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Sword, Gregory Professor
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- Professor, Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
I've been very fortunate to have studied many things in many places with many people. Much of my research to date has focused on the biology and ecology of grasshoppers, locusts and Mormon crickets. More recently, I've been given the chance to expand my research program to problems in cotton entomology. It's a pretty unique opportunity, and I am happy to say that the lab is up and running on multiple fronts. Although the emphasis has shifted to cotton research, locust biology and anything else that strikes an interest continues to be fair game in the lab.
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Publications
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Weinburd, J., Landsberg, J., Kravtsova, A., Lam, S., Sharma, T., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., & Buhl, C.
(2024).
Anisotropic interaction and motion states of locusts in a hopper band. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
291(2015), 20232121.
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Perkin, L. C., Hamons, K. L., Suh, C., & Sword, G. A.
(2023).
ARTHROPOD MANAGEMENT & APPLIED ECOLOGY Amplicon Sequencing of Plant Material Links Cotton Fleahopper to Host Plants. Journal of Cotton Science.
27(1), 43-51.
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Cullen, D. A., Sword, G. A., Rosenthal, G. G., Simpson, S. J., Dekempeneer, E., Hertog, M., ... Vanden Broeck, J.
(2022).
Sexual repurposing of juvenile aposematism in locusts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
119(34), e2200759119.
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Rivera-Vega, L. J., Zhou, W., Buchman, L. W., Valencia, C. U., Jack, A., Castillo Lopez, D., & Sword, G. A.
(2022).
Plant-associated fungi affect above- and belowground pest responses to soybean plants. 133(2), 422-435.
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Snchez-Reyes, U. J., Jones, R. W., Raszick, T. J., Ruiz-Arce, R., & Sword, G. A.
(2022).
Potential Distribution of Wild Host Plants of the Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis) in the United States and Mexico. Insects.
13(4), 337-337.
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Rivera-Vega, L. J., Grunseich, J. M., Aguirre, N. M., Valencia, C. U., Sword, G. A., & Helms, A. M.
(2022).
A Beneficial Plant-Associated Fungus Shifts the Balance toward Plant Growth over Resistance, Increasing Cucumber Tolerance to Root Herbivory. Plants.
11(3), 282-282.
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Hoang, T., Foquet, B., Rana, S., Little, D. W., Woller, D. A., Sword, G. A., & Song, H.
(2022).
Development of RNAi Methods for the Mormon Cricket, Anabrus simplex (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Insects.
13(8), 739-739.
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Camara Siqueira da Cunha, J., Swoboda, M. H., & Sword, G. A.
(2022).
Olfactometer Responses of Convergent Lady Beetles Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to Odor Cues from Aphid-Infested Cotton Plants Treated with Plant-Associated Fungi. Insects.
13(2), 157-157.
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Tessnow, A. E., Raszick, T. J., Porter, P., & Sword, G. A.
(2022).
Patterns of genomic and allochronic strain divergence in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith). Ecology and Evolution.
12(3), e8706.
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Deans, C. A., Sword, G. A., Vogel, H., & Behmer, S. T.
(2022).
Quantity versus quality: Effects of diet protein-carbohydrate ratios and amounts on insect herbivore gene expression. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
145, 103773-103773.
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Gale, C. C., Suh, C., Puckhaber, L. S., Perez, J., & Sword, G. A.
(2022).
Analysis of Inducible Terpenoids in Cotton Leaves to Test for Indirect Plant-Endophyte-Herbivore Interactions. Journal of Entomological Science.
57(1), 114-118.
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Black, J. L., Clark, M. K., & Sword, G. A.
(2022).
Physiological and transcriptional immune responses of a non-model arthropod to infection with different entomopathogenic groups. PLoS ONE.
17(2), e0263620-e0263620.
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Zhang, Y., Zeng, L., Wei, Y., Zhang, M., Pan, W., Sword, G. A., ... Wan, G.
(2022).
Reliable reference genes for gene expression analyses under the hypomagnetic field in a migratory insect. Frontiers in Physiology.
13, 954228.
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Kjeldgaard, M. K., Sword, G. A., & Eubanks, M. D.
(2022).
Sugar is an ant's best friend? Testing food web theory predictions about trophic position and abundance in an invasive ant (Nylanderia fulva). Biological Invasions.
24(1), 67-80.
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Wulff, J. A., Kjeldgaard, M. K., Eubanks, M. D., & Sword, G. A.
(2021).
From the bellies of babes: a larval-based approach to ant molecular gut content analysis. Insectes Sociaux.
68(2-3), 245-253.
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Raszick, T. J., Dickens, C. M., Perkin, L. C., Tessnow, A. E., Suh, C., Ruiz-Arce, R., ... Sword, G. A.
(2021).
Population genomics and phylogeography of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in the United States, northern Mexico, and Argentina. Evolutionary Applications.
14(7), 1778-1793.
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Yang, F., Santiago Gonzlez, J. C., Sword, G. A., & Kerns, D. L.
