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Professor Felix Wackers

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. Published

    Flowering forbs for field margins: selecting species that optimise ecosystem services

    Carrie, R., George, D. & Wackers, F., 2012, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 75, p. 57-60 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Functional Agro-Biodiversity in Dutch arable farming : results from a three year pilot.

    van Rijn, P. C. J., van Alebeek, F., den Belder, E., Wäckers, F. L., Buurma, J., Willemse, J. & van Gurp, H., 2008, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 34, p. 125-128 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  3. Published

    Getting more Power from Your Flowers: Multi-Functional Flower Strips Enhance Pollinators and Pest Control Agents in Apple Orchards

    Campbell, A., Wilby, A., Sutton, P. & Wackers, F. L., 20/09/2017, In: Insects. 8, 3, 18 p., 101.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Gustatory response and appetitive learning in Microplitis croceipes in relation to sugar type and concentration.

    Wäckers, F. L., Bonifay, C., Vet, L. E. M. & Lewis, J., 2006, In: Animal Biology. 56, 2, p. 193-203 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Hibernation leads to altered gut communities in Bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris)

    Bosmans, L., Pozo, M. I., Verreth, C., Crauwels, S., Wäckers, F., Jacquemyn, H. & Lievens, B., 7/12/2018, In: Insects. 9, 4, 14 p., 9040188.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Hibernation of predatory arthropods in semi-natural habitats.

    Geiger, F., Wäckers, F. L. & Bianchi, F. J. J. A., 08/2009, In: BioControl. 54, 4, p. 529-535 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Honeydew feeding in the solitary bee Osmia bicornis as affected by aphid species and nectar availability

    Konrad, R., Wäckers, F. L., Romeis, J. & Babendreier, D., 12/2009, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 55, 12, p. 1158-1166 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    How to be sweet? Extrafloral nectar allocation in Gossypium hirsutum fits optimal defense theory predictions.

    Wackers, F. L. & Bonifay, C., 1/06/2004, In: Ecology. 85, 6, p. 1512-1518 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Hymenopteran parasitoids synthesize ‘honeydew-specific’ oligosaccharides.

    Wäckers, F. L., Lee, J. C., Heimpel, G. E., Winkler, K. & Wagenaar, R., 10/2006, In: Functional Ecology. 20, 5, p. 790-798 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Improving pest control and pollination services in cider apple orchards by means of multi-functional flowering strips

    Campbell, A., Sutton, P., Wilby, A. & Wackers, F., 2013, Environmental Management on Farmland: Environmental Management on Farmland. Boatman, N., Green, M., Marshall, J., Musters, K., Peach, W., Peel, S., Siriwardena, G. & Smith, B. (eds.). Warwick: ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED BIOLOGISTS, p. 283-290 8 p. (Aspects of Applied Biology; vol. 118).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  11. Published

    Increased susceptibility of Bt maize to aphids enhances the performance of parasitoids of lepidopteran pests.

    Wackers, F. L., Faria, C. A. & Turlings, T. C. J., 1/01/2007, In: PLoS ONE. 2, 7, p. e600

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Indian Bt cotton varieties do not affect the performance of cotton aphids.

    Lawo, N. C., Wäckers, F. L. & Romeis, J., 12/03/2009, In: PLoS ONE. 4, 3, p. e4804

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  13. Published

    Indirect multi-trophic interactions mediated by induced plant resistance: impact of caterpillar feeding on aphid parasitoids

    Hagenbucher, S., Wackers, F. L. & Romeis, J., 12/02/2014, In: Biology Letters. 10, 2, 5 p., 20130795.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Infochemicals structure marine, terrestrial and freshwater food webs: Implications for ecological informatics

    Vos, M., Vet, L. E. M., Wäckers, F. L., Middelburg, J. J., Van Der Putten, W. H., Mooij, W. M., Heip, C. H. R. & Van Donk, E., 01/2006, In: Ecological Informatics. 1, 1, p. 23-32 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Management of field margins to maximize multiple ecological services.

    Olson, D. M. & Wäckers, F. L., 02/2007, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 44, 1, p. 13-21 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Nectar accessibility determines fitness, flower choice and abundance of hoverflies that provide natural pest control

    van Rijn, P. C. J. & Wackers, F. L., 13/05/2016, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 53, p. 925-933 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Nectar and pollen-feeding by insect herbivores and implications for multitrophic interactions.

    Wäckers, F. L., Romeis, J. E. & van Rijn, P. C. J., 01/2007, In: Annual Review of Entomology. 52, 1, p. 301-325 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Nectar exploitation by herbivores and their parasitoids is a function of flower species and relative humidity.

    Winkler, K., Wäckers, F. L., Kaufman, L. V., Larraz, V. & van Lenteren, J. C., 09/2009, In: Biological Control. 50, 3, p. 299-306 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Nectar versus honeydew feeding by aphid parasitoids : does it pay to have a discriminating palate?

    Vollhardt, I. M. G., Banchi, F. J. J. A., Wäckers, F. L., Thies, C. & Tscharntke, T., 2010, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 137, 1, p. 1-10

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Neonicotinoid pesticide reduces bumble bee colony growth and queen production

    Whitehorn, P. R., O'Connor, S., Wackers, F. L. & Goulson, D., 20/04/2012, In: Science. 336, 6079, p. 351-352 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Optimizing field margins for biocontrol services: the relative role of aphid abundance, annual floral resources, and overwinter habitat in enhancing aphid natural enemies

    Ramsden, M., Menéndez, R., Leather, S. & Wackers, F., 1/01/2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 199, p. 94-104 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Parasitoid nutritional ecology in a community context: the importance of honeydew and implications for biological control

    Tena, A., Wackers, F. L., Heimpel, G. E., Urbaneja, A. & Pekas, A., 04/2016, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 14, p. 100-104 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Perennial field margins for functional biodiversity in UK vegetable rotation schemes: Establishment and resource provision

    George, D., Croft, P., Wakefield, M. & Wackers, F., 2012, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 75, p. 77-81 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Plant-herbivore-carnivore interactions in cotton, Gossypium hirsutum : linking belowground and aboveground.

    Olson, D. M., Davis, R. F., Wäckers, F. L., Rains, G. C. & Potter, T., 10/2009, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 34, 10, p. 1341-1348 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Reliably Predicting Pollinator Abundance: Challenges of Calibrating Process-Based Ecological Models

    Gardner, E., Breeze, T. D., Clough, Y., Smith, H. G., Baldock, K. C. R., Campbell, A., Garratt, M., Gillespie, M. A. K., Kunin, W. E., McKerchar, M., Memmott, J., Potts, S. G., Senapathi, D., Stone, G., Wackers, F., Westbury, D. B., Wilby, A. & Oliver, T. H., 1/12/2020, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 11, 12, p. 1673-1689 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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