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Selected Recent Publications

Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction". 1995. T. Eisner and J. Meinwald (eds.). National Academies Press.

For Love of Insects. 2004. Harvard University Press.

Secret Weapons. 2005 Harvard University Press.

Scientific Papers, Articles and Essays

Gonzalez, A., J. F. Hare, and T. Eisner. 2000. Chemical egg defense in Photuris firefly "femmes fatales". Chemoecol. 9, 177-185.

Eisner, T. M. Eisner, C. Rossini, V. K. Iyengar, B. L. Roach, E. Benedikt, and J. Meinwald. 2000. Chemical defense against predation in an insect egg. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 97, 1634-1639.

Rossini, C., A. Gonzàlez, J. J. Farmer, J. Meinwald, and T. Eisner. 2000. Anti-insectan activity of epilachnene, a defensive alkaloid from the pupa of the Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis). J. Chem. Ecol. 26, 391-397.

Eisner, T. and M. Eisner. 2000. Defensive use of a fecal thatch by a beetle larva (Hemisphaerota cyabea). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 97, 2632-2636.

Eisner, T. 2000. Chemical Prospecting: The New Natural History in P. H. Raven (ed.), NATURE AND HUMAN SOCIETY: THE QUEST FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC., pp. 543-550.

Schroeder, F. C., J. J. Farmer, S. R. Smedley, A. B. Attygalle, T. Eisner and J. Meinwald. 2000 A combinatorial library of macrocyclic polyamines produced by a ladybird beetle. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 122, 3628-3634.

Eisner, T., D. J. Aneshansley, M. Eisner, A. B. Attygalle, D. W. Alsop, and J. Meinwald. 2000. Spray mechanism of the most primitive bombardier beetle (Metrius contractus). J. Exp. Biol. 203, 1265-1275.

Eisner. T 2000. Chromatic Fantasy: Leaves in the Midst of Change. Sinauer Associaes, Inc. Sunderland, MA,

Eisner, T. and D. J. Aneshansley. 2000. Defense by foot adhesion in a beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 97, 6568-6573.

Eisner, T., C. Rossini, and M. Eisner. 2000. Chemical defense of an earwig (Doru taeniatum). Chemoecology 10, 81-87.

Wilcove, D. S. and T. Eisner. 2000. Whatever happened to natural history? Chron. Higher Educ. September 14, B24.

Eisner, T. and D. J. Aneshansley. 2000. Chemical defense: aquatic beetle (Dineutes hornii) vs. fish (Micropterus salmoides). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 97, 11313-11318.

Rossini, C., E. R. Hoebeke, V. K. Iyengar, W. E. Conner, M. Eisner, and T. Eisner. 2000. Alkaloid content of the pupal parasitoids of an alkaloid-sequestering arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix). Ent. News 111, 287-290.

Conner, W. E , R. Boada, F. C. Schroeder., A. Gonzàlez, J. Meinwald, and T. Eisner. 2001. Chemical defense: bestowal of a nuptial alkaloidal garment by a male moth upon its mate. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 97, 14406-14411.

Valderamma, X, J. G. Robinson, A. B. Attygalle, and T. Eisner. 2001. Seasonal anointment with millipedes in a wild primate: a chemical defense against insects? J. Chem. Ecol. 26, 2781-2790

Eisner, T., M. Eisner, D. J. Aneshansley, C-L Wu, and J. Meinwald. 2001. Chemical defense of the mint plant, Teucrium marum (Labitae). Chemoecology 10, 211-216.

Attygalle, A. B., D. J. Aneshansley, J. Meinwald and T. Eisner. 2001. Defense by foot adhesion in a chrysomelid beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea): characterization of the adhesive oil. Zoology 103, 1-6.

Iyengar, V. K., C. Rossini, and T. Eisner. 2001. Precopulatory assessment of male quality in an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix): hydroxydanaidal is the only criterion of choice. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 49, 283-288.

Wyttenbach R. and T. Eisner Use of defensive glands during mating in a cockroach (Diploptera punctata). Chemoecology 11: 25-28.

Rossini, C., A. Gonzàlez, and T. Eisner. 2001. Fate of an alkaloidal nuptial gift in the moth Utetheisa ornatrix: systemic allocation for defense of self by the receiving female, J. Insect Physiol. 47: 639-647.