(2021).
Genetic basis of resistance to the Vip3Aa Bt protein in Helicoverpa zea. Pest Management Science.
77(3), 1530-1535.
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Wan, G., Jiang, S., Zhang, M., Zhao, J., Zhang, Y., Pan, W., Sword, G. A., & Chen, F.
(2021).
Geomagnetic field absence reduces adult body weight of a migratory insect by disrupting feeding behavior and appetite regulation. Insect Science.
28(1), 251-260.
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Verlinden, H., Sterck, L., Li, J., Li, Z., Yssel, A., Gansemans, Y., ... Broeck, J. V.
(2021).
First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. F1000Research.
9, 775-775.
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Fu, Z., Antwi, J. B., Sword, G. A., Barman, A. K., & Medina, R. F.
(2021).
Geographic Variation of Bacterial Communities Associated with Cotton Fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST.
46(1), 17-32.
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Valencia, C. U., & Sword, G. A.
(2021).
Resin cast impressions as a tool for microscopic observations of fungal epiphytes on leaves. Journal of Microbiological Methods.
186, 106237-106237.
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Gale, C. C., Suh, C., Perez, J., Lesne, P., Wilson, C., Kramer, Z., Madamba, C., & Sword, G. A.
(2021).
Sampling Volatile Organic Compounds from Individual Cotton Leaves to Test Effects of Fungal Endophyte Treatments. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST.
46(2), 299-304.
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Schlum, K. A., Lamour, K., de Bortoli, C. P., Banerjee, R., Meagher, R., Pereira, E., ... Jurat-Fuentes, J. L.
(2021).
Whole genome comparisons reveal panmixia among fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from diverse locations. BMC GENOMICS.
22(1), 179.
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Gale, C. C., Lesne, P., Wilson, C., Helms, A. M., Suh, C., & Sword, G. A.
(2021).
Foliar herbivory increases sucrose concentration in bracteal extrafloral nectar of cotton. PLoS ONE.
16(10), e0258836-e0258836.
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Tessnow, A. E., Gilligan, T. M., Burkness, E., Placidi De Bortoli, C., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Porter, P., Sekula, D., & Sword, G. A.
(2021).
Novel real-time PCR based assays for differentiating fall armyworm strains using four single nucleotide polymorphisms. PeerJ.
9, e12195-e12195.
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Tessnow, A. E., Behmer, S. T., & Sword, G. A.
(2021).
Protein-carbohydrate regulation and nutritionally mediated responses to Bt are affected by caterpillar population history. Pest Management Science.
77(1), 335-342.
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Park, J., Thomasson, J. A., Gale, C. C., Sword, G. A., Lee, K., Herrman, T. J., & Suh, C.
(2020).
Adsorbent-SERS Technique for Determination of Plant VOCs from Live Cotton Plants and Dried Teas. ACS Omega.
5(6), 2779-2790.
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Wan, G., Liu, R., Li, C., He, J., Pan, W., Sword, G. A., Hu, G., & Chen, F.
(2020).
Change in geomagnetic field intensity alters migration-associated traits in a migratory insect. Biology Letters.
16(4), 20190940-20190940.
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Raszick, T. J., Suh, C., Dickens, C. M., & Sword, G. A.
(2020).
Genome-wide markers reveal temporal instability of local population genetic structure in the cotton fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Hemiptera: Miridae). Pest Management Science.
76(1), 324-332.
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Verlinden, H., Sterck, L., Li, J., Li, Z., Yssel, A., Gansemans, Y., ... Vanden Broeck, J.
(2020).
First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. F1000Research.
9, 775-775.
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Zhou, W., Verma, V. C., Wheeler, T. A., Woodward, J. E., Starr, J. L., & Sword, G. A.
(2020).
Tapping Into the Cotton Fungal Phytobiome for Novel Nematode Biological Control Tools. Phytobiomes Journal.
4(1), 19-26.
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Xu, J., Zhang, Y., Wu, J., Wang, W., Li, Y., Wan, G., ... Pan, W.
(2019).
Molecular characterization, spatial-temporal expression and magnetic response patterns of iron-sulfur cluster assembly1 (IscA1) in the rice planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. Insect Science.
26(3), 413-423.
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Glover, J. P., Brewer, M. J., Parajulee, M. N., & Sword, G. A.
(2019).
Plant Response and Economic Injury Levels for a Boll-Feeding Sucking Bug Complex on Cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology.
112(3), 1227-1236.
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Akbar, W., Gowda, A., Ahrens, J. E., Stelzer, J. W., Brown, R. S., Bollman, S. L., ... Clark, T. L.
(2019).
First transgenic trait for control of plant bugs and thrips in cotton. Pest Management Science.
75(3), 867-877.
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Deans, C., Sword, G. A., & Behmer, S. T.
(2019).
First evidence of protein-carbohydrate regulation in a plant bug (Lygus hesperus). Journal of Insect Physiology.
116, 118-124.
