Publications

Ruther J., Prager L. and Pokorny T. (2021) Parasitic wasps do not lack lipogenesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288: 20210548. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0548

Broschwitz B., Prager L., Pokorny T. and Ruther J. (2021) De novo biosynthesis of linoleic acid is widespread in parasitic wasps. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 107: e21788. doi: 10.1002/arch.21788

Jungwirth S., Ruther J. and Pokorny T. (2021) Similar is not the same - mate recognition in a parasitoid wasp. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 646667. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.646667

Würf J., Pokorny T., Wittbrodt J., Millar J.G. and Ruther J. (2020) Cuticular hydrocarbons as contact sex pheromone in the parasitoid wasp Urolepis rufipes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8: 180. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00180

Pokorny T., Sieber L.M., Hofferberth J.E., Bernadou A. and Ruther J. (2020) Age-dependent release of and response to alarm pheromone in a ponerine ant. Journal of Experimental Biology 223: jeb218040. doi: 10.1242/jeb.218040

Pokorny T., Millahn E., Schlütting P., Ramírez S.R. and Eltz T. (2019) Correlates of display activity and perch residency of male orchid bees in cage experiments. Acta ZooBot Austria 156: 159-169. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/VZBG_156_0159-0169.pdf

Pegnier M., Pokorny T., Heinze J., Lindgren R., Helanterä H. and Schultner E. (2019) Honesty of larval begging signals covaries with colony kin structure in Formica ants. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 398. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00398

Lenschow M., Cordel M, Pokorny T., Mair M.M., Hofferberth J. and Ruther J. (2018) The post-mating switch in the pheromone response of Nasonia females is mediated by dopamine and can be reversed by appetitive learning. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 12: 14. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00014

Tappert L., Pokorny T., Hofferberth J. and Ruther J. (2017) Sublethal doses of imidacloprid disrupt sexual communication and host finding in a parasitoid wasp. Scientific Reports 7: 42756. doi: 10.1038/srep42756

Pokorny T., Vogler I., Losch R., Schlütting P., Juarez P., Bissantz N., Ramírez S.R. and Eltz T. (2017) Blown by the wind: the ecology of male courtship display behaviour in orchid bees. Ecology 98: 1140-1152. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1755

Jansen J., Pokorny T. and Schmitt T. (2016) Disentangling the effect of insemination and ovary development on the cuticular hydrocarbon profile in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Apidologie 47: 101-113. doi: 10.1007/s13592-015-0379-5

Pokorny T., Ramírez S.R., Weber M.G. and Eltz T. (2015) Cuticular hydrocarbons as potential close range recognition cues in orchid bees. Journal of Chemical Ecology 41: 1080-1094. doi: 10.1007/s10886-015-0647-x

Pokorny T., Loose D., Dyker G., Quezada-Euán J.J.G. and Eltz T. (2015) Dispersal ability of male orchid bees and direct evidence for long-range flights. Apidologie 46: 224-237. doi: 10.1007/s13592-014-0317-y

Eltz T., Bause C., Hund K., Quezada-Euán J.J.G. and Pokorny T. (2015) Correlates of perfume load in male orchid bees. Chemoecology 25: 193-199. doi: 10.1007/s00049-015-0190-9

Pokorny T., Lunau K. and Eltz T. (2014) Raising the sugar content: orchid bees overcome the constraints of suction feeding through manipulation of nectar and pollen provisions. PLOS One 9: e113823. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113823

Pokorny T., Lunau K., Quezada-Euán J.J.G. and Eltz T. (2014) Cuticular hydrocarbons distinguish cryptic sibling species in Euglossa orchid bees. Apidologie 45: 276-283. doi: 10.1007/s13592-013-0250-5

Quezada-Euán J.J.G., Ramírez J., Eltz T., Pokorny T., Medina R. and Monsreal R. (2013) Does sensory deception matter in eusocial obligate food robber systems? A study of Lestrimelitta and stingless bee hosts. Animal Behaviour 85: 817-823. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.028

Pokorny T., Hannibal M., Quezada-Euán J.J.G., Hedenström E., Sjöberg N., Bång and Eltz T. (2013) Acquisition of species-specific perfume blends: influence of habitat-dependent compound availability on odour choices of male orchid bees (Euglossa spp.). Oecologia 172: 417-425. doi: 10.1007/s00442-013-2620-0

Menzel F., Pokorny T., Blüthgen N. and Schmitt T. (2010) Trail-sharing among tropical ants: interspecific use of trail pheromones? Ecological Entomology 35: 495-503. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01206.x