individual publications

• academic article

  • Shunning the night to elude the hunter: diurnal fireflies and the” femmes fatales”.  Chemoecology.  16:39-43. 2006
  • Exploring uncharted terrain in nature’s structure space using capillary NMR spectroscopy: 13 steroids from 50 fireflies.  Journal of the American Chemical Society.  127:10810-10811. 2005
  • Chemical defense and aposematism: the case of Utetheisa galapagensis.  Chemoecology.  12:153-157. 2002
  • Production of a cyanogenic secretion by a thyridid caterpillar.  Naturwissenschaften.  88:306-309. 2001
  • A combinatorial library of macrocyclic polyamines produced by a ladybird beetle.  J. Amer. Chem. Soc..  122:3628-3634. 2000
  • Anti-insectan activity of epilachnene, a defensive alkaloid from the pupae of Mexican bean beetles (Epilachna varivestis).  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  26:391-397. 2000
  • Chemical defense of the mint plant, Teucrium marum(Labiatae).  Chemoecology.  10:211-216. 2000
  • Chemical defense: bestowal of a nuptial alkaloidal garment by a male moth upon its mate.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  97:14406-14411. 2000
  • Defense by foot adhesion in a chrysomelid beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea): characterization of the adhesive oil.  Zoology.  103:1-6. 2000
  • Defense by foot adhesion in a chrysomelid beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea): characterization of the adhesive oil.  Zoology-Jena.  103:1-6. 2000
  • Spray Mechanism of the most Primitive Bombardier Beetle (Metrius Contractus).  Journal of Experimental Biology.  203:1265-1275. 2000
  • Biosynthesis of epilachnene, a macroclyclic defensive alkaloid of the Mexican bean beelte.  Tetrahedron.  55:955-966. 1999
  • Metabolic transformation of acquired lucibufagins by firefly ‘femmes fatales’.  Chemoecology.  9:105-112. 1999
  • Miriamin, a defensive diterpene from the eggs of a land slug (Arion sp.).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  96:13620-13625. 1999
  • N-methylquinolinium 2-carboxylate, a defensive betaine from Photuris versicolor fireflies.  Journal of Natural Products.  62:378-380. 1999
  • Reptilian chemistry: characterization of a family of dianeackerone-related steroidal esters from a crocodile secretion.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  96:12251-12256. 1999
  • Reptilian chemistry: characterization of dianeackerone, a secretory product from a crocodile.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  96:12246-12250. 1999
  • The chemistry of sexual selection.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  92:50-55. 1999
  • Absolute Configuration of the Polyazamacrolides, Macrocyclic Polyamines Produced by a Ladybird Beetle.  Tetrahedron Lett..  39:6625-6628. 1998
  • Chilorine C: A new “dimeric” alkaloid from a coccinellid beetle, Chilocorus cacti.  J. Nat. Prod..  61:598-601. 1998
  • Combinational chemistry in insects: a library of defensive macrocyclic polyamines.  Science.  281:428-431. 1998
  • Mirasorvone: A masked 20-ketopregnane from the defensive secretion of a diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  95:2733-2737. 1998
  • Rendering the inedible edible: circumvention of a millipede’s chemical defense by a predaceous beetle larva (Phengodidae).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  95:1108-1113. 1998
  • Absolute configuration of insect-produced epilachnene.  Tetrahedron Ltrs..  18:2787-2790. 1997
  • Defensive production of quinoline by a phasmid insect (Oreophoetes peruana).  Journal of Experimental Biology.  200:2493-2500. 1997
  • Firefly ‘femmes fatales’ acquire defensive steroids (lucibufagins) from their firefly prey.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  94:9723-9728. 1997
  • Pyrrolidinoöxazolidine alkaloids from two species of ladybird beetles.  J. Nat. Prod..  60:755-759. 1997
  • Acetylation of -tocopherol by the squash beetle, Epilachna borealis.  Naturwissenschaften.  83:277-279. 1996