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Wang, H., Grant, W. E., Elliott, N. C., Brewer, M. J., Koralewski, T. E., Westbrook, J. K., Alves, T. M., & Sword, G. A.
(2019).
Integrated modelling of the life cycle and aeroecology of wind-borne pests in temporally-variable spatially-heterogeneous environment. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING.
399, 23-38.
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Glover, J. P., Sword, G. A., & Brewer, M. J.
(2019).
Photoperiod-Specific Within-Plant Distribution of the Green Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Cotton. Environmental Entomology.
48(5), 1234-1240.
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Heinz, K. M., Harding, P. A., Julissa Ek-Ramos, M., Hernandez, H., Krauter, P. C., & Sword, G. A.
(2018).
Fungal Endophytes in Knock Out (R) Rose and Performance Effects of Entomopathogens on Marigold and Zinnia. Hortscience.
53(12), 1791-1798.
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Deans, C. A., Sword, G. A., Lenhart, P. A., Burkness, E., Hutchison, W. D., & Behmer, S. T.
(2018).
Quantifying Plant Soluble Protein and Digestible Carbohydrate Content, Using Corn (Zea mays) As an Exemplar. Journal of Visualized Experiments.
2018(138),
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Lo, N., Simpson, S. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2018).
Epigenetics and developmental plasticity in orthopteroid insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
25, 25-34.
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Wu, Q., Hu, G., Westbrook, J. K., Sword, G. A., & Zhai, B.
(2018).
An Advanced Numerical Trajectory Model Tracks a Corn Earworm Moth Migration Event in Texas, USA. Insects.
9(3), 115-115.
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Wu, Q., Westbrook, J. K., Hu, G., Lu, M., Liu, W., Sword, G. A., & Zhai, B.
(2018).
Multiscale analyses on a massive immigration process of Sogatella furcifera (Horvth) in south-central China: influences of synoptic-scale meteorological conditions and topography. International Journal of Biometeorology.
62(8), 1389-1406.
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Tessnow, A. E., Behmer, S. T., Walsh, T. K., & Sword, G. A.
(2018).
Protein-carbohydrate regulation in Helicoverpa amigera and H. punctigera and how diet protein-carbohydrate content affects insect susceptibility to Bt toxins. Journal of Insect Physiology.
106(Pt 1), 88-95.
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Zhou, W., Wheeler, T. A., Starr, J. L., Valencia, C. U., & Sword, G. A.
(2018).
A fungal endophyte defensive symbiosis affects plant-nematode interactions in cotton. Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships.
422(1-2), 251-266.
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Sword, G. A., Tessnow, A., & Ek-Ramos, M. J.
(2017).
Endophytic fungi alter sucking bug responses to cotton reproductive structures. Insect Science.
24(6), 1003-1014.
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Fiene, J. G., Mallick, S., Mittal, A., Nansen, C., Kalns, L., Dever, J., Sword, G. A., & Rock, C. D.
(2017).
Characterization of transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) over-expressing Arabidopsis thaliana Related to ABA-insensitive3(ABI3)/Vivparous1 (AtRAV1) and AtABI5 transcription factors: improved water use efficiency through altered guard cell physiology. Plant Biotechnology Reports.
11(5), 339-353.
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Xu, J., Pan, W., Zhang, Y., Li, Y., Wan, G., Chen, F., Sword, G. A., & Pan, W.
(2017).
Behavioral evidence for a magnetic sense in the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata. Biology Open.
6(3), 340-347.
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Deans, C. A., Behmer, S. T., Tessnow, A. E., Tamez-Guerra, P., Pusztai-Carey, M., & Sword, G. A.
(2017).
Nutrition affects insect susceptibility to Bt toxins. Scientific Reports.
7(1), 39705.
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Zhou, W., Starr, J. L., Krumm, J. L., & Sword, G. A.
(2016).
The fungal endophyte Chaetomium globosum negatively affects both above- and belowground herbivores in cotton. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY.
92(10), fiw158-fiw158.
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Robinson, K. L., Tohidi-Esfahani, D., Ponton, F., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., & Lo, N.
(2016).
Alternative migratory locust phenotypes are associated with differences in the expression of genes encoding the methylation machinery. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
25(2), 105-115.
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Deans, C. A., Sword, G. A., & Behmer, S. T.
(2016).
Nutrition as a neglected factor in insect herbivore susceptibility to Bt toxins. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
15, 97-103.
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Wan, G., Yuan, R., Wang, W., Fu, K., Zhao, J., Jiang, S., ... Chen, F.
(2016).
Reduced geomagnetic field may affect positive phototaxis and flight capacity of a migratory rice planthopper. Animal Behaviour.
121, 107-116.
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Deans, C. A., Behmer, S. T., Fiene, J., & Sword, G. A.
(2016).
Spatio-Temporal, Genotypic, and Environmental Effects on Plant Soluble Protein and Digestible Carbohydrate Content: Implications for Insect Herbivores with Cotton as an Exemplar. Journal of Chemical Ecology.
