James Tumlinson
Director of the Center for Chemical Ecology; Ralph O. Mumma Professor of Entomology
- 111 Chemical Ecol Lab
University Park, PA - jht2@psu.edu
- 814-863-1770
Research Summary
Insect chemical ecology. Plant-insect interactions. Insect attractants.
Huck Institutes Affiliations
Most Recent Papers
Elevated carbon dioxide reduces emission of herbivore-induced volatiles in Zea mays
Anna Block, Martha M. Vaughan, Shawn A. Christensen, Hans T. Alborn, James H. Tumlinson, 2017, Plant Cell and Environment on p. 1725-1734
The impact of hive type on the behavior and health of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) in Kenya
Alexander McMenamin, Fiona Mumoki, Maryann Frazier, Joseph Kilonzo, Bernard Mweu, Tracey Baumgarten, Harland Patch, Baldwyn Torto, Daniel Masiga, James Tumlinson, Christina Grozinger, Elliud Muli, 2017, Apidologie on p. 703-715
Variation in the Volatile Profiles of Black and Manchurian Ash in Relation to Emerald Ash Borer Oviposition Preferences
Chad M. Rigsby, Nathaniel B. McCartney, Daniel A. Herms, James H. Tumlinson, Don Cipollini, 2017, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 831-842
Mechanisms and time course of menthol-induced cutaneous vasodilation
Daniel H. Craighead, Nathaniel B. McCartney, James H. Tumlinson, Lacy M. Alexander, 2017, Microvascular Research on p. 43-47
The invasive American weed parthenium hysterophorus can negatively impact malaria control in Africa
Vincent O. Nyasembe, Xavier Cheseto, Fatma Kaplan, Woodbridge A. Foster, Peter E.A. Teal, James H. Tumlinson, Christian Borgemeister, Baldwyn Torto, 2015, PloS one
A small, differentially regulated family of farnesyl diphosphate synthases in maize (Zea mays) provides farnesyl diphosphate for the biosynthesis of herbivore-induced sesquiterpenes
Annett Richter, Irmgard Seidl-Adams, Tobias G. Köllner, Claudia Schaff, James H. Tumlinson, Jörg Degenhardt, 2015, Planta on p. 1351-1361
Emission of herbivore elicitor-induced sesquiterpenes is regulated by stomatal aperture in maize (Zea mays) seedlings
I. Seidl-Adams, A. Richter, K. B. Boomer, N. Yoshinaga, J. Degenhardt, J. H. Tumlinson, 2015, Plant, Cell and Environment on p. 23-34
Evaluation of the distribution and impacts of parasites, pathogens, and pesticides on honey bee (apis mellifera) populations in east Africa
Elliud Muli, Harland Patch, Maryann Frazier, James Frazier, Baldwyn Torto, Tracey Baumgarten, Joseph Kilonzo, James Ng ang a. Kimani, Fiona Mumoki, Daniel Masiga, James Tumlinson, Christina Grozinger, 2014, PLoS One
Plasmodium falciparum infection increases Anopheles gambiae attraction to nectar sources and sugar uptake
Vincent O. Nyasembe, Peter E.A. Teal, Patrick Sawa, James H. Tumlinson, Christian Borgemeister, Baldwyn Torto, 2014, Current Biology on p. 217-221
The Importance of Volatile Organic Compounds in Ecosystem Functioning
James H. Tumlinson, 2014, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 212-213
High-Impact Papers
Phytohormone-based activity mapping of insect herbivore-produced elicitors
Eric A. Schmelz, Jurgen Engelberth, Hans T. Alborn, James H. Tumlinson, Peter E A Teal, 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 653-657
The maize lipoxygenase, ZmLOX10, mediates green leaf volatile, jasmonate and herbivore-induced plant volatile production for defense against insect attack
Shawn A. Christensen, Andriy Nemchenko, Eli Borrego, Ian Murray, Islam S. Sobhy, Liz Bosak, Stacy Deblasio, Matthias Erb, Christelle A.M. Robert, Kathy A. Vaughn, Cornelia Herrfurth, Jim Tumlinson, Ivo Feussner, David Jackson, Ted C.J. Turlings, Jurgen Engelberth, Christian Nansen, Robert Meeley, Michael V. Kolomiets, 2013, Plant Journal on p. 59-73
Odorants that induce hygienic behavior in honeybees
Jodi A.I. Swanson, Baldwyn Torto, Stephen A. Kells, Karen A. Mesce, James H. Tumlinson, Marla Spivak, 2009, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1108-1116
Plants on Constant Alert
Renuka Shivaji, Alberto Camas, Arunkanth Ankala, Jurgen Engelberth, James H. Tumlinson, W. Paul Williams, Jeff R. Wilkinson, Dawn Sywassink Luthe, 2010, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 179-191
Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends
Vincent O. Nyasembe, Peter Ea Teal, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, James H. Tumlinson, Baldwyn Torto, 2012, Parasites and Vectors
Fatty acid-amino acid conjugates diversification in lepidopteran caterpillars
Naoko Yoshinaga, Hans T. Alborn, Tomoaki Nakanishi, David M. Suckling, Ritsuo Nishida, James H. Tumlinson, Naoki Mori, 2010, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 319-325
Pea Aphids, Acyrthosiphon Pisum, Suppress Induced Plant Volatiles in Broad Bean, Vicia Faba
Ezra G. Schwartzberg, Katalin Böröczky, James H. Tumlinson, 2011, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 1055-1062
Evaluation of the distribution and impacts of parasites, pathogens, and pesticides on honey bee (apis mellifera) populations in east Africa
Elliud Muli, Harland Patch, Maryann Frazier, James Frazier, Baldwyn Torto, Tracey Baumgarten, Joseph Kilonzo, James Ng ang a. Kimani, Fiona Mumoki, Daniel Masiga, James Tumlinson, Christina Grozinger, 2014, PLoS One
Behavioral evidence for a contact sex pheromone component of the emerald ash borer, agrilus planipennis fairmaire
Jonathan P. Lelito, Katalin Böröczky, Tappey H. Jones, Ivich Fraser, Victor C. Mastro, James H. Tumlinson, Thomas C. Baker, 2009, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 104-110
Plasmodium falciparum infection increases Anopheles gambiae attraction to nectar sources and sugar uptake
Vincent O. Nyasembe, Peter E.A. Teal, Patrick Sawa, James H. Tumlinson, Christian Borgemeister, Baldwyn Torto, 2014, Current Biology on p. 217-221