  • Chemical basis of courtship in a beetle (Neopyrochroa flabellata): cantharidin as "nuptial gift".  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  93:6499-6503. 1996
  • Chemical basis of courtship in a beetle (Neopyrochroa flabellata): cantharidin as precopulatory "enticing" agent.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  93:6494-6498. 1996
  • Chemical egg defense in a green lacewing (Ceraeochrysa smithi).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  93:3280-3283. 1996
  • Glandular pyrazine emission by a tropical katydid: an example of chemical aposematism?.  J. Orthoptera Res..  5:221-223. 1996
  • Synthesis of 9-Propyl-10-azacyclododecan-12-olide.  Tetrahedron Letters.  37:2141-2144. 1996
  • Tocopheryl acetates from the pupal exocrine secretion of the squash beetle, Epilachna borealis.  Experientia.  52:616-620. 1996
  • Chemical ecology.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  92:1. 1995
  • Spirocyclic defensive alkaloid from a coccinellid beetle.  Tetrahedron.  51:8711-8718. 1995
  • The chemistry of phyletic dominance.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  92:14-18. 1995
  • Biosynthesis of a defensive insect alkaloid: epilachnene from oleic acid and serine.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  91:12790-12793. 1994
  • Chilocorine: heptacyclic alkaloid from a coccinellid beetle.  Tetrahedron.  50:2365-2372. 1994
  • Defensive use of an acquired substance (carminic acid) by predaceous insect larvae.  Experientia.  50:610-615. 1994
  • Alkaloids of the Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis (Coccinellidae).  Tetrahedron.  40:9333-9342. 1993
  • Azamacrolides: a family of alkaloids from the pupal defensive secretion of a ladybird beetle (Epilachna varivestis).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  90:5204-5208. 1993
  • Defensive secretion of the millipede Floridobolus penneri.  J. Nat. Prod..  56:1700-1706. 1993
  • Defensive secretion of two notodontid caterpillars (Schizura unicornis, S. badia).  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  19:2089-2104. 1993
  • Insect pheromone biosynthesis: stereochemical pathway of hydroxydanaidal production from alkaloidal precursors in Creatonotos transiens (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  90:6834-6838. 1993
  • Pregnanes from defensive glands of a belostomatid bug.  Experientia.  49:175-176. 1993
  • Relevance of chemistry to conservation of isolated populations: the case of volatile leaf components of Dicerandra mints.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  90:7701-7705. 1993
  • Defensive secretion of the carabid beetle, Helluomorphoides clairvillei.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  18:489-498. 1992
  • 3,4-Didehydro-ß-ß•-caroten-2-one, a new carotenoid from the eggs of the stick insect Anisomorpha buprestoides.  Tetrahedron Letters.  32:5651-5654. 1991
  • Biosynthesis of methacrylic and isobutyric acids in a carabid beetle, Scarites subterraneus.  Tetrahedron Letters.  32:4849-4852. 1991
  • Chemical Defense of a Primitive Australian Bombardier Beetle: Mystropomus regularis.  Chemoecology.  2:29-34. 1991
  • Defensive secretion of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  17:805-809. 1991
  • Pheromonal advertisement of a nuptial gift by a male moth Utetheisa ornatrix.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  88:9224-9227. 1991
  • Sexual dimorphism in the defensive secretion of a carabid beetle.  Experientia.  47:296-299. 1991
  • Chemical Defense of a Rare Mint Plant.  Chemoecology.  1:30-37. 1990
  • Chemical defense of a rare mint plant.  Chemoecology.  1:30-37. 1990
  • Courtship pheromone production and body size as correlates of larval diet in males of the arctiid moth, Utetheisa ornatrix.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  16:543-552. 1990
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. 83. a-and ß-necrodol, novel terpenes from a carrion beetle. (Necrodes surinamensis, Silphidae, Coleoptera).  J. Org. Chem..  55:4047-4051. 1990
