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PUBLICATIONS:
Herrmann, M., W.E. Mayer, and R.J. Sommer. 2006. Nematodes of the genus
Pristionchus are closely associated with scarab beetles and the
Colorado potato beetle in Western Europe. Zoology 109: 96-108.
Herrmann, M., W.E. Mayer, and R.J. Sommer. 2006. Sex, bugs and
Haldane’s
rule: the nematode genus Pristionchus in the United States. Frontiers
in Zoology. (http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/3/1/14).
Herrmann, M., W.E. Mayer, R. Hong, S. Kienle, R. Minasaki, and R. J.
Sommer. 2007. The nematode Pristionchus pacificus (Nematoda:
Diplogastridae) is associated with the Oriental beetle Exomala
orientalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Japan. Zoological Science 24:
883-889.
Mayer, W. E., M. Herrmann, and R.J. Sommer. 2007. Phylogeny of the
nematode genus Pristionchus and implications for biodiversity,
biogeography and the evolution of hermaphroditism. BMC Evolutionary
Biology 7: 104.
Zauner, H., W. Mayer, M. Herrmann, A. Weller, M. Erwig, and R.J. Sommer. 2007. Distinct patterns of genetic variation in Pristionchus
pacificus and Caenorhabditis
elegans, two partially selfing nematodes
with cosmopolitan distribution. Molecular Ecology 16: 1267-1280.
Hong, R.L., A. Svatos, M. Herrmann, and R.J. Sommer. 2008.
Species specific recognition of beetle cues by Pristionchus maupasi. Evolution & Development 10(3): 273-279.
Mayer, W., Herrmann, M., and Sommer,
R.J. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of beetle associated diplogastrid nematodes suggests host switching rather than nematode-beetle coevolution. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9 (212): 1-11.
Herrmann, M., S. Kienle, J. Rochat, W.E. Mayer, and R. J.
Sommer. 2010. Haplotype diversity of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus on Réunion in the Indian Ocean suggests multiple independent invasions. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 170-179.
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