Eisner, T. 2001. Chemical Prospecting: the New Natural History, in M. J. Novacek (ed.), THE BIODIVERSITY CRISIS: LOSING WHAT COUNTS, The New Press, NY, pp. 63-69.

Eisner, T. and P. R. Ehrlich, 2001. New world pathogen strategy disclosed. Science 292, 2397.

Darling, D. C., F. Schroeder, J. Meinwald, M. Eisner, and T. Eisner. 2001. Production of a cyanogenic secretion by a thyridid caterpillar. Naturwissenschaften 88, 306-309.

Gronquist, M., A. Bezzerides, A. B. Attygalle, J. Meinwald, M. Eisner and T. Eisner. 2001. Attractive and defensive functions of the ultraviolet pigments of a flower (Hypericum calycinum). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 98: 13745-13750.

Eisner, T., D. J. Aneshansley, J. Yack, A. B. Attygalle, and M. Eisner. 2001. Spray mechanism of crepidogastrine bombardier beetles (Carabidae; Crepidogastrini). Chemoecol. 11: 209-219.

Eisner, T. J. Yack, and D. J. Aneshansley. 2001. Acoustic concomitants of the defensive discharges of a primitive bombardier beetle (Metrius contractus). Chemoecol. 11, 221-223..

Eisner, T. and M. Berenbaum. 2002. Chemical ecology: missed opportunities? Science 295, 1973.

Eisner, T. 2002. Family portrait. Amer. Entomol. 48, 4.

Eisner, T.and M. Eisner.2002. Coiling into a sphere: defensive behavior of a trash-carrying chrysopid larva (Leucochrysa (Nodita) pavida). Ent. News 113, 6-10

Eisner, T. J. E. Carrel, E. van Tassell, E. R. Hoebeke, and M. Eisner. 2002. Construction of a defensive trash packet from sycamore leaf trichomes by a chrysopid larva (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Proc. Ent. Soc. WA 104, 437-446.

Smedley, S. R., F. C. Schroeder, D. B. Weibel, J. Meinwald, K. A. LaFleur, J. A. Renwick, R. Rutowski, and T. Eisner. 2002. Mayolenes: labile defensive lipids from the glandular hairs of a caterpillar (Pieris rapae). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 6822-6827.

Iyengar, V. K. and T. Eisner. 2002. Parental body mass as a determinant of egg size and egg output in an Arctiid Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix). , J. Insect Behav. 15: 309-318.

Eisner, T., Rossini, C., Gonzàlez, A., Iyengar, I. K., Siegler, M. V. S., and Smedley, S. R. Paternal investment in egg defense In Chemoecology of Insect Eggs and Egg Deposition. M. Hilker & T. Meiners (eds.) Blackwell Publishing, Berlin-Vienna. Pp. 91-115.

Roque-Abelo, L., F. C. Schroeder, W. E. Conner, A. Bezzerides, E. R. Hoebeke, J. Meinwald and T. Eisner. 2002. Chemical defense and aposematism: the case of Utetheisa galapagensis. Chemoecol. 12, 153-157. Iyengar, V. K., H. K. Reeve, and T. Eisner. 2002. Paternal inheritance of a female mothÍs mating preference. Nature 419: 830-832.

Bezzerides, A. and T. Eisner. 2002. Apportionment of nuptial alkaloidal gifts by a multiply-mated female moth (Utetheisa ornatrix): eggs individually receive alkaloid from more than one male source. Chemmoecology 12, 213-218.

Eisner, T. 2003. Living fossils: On lampreys, Baronia, and the search for medicinals. BioScience 53, 265-269.

Eisner, T. 2003. Wilderness. Amer. Sci. 91, 292-294.

Eisner, T. 2003. Hard times for chemical prospecting: Issues in Sci. & Technol. 19, 47-48.

Eisner, T. 2003. The mosquitoÕs buzz. Omnivore. Autumn, 40-42.

Eisner, T. and J. Meinwald. .2003. Alkaloid-derived pheromones and sexual selection in Lepidoptera. in INSECT PHEROMONE BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. G. J. Blomquist and R. G. Vogt (eds.), Academic Press, Inc., Florida. Pp. 341-368.