42(11), 1151-1163.
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Wan, G., Wang, W., Xu, J., Yang, Q., Dai, M., Zhang, F., ... Chen, F.
(2015).
Cryptochromes and Hormone Signal Transduction under Near-Zero Magnetic Fields: New Clues to Magnetic Field Effects in a Rice Planthopper. PLoS ONE.
10(7), e0132966-e0132966.
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Antwi, J. B., Sword, G. A., & Medina, R. F.
(2015).
Host-associated differentiation in a highly polyphagous, sexually reproducing insect herbivore. Ecology and Evolution.
5(13), 2533-2543.
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Veran, S., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., Deveson, E., Piry, S., Hines, J. E., & Berthier, K.
(2015).
Modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of outbreaking species: influence of environment and migration in a locust. ECOLOGY.
96(3), 737-748.
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Veran, S., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., Deveson, E., Piry, S., Hines, J. E., & Berthier, K.
(2015).
Modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of outbreaking species: influence of environment and migration in a locust. ECOLOGY.
96(3), 737-748.
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Lihoreau, M., Buhl, J., Charleston, M. A., Sword, G. A., Raubenheimer, D., & Simpson, S. J.
(2015).
Nutritional ecology beyond the individual: a conceptual framework for integrating nutrition and social interactions. Ecology Letters.
18(3), 273-286.
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Deans, C. A., Sword, G. A., & Behmer, S. T.
(2015).
Revisiting macronutrient regulation in the polyphagous herbivore Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): New insights via nutritional geometry. Journal of Insect Physiology.
81, 21-27.
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Wan, G., Jiang, S., Wang, W., Li, G., Tao, X., Pan, W., Sword, G. A., & Chen, F.
(2015).
Rice stripe virus counters reduced fecundity in its insect vector by modifying insect physiology, primary endosymbionts and feeding behavior. Scientific Reports.
5(1), 12527.
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Lopez, D. C., & Sword, G. A.
(2015).
The endophytic fungal entomopathogens Beauveria bassiana and Purpureocillium lilacinum enhance the growth of cultivated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and negatively affect survival of the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea). Biological Control.
89, 53-60.
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Castillo Lopez, D., Zhu-Salzman, K., Ek-Ramos, M. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2014).
The entomopathogenic fungal endophytes Purpureocillium lilacinum (formerly Paecilomyces lilacinus) and Beauveria bassiana negatively affect cotton aphid reproduction under both greenhouse and field conditions. PLoS ONE.
9(8), e103891-e103891.
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Wan, G., Jiang, S., Zhao, Z., Xu, J., Tao, X., Sword, G. A., ... Chen, F.
(2014).
Bio-effects of near-zero magnetic fields on the growth, development and reproduction of small brown planthopper, Laodelphax striatellus and brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. Journal of Insect Physiology.
68, 7-15.
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Lihoreau, M., Buhl, J., Charleston, M. A., Sword, G. A., Raubenheimer, D., & Simpson, S. J.
(2014).
Modelling nutrition across organizational levels: from individuals to superorganisms. Journal of Insect Physiology.
69(C), 2-11.
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Rogers, S. M., Cullen, D. A., Anstey, M. L., Burrows, M., Despland, E., Dodgson, T., ... Simpson, S. J.
(2014).
Rapid behavioural gregarization in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria entails synchronous changes in both activity and attraction to conspecifics. Journal of Insect Physiology.
65(100), 9-26.
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Fiene, J. G., Sword, G. A., Van Laerhoven, S. L., & Tarone, A. M.
(2014).
The role of spatial aggregation in forensic entomology. Journal of Medical Entomology.
51(1), 1-9.
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Fiene, J., Kalns, L., Nansen, C., Bernal, J., Harris, M., & Sword, G. A.
(2013).
Foraging on individual leaves by an intracellular feeding insect is not associated with leaf biomechanical properties or leaf orientation. PLoS ONE.
8(11), e80911-e80911.
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Ek-Ramos, M. J., Zhou, W., Valencia, C. U., Antwi, J. B., Kalns, L. L., Morgan, G. D., Kerns, D. L., & Sword, G. A.
(2013).
Spatial and temporal variation in fungal endophyte communities isolated from cultivated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). PLoS ONE.
8(6), e66049-e66049.
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Buhl, J., Sword, G. A., & Simpson, S. J.
(2012).
Using field data to test locust migratory band collective movement models. Interface Focus.
2(6), 757-763.
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Guttal, V., Romanczuk, P., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., & Couzin, I. D.
(2012).
Cannibalism can drive the evolution of behavioural phase polyphenism in locusts. Ecology Letters.
15(10), 1158-1166.
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Ma, C., Yang, P., Jiang, F., Chapuis, M., Shali, Y., Sword, G. A., & Kang, L. e.
(2012).
Mitochondrial genomes reveal the global phylogeography and dispersal routes of the migratory locust. Molecular Ecology.