  • The Göteborg Resolution.  Chemoecology.  1:38. 1990
  • Chemical Defense of an Ozaenine Bombardier Beetle from New Guinea.  Psyche.  96:153-160. 1989
  • Defensive secretion of the carabid beetle Pasimachus subsulcatus.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  15:1689-1697. 1989
  • Paternal allocation of sequestered plant pyrrolizidine alkaloid to eggs in the danaine butterfly, Danaus gilippus.  Experientia.  45:896-898. 1989
  • Biparental defensive endowment of eggs with acquired plant alkaloid in the moth Utetheisa ornatrix.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  85:5992-5996. 1988
  • Technique for visualization of epidermal glandular structures in plants.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  13:943-946. 1987
  • Defensive Alkaloid in Blood of Mexican Bean Beetle (Eplilachna varivestis).  Experientia.  42:205-207. 1986
  • Defensive steroids from a carrion beetle (Silpha novaboracensis).  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  13:35-38. 1986
  • Necrodols: anti-insectan terpenes from defensive secretion of carrion beetle (Necrodes surinamensis).  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  12:1407-1415. 1986
  • Defensive steroids from a carrion beetle (Silpha americana).  Experientia.  41:516-519. 1985
  • Studies on the fungal phytotoxin victorin: structures of three novel amino acids from the acid hydrolyzate.  Experientia.  41:1370-1374. 1985
  • Chemical defense of a rove beetle (Creophilus maxillosus).  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  9:159-180. 1983
  • Mushroom chemical defense: pungent sesquiterpenoid dialdehyde antifeedant to opossum.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  9:1439-1447. 1983
  • Polyene pheromone components from an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix): characterization and synthesis.  J. Organic Chem..  48:2266-2270. 1983
  • Synthesis of a sex attractant pheromone from a geometrid moth, Operophtera brumata (the winter moth).  J. Org. Chem.  48:2274-2275. 1983
  • Thermal concomitants and biochemistry of the explosive discharge mechanism of some little known bombardier beetles.  Experientia.  39:366-7. 1983
  • Defensive spray mechanism of a silphid beetle (Necrodes surinamensis).  Psyche.  89:357-367. 1982
  • Insect repellents from vetiver oil: I. Zizanal and epizizanal.  Tetrahedron Letters.  45:4639-4642. 1982
  • Sex pheromone of the winter moth, a geometrid with unusually low temperature precopulatory responses.  Science.  217:657-659. 1982
  • Antifeedant action of Z-dihydromatricaria acid from soldier beetles.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  7:1149-58. 1981
  • Conservation of tropical forests.  Science.  213:1314. 1981
  • Lucibufagins, IV. New defensive steroids and a pterin from the firefly Photinus pyralis (Coleoptera: Lampyridae).  Experientia.  37:679-80. 1981
  • Precopulatory sexual interaction in an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix): role of a pheromone derived from dietary alkaloids.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.  9:227-235. 1981
  • Defensive substances of opilionids.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  6:511-516. 1980
  • Red cochineal dye (carminic acid): its role in nature.  Science.  208:1039-1042. 1980
  • Sex attractant of an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix): a pulsed chemical signal.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.  7:55-63. 1980
  • Brasilenyne and cis-dihydrorhodophytin: antifeedant medium-ring haloethers from a sea hare (Aplysia brasiliana ).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  76:3576-3579. 1979
  • Brasudol and isobrasudol: two bromosesquiterpenes from a sea hare.  Tetrahedron Let..  1979:1645-1648. 1979
  • Chemistry of Defensive Secretions of Ozaenine and Paussine Bombardier Beetles (Coleoptera: carabidae).  The Coleopterists Bulletin.  33:17-19. 1979