Eisner. T. 2003. Comments on Otto Marseus van SchriekÕs ÒStill Life with ThistleÓ. Text mounted by painting in Johnson Museum, Cornell University.

Eisner, T. 2003. Carrots. The Bookpress 13, 8.

Eisner, T. 2003. For Love of Insects. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.

Eisner, T. 2003. The eyes have it. Cornell Alumni Magazine, Nov/Dec., 51-55.

Eisner, T. 2003. A moth, a butterfly, an elegant merger of science and art. The New York times, November 18, F3.

Eisner, T. 2003. The most beautiful of monsters: the modern frontier. Chronicle Rev. Dec. 5. B6.

Eisner. T. 2003The class I most like to teach. Chron. Rev. Nov. 28. B14.

Eisner, T. 2003. Chemical ecology: can it survive without natural products chemistry? Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 100, Supp. 2, 14517-14518.

Meinwald, J. and T. Eisner. 2003. Natural Products Chemistry: New Opportunities, Uncertain Future. Helv. Acta Chim. 86, 3633-3637.

Rossini, C., A. Bezzerides, A. Gonzalez, M. Eisner and T. Eisner. 2004. Chemical defense: Incorporation of diet-derived pyrrolizidine alkaloid into the integumental scales of a moth (Utetheisa ornatrix). Chemoecol. 13, 199-205

Deyrup, M. and T. Eisner. 2004.. Red and black coloration in Florida hymenoptera Southeastern Naturalist. 2, 511-522.

Eisner, T. 2004. The Bungee Jumper. Arts & Sciences Newsletter, Cornell Univ. 25, 7-8.

Gonzalez , A. C. Rossini, and T. Eisner. Mimicry: imitative depiction of discharged defensive secretion on carapace of an opilionid. Chemoecol. 14: 5-7.

Kafatos, F. and T. Eisner. Unification in the century of biology. Science 303, 1257.

Eisner, T., C. Rossini, A. Gonzalez, and M. Eisner. 2004. Chemical defense of an opilionid (Acanthopachylus aculeatus). J. Exp. Biol. 207, 1313-1321.

Eisner, T. and M. M. Woodsen. 2004. The science of wonder: Natural history in the balance. Wild Earth spring/summer 10-13.

Bezzerides, A. T-H Yong, J. Bezzerides, J. Husseini, J. Ladau, M. Eisner, and T. Eisner. 2004. Plant-derived pyrrolizidine alkaloid protects eggs of a moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) against a parasitoid wasp (Trichogramma ostriniae). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 101: 9029-9032.

Eisner, T. 2004. How the bombardier beetle aims its spray Ð a tutorial. Amer. Entomol. 50: 85-86.

Iyengar, V. K. and T. Eisner. 2004. Male indifference to female traits in an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix). Ecol. Entomol. 29, 281-284.

Eisner, T., J. Meinwald, and J. Hildebrand. 2004. Bugs, behavior, and biomolecules: The naturalistÕs guide to the future. Exploration and discovery. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. Bull. LVII, 26-31.

Bezzerides, A., J. Bezzerides, and T. Eisner. 2004. Isolation of five polymorphic microsatellite markers in Utetheisa ornatrix (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 4, 566-567.

Deyrup, M., J. Kraus and T. Eisner. 2004. A Florida caterpillar and other arthropods. inhabiting the webs of a subsocial spider (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae; Araneida: Thereidiidae). Florida Entomologist 87, 554-558

Gronquist, M. , J. Meinwald, T. Eisner, and F. C. Schroeder. 2005. Exploring uncharted terrain in natureÕs structure space using capillary NMR spectroscopy: 13 steroids from 50 fireflies. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 127, 10810-10811.

4del Campo, M., S. R. Smedley, T. Eisner. 2005. Reproductive benefits derived from defensive plant alkaloid possession in an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102, 13508-13812.

Bezzerides, A. L., V. K. Iyengar, and T. Eisner. 2005. Corematal function in Utetheisa ornatrix: interpretation in the light of date from field-collected males. Chemoecol. 15: 187-192.

Eisner, T., M. Eisner, D. Aneshansley. 2005. Pre-ingestive treatment of bombardier beetles by jays: food preparating by ÒantingÓ and Òsand-wipingÓ. Chemoecol. . 15: 227-233

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