21(17), 4344-4358.
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Chapuis, M., Streiff, R., & Sword, G. A.
(2012).
Long microsatellites and unusually high levels of genetic diversity in the Orthoptera. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
21(2), 181-186.
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Cullen, D. A., Sword, G. A., & Simpson, S. J.
(2012).
Optimizing multivariate behavioural syndrome models in locusts using automated video tracking. Animal Behaviour.
84(4), 771-784.
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Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., & Lo, N.
(2012).
Polyphenism in Insects (vol 21, pg R738, 2011). Current Biology.
22(4), 352-352.
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Blanchet, E., Lecoq, M., Sword, G. A., Pages, C., Blondin, L., Billot, C., ... Chapuis, M.
(2012).
Population structures of three Calliptamus spp. (Orthoptera: Acrididae) across the Western Mediterranean Basin. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY.
109(3), 445-455.
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Blanchet, E., Lecoq, M., Sword, G. A., Berthier, K., Pages, C., Billot, C., ... Chapuis, M.
(2012).
A comparative analysis of fine-scale genetic structure in three closely related syntopic species of the grasshopper genus Calliptamus. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
90(1), 31-41.
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Robinson, K. L., Tohidi-Esfahani, D., Lo, N., Simpson, S. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2011).
Evidence for widespread genomic methylation in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae). PLoS ONE.
6(12), e28167-e28167.
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Chapuis, M., Popple, J., Berthier, K., Simpson, S. J., Deveson, E., Spurgin, P., Steinbauer, M. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2011).
Challenges to assessing connectivity between massive populations of the Australian plague locust. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
278(1721), 3152-3160.
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Hansen, M. J., Buhl, J., Bazazi, S., Simpson, S. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2011).
Cannibalism in the lifeboat - collective movement in Australian plague locusts. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
65(9), 1715-1720.
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Berthier, K., Chapuis, M., Moosavi, S. M., Tohidi-Esfahani, D., & Sword, G. A.
(2011).
Nuclear insertions and heteroplasmy of mitochondrial DNA as two sources of intra-individual genomic variation in grasshoppers. Systematic Entomology.
36(2), 285-299.
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Buhl, J., Sword, G. A., Clissold, F. J., & Simpson, S. J.
(2011).
Group structure in locust migratory bands. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
65(2), 265-273.
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Bazazi, S., Romanczuk, P., Thomas, S., Schimansky-Geier, L., Hale, J. J., Miller, G. A., ... Couzin, I. D.
(2011).
Nutritional state and collective motion: from individuals to mass migration. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
278(1704), 356-363.
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Chapuis, M., Tohidi-Esfahani, D., Dodgson, T., Blondin, L., Ponton, F., Cullen, D., Simpson, S. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2011).
Assessment and validation of a suite of reverse transcription-quantitative PCR reference genes for analyses of density-dependent behavioural plasticity in the Australian plague locust. BMC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
12(1), 7.
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Gurulingappa, P., McGee, P. A., & Sword, G.
(2011).
Endophytic Lecanicillium lecanii and Beauveria bassiana reduce the survival and fecundity of Aphis gossypii following contact with conidia and secondary metabolites. Crop Protection.
30(3), 349-353.
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Ponton, F., Chapuis, M., Pernice, M., Sword, G. A., & Simpson, S. J.
(2011).
Evaluation of potential reference genes for reverse transcription-qPCR studies of physiological responses in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Insect Physiology.
57(6), 840-850.
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Gurulingappa, P., Mc Gee, P., & Sword, G. A.
(2011).
In vitro and in planta compatibility of insecticides and the endophytic entomopathogen, Lecanicillium lecanii. Mycopathologia.
172(2), 161-168.
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Latchininsky, A., Sword, G., Sergeev, M., Cigliano, M. M., & Lecoq, M.
(2011).
Locusts and Grasshoppers: Behavior, Ecology, and Biogeography. Psyche : A Journal of Entomology.
2011, 1-4.
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Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., & Lo, N.
(2011).
Polyphenism in insects. Current Biology.
21(18), R738-R749.
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Chapuis, M., Simpson, S. J., Blondin, L., & Sword, G. A.
(2011).
Taxa-specific heat shock proteins are over-expressed with crowding in the Australian plague locust. Journal of Insect Physiology.
57(11), 1562-1567.
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Bazazi, S., Ioannou, C. C., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., Torney, C. J., Lorch, P. D., & Couzin, I. D.
(2010).
The social context of cannibalism in migratory bands of the Mormon cricket. PLoS ONE.
5(12), e15118-e15118.
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Branson, D. H., & Sword, G. A.
(2010).
An experimental analysis of grasshopper community responses to fire and livestock grazing in a northern mixed-grass prairie. Environmental Entomology.
39(5), 1441-1446.
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Simpson, S. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2010).
Evolving migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
107(39), 16753-16754.
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Cullen, D. A., Sword, G. A., Dodgson, T., & Simpson, S. J.
(2010).