  • Lucibufagines, Partie III. Oxo-11-et oxo-12-bufalines, steroïdes defensifs des lampyres Photinus ignitus et P. marginellus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae).  Helvetica Chimica Acta.  62:1396-1400. 1979
  • Lucibufagins. 2. Esters of 12-Oxo-2ß,5ß,11a-trihydroxybufalin, the major defensive steroids of the firefly Photinus pyralis (Coleoptera: Lampyridae).  J. Am. Chem. Soc..  101:3055-3060. 1979
  • Chemical composition of the odorous secretion of the Australian turtle, Chelodina longicollis.  Copeia Journal.  4:714-715. 1978
  • Lucibufagins: defensive steroids from the fireflies Photinus ignitus and P. marginellus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  75:905-908. 1978
  • Naphthoquinones in defensive secretion of an opilionid.  Experientia.  34:969-970. 1978
  • Benzoyl cyanide in the defensive secretion of polydesmoid millipeds.  Experientia.  33:206-207. 1977
  • Characterization and synthesis of volatile compounds from the defensive secretions of some "daddy longlegs" (Arachnida: Opiliones: Leiobunum spp.).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  74:419-422. 1977
  • Chemistry of Defensive Secretions of Bombardier Beetles (Brachinini, Metriini, Ozaenini, Paussini).  Journal of Insect Physiology.  23:1383-1386. 1977
  • New methylcyclopentanoid terpenes from the larval defensive secretion of a chrysomelid beetle (Plagiodera versicolora).  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  74:2189-2193. 1977
  • Panacene: an aromatic bromoallene from a sea hare (Aplysia brasiliana).  Tetrahedron Letters.  1977:3913-3916. 1977
  • Quinones and phenols in the defensive secretions of neotropical opilionids.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  3:321-329. 1977
  • Stink of stinkpot turtle identified: w-phenylalkanoic acids.  Science.  796:1347-1349. 1977
  • Benzoyl cyanide and mandelo nitrile in the cyanogenetic secretion of a centipede.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  2:421-429. 1976
  • Defensive substances of opilionids.  Experientia.  32:1234-1235. 1976
  • 1,4-benzoquinones in African millipeds.  Psyche.  82:78-80. 1975
  • Characterization and synthesis of waxes from homopterous insects.  Journal of Chemical Ecology.  1:269-274. 1975
  • Nitropolyzonamine: a spirocyclic nitro compound from the defensive glands of a milliped (Polyzonium rosalbum).  Tetrahedron Letters.  1975:2367-2370. 1975
  • Polyzonamine: a novel terpenoid insect repellent produced by a milliped.  Science.  188:734-736. 1975
  • Chemical Defense and Sound Production in Australian Tenebrionid Beetles (Adelium spp.).  Psyche.  81:189-208. 1974
  • Defensive use by an insect of a plant resin.  Science.  184:996-999. 1974
  • Volatile ketones in the hairpencil secretion of danaid butterflies.  Experientia.  30:721-723. 1974
  • Chemical defense mechanisms of arthropods. XXXVI. Stereospecific synthesis of gyrinidal, a nor-sesquiterpenoid aldehyde from gyrinid beetles.  Tetrahedron Letters.  1977:281-284. 1973
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. XXXIV. Formic acid and acyclic ketones in the spray of a caterpillar.  Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer..  65:765-766. 1972
  • Flavonols: Pigments Responsible for Ultraviolet Absorption in Nectar Guide of Flower.  Science.  177:528-530. 1972
  • Gyrinidal: a sesquiterpenoid aldehyde from the defensive glands of gyrinid beetles.  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  69:1208-1210. 1972
  • 2,5-dichlorophenol (from ingested herbicide?) in defensive secretion of grasshopper.  Science.  172:277-278. 1971
  • Acyclic ketones in the defensive secretion of a "Daddy Longlegs".  Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA.  68:1467-1468. 1971
  • Defense of phalangid: liquid repellent administered by leg dabbing.  Science.  173:650-652. 1971
  • Pheromones. VII. African monarch: major components of the hairpencil secretion.  Tetrahedron Letters.  1971:3485-3488. 1971
  • Sesquiterpenes in the osmeterial secretion of a papilionid butterfly, Battus polydamas.  J. Ins. Phys..  17:245-50. 1971
