James Tumlinson
Director of the Center for Chemical Ecology; Ralph O. Mumma Professor of Entomology

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111 Chemical Ecol Lab
University Park, PA - jht2@psu.edu
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Research Summary
Insect chemical ecology. Plant-insect interactions. Insect attractants.
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Zea Mays Volatile Organic Compounds Herbivory Herbivores Parasites Sesquiterpenes Oviposition Sesquiterpenoids Leaves Corn Malaria Anopheles Gambiae Acetoin Pesticides Pheromones Insects Biosynthesis Pathogens Herbicides Jasmonic Acid Anopheles Genes Elicitors Eastern Africa SugarsMost Recent Papers
Ecological fitting
Donnie L. Peterson, Katalin Böröczky, James Tumlinson, Don Cipollini, 2020, Phytochemistry on p. 112397
Herbivore-specific plant volatiles prime neighboring plants for nonspecific defense responses
Bipana Paudel Timilsena, Irmgard Seidl-Adams, James H. Tumlinson, 2020, Plant, Cell and Environment on p. 787-800
Herbivorous caterpillars can utilize three mechanisms to alter green leaf volatile emission
Anne C. Jones, Irmgard Seidl-Adams, Jurgen Engelberth, Charles T. Hunter, Hans Alborn, James H. Tumlinson, 2019, Environmental Entomology on p. 419-425
From Acetoin to (Z)-3-Hexen-1-ol
Tristan M. Cofer, Irmgard H. Seidl-Adams, James Homer Tumlinson, III, 2018, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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
Most-Cited Papers
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
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
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
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
Aphid honeydew alters plant defence responses
Ezra G. Schwartzberg, James H. Tumlinson, 2014, Functional Ecology on p. 386-394
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
Male-Produced Pheromone in the European Woodwasp, Sirex noctilio
Miriam F. Cooperband, Katalin Böröczky, Ashley Hartness, Tappey H. Jones, Kelley E. Zylstra, James Homer Tumlinson, III, Victor C. Mastro, 2012, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 52-62
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
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
Volatile Profile Differences and the Associated Sirex noctilio Activity in Two Host Tree Species in the Northeastern United States
Katalin Böröczky, Kelley E. Zylstra, Nathaniel B. McCartney, Victor C. Mastro, James Homer Tumlinson, III, 2012, Journal of Chemical Ecology on p. 213-221