DR. CLAUDIO RAMÍREZ

Serteyn, L., Bosquée, E., Delatour, A., Rubio-Meléndez, M.E., Vega-Muñoz, .K., Ramírez, C.C. Francis, F. (2020) Multi-approach comparative study of the two most prevalent genotypes of pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Chile. DOI:10.1111/ens.12436.

Basoalto, A., Ram;irez, C.C., Lavandero, B., Devotto, L., Curkovic, T., Franck, P., Fuentes-Contreras, E. (2020) Population genetic structure of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in different localities and host plants in Chile. Insects, 11(5): 285.

Serteyn, L., Quaghebeur, C., Ongena. M., Cabrera, N., Barrera, A. Molina-Montenegro, M.A., Francis, F., Ramirez, C.C. 2020. Induced systemic resistance by a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium impacts development and feeding behavior of aphids. Insects 11(4):234

Rubio-Meléndez, M.E., Barrios-SanMartin, J., Pina-Castro, F.E., Figueroa, C.C., Ramirez, C.C. 2019. Asexual reproduction of a few genotypes favored the invasion of the cereal aphid Rhopalosiphum padi in Chile. PeerJ 7:e7366

González-González, A. Rubio-Meléndez, M.E, Ballesteros, G.I., Ramírez, C.C., Palma-Millanao, R.  2019. Sex- and tissue-specific expression of odorant-binding proteins and chemosensory proteins in adults of the scarab beetle Hylamorpha elegans (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). PeerJ 7:e7054

Ramírez-Cáceres, G.E.,  Moya-Hernández, M.G.,  Quilodrán, M.,  Nespolo, R.F.,  Ceballos, R.,  Villagra, C.A., Ramírez, C.C. 2019. Harbouring the secondary endosymbiont Regiella insecticola increases predation risk and reproduction in the cereal aphid Sitobion avenae. J. Pest Sci. 92:1039-1047

Albornoz, M. V., Lolas, M., Verdugo, J.A., Ramírez, C.C. (2018) Identification of virulences of the rust fungus Melampsora larici-populina occurring Chile. Plant Dis. 102:2201-2204.

Barrios-San Martín, J., Bosquée, E., Rubio-Meléndez, M. E., Ramírez, C. C., Francis, F. (2018). Proteomic profile of aphids exposed to wheat with different contents of benzoxazinoids. Physiological Entomology, 43: 69-76.  DOI:10.1111/phen.12230

Figueroa, C.C., Fuentes-Contreras, Molina-Montenegro, M.A., Ramírez, C.C. 2018. Biological and genetic features of introduced aphid populations in agroecosystems (Review). Current Opinion in Insect Science 26: 63-68.

Figueroa, C.C., Niemeyer, H.M., Cabrera-Brandt, M., Briones, L.M., Lavandero, B., Zúñiga-Reinoso, A., Ramírez, C.C., 2018. Forest fragmentation may endanger a plant-insect interaction: the case of the highly specialist native aphid Neuquenaphis staryi in Chile. Insect Conserv. Divers., 11: 352-362.  doi:10.1111/icad.12283

Rubio-Meléndez, M. E., Sepúlveda, D. A. and Ramírez, C. C. (2018). Temporal and spatial distribution of insecticide resistant mutations in the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on primary and secondary host-plants in central Chile. Pest Management Science, 74: 340-347. doi:10.1002/ps.4708.

Salgado P., Prinz K., Finkeldey R., Ramirez C.C., Vogel H. (2017) Genetic variability of Aristotelia chilensis (“maqui”) based on AFLP and chloroplast microsatellite markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, pp. 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-017-0498-0

Sepúlveda D.A., Zepeda-Paulo F., Ramírez C.C., Lavandero B., Figueroa C.C. (2017). Loss of host fidelity in highly inbred populations of the parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Pest Science, 90:649-658.

Sepúlveda D.A., Zepeda-Paulo F., Ramírez C.C., Lavandero B., Figueroa C.C. (2017). Diversity, frequency, and geographic distribution of facultative bacterial endosymbionts in introduced aphid pests. Insect Science, 24: 511-521.

Verdugo J. A., Francis F., Ramírez, C.C. (2016). A review on the complexity of insect-plant interactions under varying levels of resources and host resistance: the case of Myzus persicae-Prunus persica. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 20(4): 533-541

Barrios-San Martín, J., Figueroa, C.C., Ramírez, C.C. (2016). Evidence of plastic probing behavior in a ‘superclone’ of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae. Bulletin of Entomological Research 106(6):801-808.

González-González A., Palma-Millanao R., Yáñez O., Rojas M., Mutis A., Venthur H., Quiroz A., Ramírez C.C. (2016). Virtual screening of plant volatile compounds reveals a high affinity of Hylamorpha elegans (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) odorant-binding proteins for sesquiterpenes from its native host. Journal of Insect Science, 16: 1–15.

Verdugo J.A., Sauge M.E., Lacroze J.P., Francis F., Ramírez C.C. (2015). Drought-stress and plant resistance affect herbivore performance and proteomic: the case of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Physiological Entomology, 40: 265-276.

Tapia, D.H., Silva, A.X., Ballesteros, G.I. Figueroa, C.C., Niemeyer, H.M. & Ramírez, C.C. 2015. Differences in learning and memory of host-plant features between specialist and generalist phytophagous insects. Animal Behaviour. 106:1-10.

Adasme-Carreño, F. Muñoz-Gutiérrez, C. Salinas-Cornejo, J. Ramírez, C.C. 2015. A2EPG: A new software for the analysis of electrical penetration graphs to study plant probing behaviour of hemipteran insects. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 113:128-135.

Reyes, M., Barros-Parada, W. Ramírez, C.C., Fuentes-Contreras, E. 2015. Organophosphate resistance and its main mechanism in populations of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from Central Chile. Journal of Economic Entomology 107, 268–276.

Cabrera-Brandt, M. A., Verdugo, J. A., Ramírez, C. C., Lacroze, J. P., Sauge, M. H. & Figueroa, C. C. 2015. Intra-specific variation of behavioral signals in suppressing plant defenses in the green peach aphid Myzus persica, feeding on the resistant wild peach Prunus davidiana. Journal of Pest Science: 1-8.