Behavioural phase change in the Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera, is triggered by tactile stimulation of the antennae. Journal of Insect Physiology.
56(8), 937-942.
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Sword, G. A., Lecoq, M., & Simpson, S. J.
(2010).
Phase polyphenism and preventative locust management. Journal of Insect Physiology.
56(8), 949-957.
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Gurulingappa, P., Sword, G. A., Murdoch, G., & McGee, P. A.
(2010).
Colonization of crop plants by fungal entomopathogens and their effects on two insect pests when in planta. Biological Control.
55(1), 34-41.
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Srygley, R. B., Lorch, P. D., Simpson, S. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2009).
Immediate protein dietary effects on movement and the generalised immunocompetence of migrating Mormon crickets Anabrus simplex (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Ecological Entomology.
34(5), 663-668.
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Gray, L. J., Sword, G. A., Anstey, M. L., Clissold, F. J., & Simpson, S. J.
(2009).
Behavioural phase polyphenism in the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera). Biology Letters.
5(3), 306-309.
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Branson, D. H., & Sword, G. A.
(2009).
Grasshopper Herbivory Affects Native Plant Diversity and Abundance in a Grassland Dominated by the Exotic Grass Agropyron cristatum. RESTORATION ECOLOGY.
17(1), 89-96.
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Reynolds, A. M., Sword, G. A., Simpson, S. J., & Reynolds, D. R.
(2009).
Predator percolation, insect outbreaks, and phase polyphenism. Current Biology.
19(1), 20-24.
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Chapuis, M., Popple, J., Simpson, S. J., Estoup, A., Martin, J., Steinbauer, M., McCulloch, L., & Sword, G. A.
(2008).
Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera. Molecular Ecology Resources.
8(6), 1414-1416.
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Chapuis, M., Lecoq, M., Michalakis, Y., Loiseau, A., Sword, G. A., Piry, S., & Estoup, A.
(2008).
Do outbreaks affect genetic population structure? A worldwide survey in Locusta migratoria, a pest plagued by microsatellite null alleles. Molecular Ecology.
17(16), 3640-3653.
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Bazazi, S., Buhl, J., Hale, J. J., Anstey, M. L., Sword, G. A., Simpson, S. J., & Couzin, I. D.
(2008).
Collective motion and cannibalism in locust migratory bands. Current Biology.
18(10), 735-739.
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Sword, G. A., & Simpson, S. J.
(2008).
Evolution: radiotracking sexual selection. Current Biology.
18(20), R955-R956.
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Simpson, S. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2008).
Locusts. Current Biology.
18(9), R364-R366.
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Sword, G. A., Lorch, P. D., & Gwynne, D. T.
(2008).
Radiotelemetric analysis of the effects of prevailing wind direction on Mormon cricket migratory band movement. Environmental Entomology.
37(4), 889-896.
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Sword, G. A., Senior, L. B., Gaskin, J. F., & Joern, A.
(2007).
Double trouble for grasshopper molecular systematics: Intra-individual heterogeneity of both mitochondrial 12S-valine-16S and nuclear internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA sequences in Hesperotettix viridis (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Systematic Entomology.
32(3), 420-428.
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Sword, G. A., Senior, L. B., Gaskin, J. F., & Joern, A.
(2007).
Double trouble for grasshopper molecular systematics: intra-individual heterogeneity of both mitochondrial 12S-valine-16S and nuclear internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA sequences in Hesperotettix viridis (Orthoptera : Acrididae). Systematic Entomology.
32(3), 420-428.
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Branson, D. H., Joern, A., & Sword, G. A.
(2006).
Sustainable management of insect herbivores in grassland ecosystems: New perspectives in grasshopper control. BIOSCIENCE.
56(9), 743-755.
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Lovejoy, N. R., Mullen, S. P., Sword, G. A., Chapman, R. F., & Harrison, R. G.
(2006).
Ancient trans-Atlantic flight explains locust biogeography: molecular phylogenetics of Schistocerca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
273(1588), 767-774.
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Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., Lorch, P. D., & Couzin, I. D.
(2006).
Cannibal crickets on a forced march for protein and salt. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
103(11), 4152-4156.
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Lorch, P. D., Sword, G. A., Gwynne, D. T., & Anderson, G. L.
(2005).
Radiotelemetry reveals differences in individual movement patterns between outbreak and non-outbreak Mormon cricket populations. Ecological Entomology.
30(5), 548-555.
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Sword, G. A., Joern, A., & Senior, L. B.
(2005).
Host plant-associated genetic differentiation in the snakeweed grasshopper, Hesperotettix viridis (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Molecular Ecology.
14(7), 2197-2205.
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Sword, G. A., Lorch, P. D., & Gwynne, D. T.
(2005).
Insect behaviour: migratory bands give crickets protection. Nature.
433(7027), 703-703.
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Sword, G. A.
(2005).
Local population density and the activation of movement in migratory band-forming Mormon crickets. Animal Behaviour.
69(2), 437-444.
