedes aegypti (L.) Using a Novel Dispensing System for Spatial Repellents in the Laboratory and in a Semi-Field Environment
U. Obermayr, J. Ruther, U. Bernier, A. Rose +1 more
2015PLoS ONE22 citations Open access
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Pheromone Communication in Nasonia vitripennis: Abdominal Sex Attractant Mediates Site Fidelity of Releasing Males
J. Ruther, K. Thal, S. Steiner
2011Journal of Chemical Ecology21 citations
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