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Sword, G. A., Lorch, P. D., & Gwynne, D. T.
(2005).
Migratory bands give crickets protection. Nature.
433(7027), 703-703.
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Babah, M., & Sword, G. A.
(2004).
Linking locust gregarization to local resource distribution patterns across a large spatial scale. Environmental Entomology.
33(6), 1577-1583.
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Sword, G. A.
(2003).
To be or not to be a locust? A comparative analysis of behavioral phase change in nymphs of Schistocerca americana and S. gregaria. Journal of Insect Physiology.
49(7), 709-717.
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Sword, G. A.
(2002).
A role for phenotypic plasticity in the evolution of aposematism. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
269(1501), 1639-1644.
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Dopman, E. B., Sword, G. A., & Hillis, D. M.
(2002).
The importance of the ontogenetic niche in resource-associated divergence: evidence from a generalist grasshopper. Evolution.
56(4), 731-740.
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Sword, G. A.
(2001).
Tasty on the outside, but toxic in the middle: grasshopper regurgitation and host plant-mediated toxicity to a vertebrate predator. Oecologia.
128(3), 416-421.
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Sword, G. A., Simpson, S. J., El Hadi, O. T., & Wilps, H.
(2000).
Density-dependent aposematism in the desert locust. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
267(1438), 63-68.
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Sword, G. A., & Simpson, S. J.
(2000).
Is there an intraspecific role for density-dependent colour change in the desert locust?. Animal Behaviour.
59(4), 861-870.
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Sword, G. A.
(1999).
Density-dependent warning coloration. Nature.
397(6716), 217-217.
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Sword, G. A., & Dopman, E. B.
(1999).
Developmental specialization and geographic structure of host plant use in a polyphagous grasshopper, Schistocerca emarginata (=lineata) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Oecologia.
120(3), 437-445.
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Chambers, P., Sword, G., Angel, J. E., Behmer, S., & Bernays, E. A.
(1996).
Foraging by generalist grasshoppers: Two different strategies. Animal Behaviour.
52(1), 155-165.
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CHAPMAN, R. F., ESPELIE, K. E., & SWORD, G. A.
(1995).
USE OF CUTICULAR LIPIDS IN GRASSHOPPER TAXONOMY - A STUDY OF VARIATION IN SCHISTOCERCA SHOSHONE (THOMAS). 23(4), 383-398.
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ESPELIE, K., CHAPMAN, R. F., & SWORD, G. A.
(1994).
VARIATION IN THE SURFACE-LIPIDS OF THE GRASSHOPPER, SCHISTOCERCA-AMERICANA (DRURY). 22(6), 563-575.
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CHAPMAN, R. F., & SWORD, G. A.
(1994).
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANT ACCEPTABILITY AND SUITABILITY FOR SURVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLYPHAGOUS GRASSHOPPER, SCHISTOCERCA-AMERICANA (ORTHOPTERA, ACRIDIDAE). Journal of Insect Behavior.
7(4), 411-431.
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SWORD, G. A., & CHAPMAN, R. F.
(1994).
MONOPHAGY IN A POLYPHAGOUS GRASSHOPPER, SCHISTOCERCA SHOSHONE. ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA.
73(3), 255-264.
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CHAPMAN, R. F., & SWORD, G.
(1993).
THE IMPORTANCE OF PALPATION IN FOOD SELECTION BY A POLYPHAGOUS GRASSHOPPER (ORTHOPTERA, ACRIDIDAE). Journal of Insect Behavior.
6(1), 79-91.
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Weinburd, J., Landsberg, J., Kravtsova, A., Lam, S., Sharma, T., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., & Buhl, C.
(2024).
Anisotropic interaction and motion states of locusts in a hopper band. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
291(2015), 20232121.
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book
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Berthier, K., Chapuis, M., Simpson, S. J., Ferenz, H., Kane, C., Kang, L. e., ... Sword, G. A.
(2010).
Laboratory Populations as a Resource for Understanding the Relationship Between Genotypes and Phenotypes. Ed. 39.
Elsevier.
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Berthier, K., Chapuis, M., Simpson, S. J., Ferenz, H., Kane, C., Kang, L. e., ... Sword, G. A.
(2010).
Laboratory Populations as a Resource for Understanding the Relationship Between Genotypes and Phenotypes. Ed. 39.
Elsevier.
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chapter
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Cullen, D. A., Cease, A. J., Latchininsky, A. V., Ayali, A., Berry, K., Buhl, J., ... Rogers, S. M.
(2017).
From Molecules to Management: Mechanisms and Consequences of Locust Phase Polyphenism. Advances in Insect Physiology.
INSECT EPIGENETICS.
(pp. 167-285).
Elsevier.
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Berthier, K., Chapuis, M., Simpson, S. J., Ferenz, H., Kane, C., Kang, L. e., ... Sword, G. A.
(2010).
Laboratory Populations as a Resource for Understanding the Relationship Between Genotypes and Phenotypes: A Global Case Study in Locusts. Advances in Insect Physiology.
ADVANCES IN INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, VOL 39.
(pp. 1-37).
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Cullen, D. A., Cease, A. J., Latchininsky, A. V., Ayali, A., Berry, K., Buhl, J., ... Rogers, S. M.
(2017).
From Molecules to Management: Mechanisms and Consequences of Locust Phase Polyphenism. Advances in Insect Physiology.
INSECT EPIGENETICS.
(pp. 167-285).
Elsevier.
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conference paper
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Zhou, W., Wheeler, T. A., Starr, J. L., & Sword, G. A.
(2015).
THE EFFECTS OF ENDOPHYTIC PURPUREOCILLIUM LILACINUM AND CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM ON ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA UNDER GREENHOUSE AND FIELD CONDITIONS. Journal of Nematology.
281-281.
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Zhou, W., Wheeler, T. A., Starr, J. L., & Sword, G. A.
(2015).
THE EFFECTS OF ENDOPHYTIC PURPUREOCILLIUM LILACINUM AND CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM ON ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA UNDER GREENHOUSE AND FIELD CONDITIONS. Journal of Nematology.
281-281.
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institutional repository document
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Weinburd, J., Landsberg, J., Kravtsova, A., Lam, S., Sharma, T., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., & Buhl, J.
Anisotropic Interaction and Motion States of Locusts in a Hopper Band
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Bachler, A., Padovan, A., Anderson, C. J., Wei, Y., Wu, Y., Pearce, S., ... Walsh, T. K.
Identification of a novel resistance gene which provides insight into Vip3Aa mode of action in Helicoverpa armigera
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Weinburd, J., Landsberg, J., Kravtsova, A., Lam, S., Sharma, T., Simpson, S. J., Sword, G. A., & Buhl, J.
Anisotropic Interaction and Motion States of Locusts in a Hopper Band
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patent
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Sword, G. A.
(2020).
Fungal endophytes for improved crop yields and protection from pests
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Sword, G. A.
(2019).
Fungal endophytes for improved crop yields and protection from pests
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Sword, G.
(2017).
Fungal endophytes for improved crop yields and protection from pests
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Sword, G.
(2017).
Fungal endophytes for improved crop yields and protection from pests
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Sword, G.
(2016).
Fungal endophytes for improved crop yields and protection from pests
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Sword, G. A.
(2020).
Fungal endophytes for improved crop yields and protection from pests
Research
principal investigator on
- An integrative approach to fall armyworm population genomics awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2021 - 2023
- Development of Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Subspecies and its Congenerics awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2020
- Molecular diagnostics development for intercepted Lepidoptera larvae awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2020
- Molecular-based initiatives to support the Old World Bollworm Strategic Management Plan awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2020
- Development of Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its Non-pest Variants awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2019
- Mechanisms of fungal endophyte-mediated resistance to insects in cotton awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2019
- Nutritionally-mediated variation in Helicoverpa zea susceptibility to Bt transgenic crops awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015 - 2019
- Molecular-based initiatives to support the Old World Bollworm Strategic Management Plan (FY2017) awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2018
- Using Population Genomics to Reveal the Level of Intermixing Among Cotton Fleahopper Populations in Cotton and Wild Weed Hosts awarded by Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2018
- Areawide Pest Management of the Invasive Sugarcane Aphid in Grain Sorghum - Synoptic Modeling awarded by Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2018
- Molecular-based initiatives to support the Old World Bollworm Strategic Management Plan (FY2016) awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2017
- Population Genomics of the Boll Weevil awarded by Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016
- Population Genomics of the Boll Weevil awarded by Agricultural Research Service - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015
co-principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- EEBL608 Integrative Animal Behavior Instructor
- ENTO291 Research Instructor
- ENTO322 Insects In Human Society Instructor
- ENTO402 Field-crop Insects Instructor
- ENTO402 Insects In Agriculture Instructor
- ENTO485 Directed Studies Instructor
- ENTO491 Research Instructor
- ENTO690 Theory Of Research Instructor
- ENTO691 Research Instructor
- GENE491 Hnr-research Instructor
- MEPS691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Antwi, Josephine Bema (2015-08). Host Plant Use by Insect Herbivores Mediated by Microorganisms.
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Castillo Lopez, Diana (2015-05). Ecological Roles of Two Entomopathogenic Endophytes: Beauveria bassiana and Purpureocillium lilacinum in Cultivated Cotton.
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Deans, Carrie Ann (2015-08). The Interaction between Nutrition and Insect Stress Response in a Cotton Model System.
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Zhou, Wenqing (2015-10). Fungal Endophytes and Their Ecological Roles in Cotton: Evaluation of Potential Antagonistic Activity against Plant Parasitic Nematodes and Insect Herbivores.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Zoology, The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States) 1998
- B.Sc. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States) 1992
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Gregory
has last name
- Sword
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Entomology
2475 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2475
USA
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- gasword@tamu.edu