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. XXVII. Osmeterial secretions of papilionid caterpillars (Baronia, Papilio, Eurytides).  Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer..  63:914-915. 1970
  • Identification and synthesis of trans,trans-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-decadien-1,10-dioic acid, a component of the pheromonal secretion of the male monarch butterfly.  Chemical Communications.  1969:86-87. 1969
  • Defensive mechanisms of arthropods. XXIII. An allenic sesquiterpenoid from the grasshopper Romalea microptera.  Tetrahedron Letters.  1968:2959-2962. 1968
  • Dihydromatricaria acid: acetylenic acid secreted by soldier beetle.  Science.  160:890-892. 1968
  • Pheromones. III. Identification of trans, trans-10-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-decadienoic acid as a major component in the male monarch butterfly.  Tetrahedron Letters.  1968:4893-4896. 1968
  • 1,2-Dialkyl-4 (3H)-quinazolinones in the defensive secretion of a millipede (Glomeris marginata).  Science.  154:390-391. 1966
  • Bio-synthesis of arthropod secretions. III. Synthesis of simple p-benzoquinones in a beetle (Eleodes longicollis).  Journal of the American Chemical Society.  88:1590-1592. 1966
  • Cyclopentanoid terpene biosynthesis in a phasmid insect and in catmint.  Science.  151:79-80. 1966
  • Defensive secretions of arthropods.  Science.  153:1341-1350. 1966
  • Major components in the exocrine secretion of a male butterfly (Lycorea).  Science.  151:583-585. 1966
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. XII. Glucose and hydrocarbons in the quinone-containing secretion of Eleodes longicollis.  Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer..  57:44-46. 1964
  • Trans- 2-dodecenal and 2-methyl-l,4-quinone produced by a millipede.  Science.  144:540-541. 1964
  • Cyanogenic glandular apparatus of a millipede.  Science.  139:1218-1220. 1963
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. VIII. Secretion of salicylaldehyde by a carabid beetle.  Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer..  56:37-41. 1963
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. XI. The structure, function, and phenolic secretions of the glands of a chordeumoid millipede and a carabid beetle.  Psyche.  70:94-116. 1963
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. IX. Anisomorphal, the secretion of a phasmid insect.  Tetrahedron Letters.  1962:29-33. 1962
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. VI. Para-benzoquinones in the secretion of five species of millipedes.  Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer..  55:261-262. 1962
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. VII. Citronellal and citral in the madibular gland secretion of the ant Acanthomyops claviger (Roger).  J. Ins. Physiol..  8:175-179. 1962
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. I. The composition and function of the spray of the whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas) (Arachnida, Pedipalpida).  J. Ins. Physiol..  6:272-298. 1961
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. III. Secretion of 2-hexenal by adults of the cockroach Cutilia soror (Brunner).  Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer..  54:642-643. 1961
  • Defense mechanisms of arthropods. IV. Para-benzoquinones in the secretion of Eleodes longicollis. Lec. Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).  J. Ins. Physiol..  7:46-50. 1961

• article

  • A hunger for poison 1999

• booksection

  • Alkaloid-derived pheromones and sexual selection in Lepidoptera 1987
  • Defensive secretions of millipeds.  Vol. 48.  1978
  • Secretions of opilionids, whip scorpions, and pseudoscorpions.  Vol. 48.  1978

• conference paper

  • The defensive role of the pupal secretion of an introduced ladybird beetle.  Greater New England Symposium on the Ecology of Invasive Species, Yale Univ.. 1999
  • Combinatorial chemistry in insects: a library of defensive macrocylic polyamines produced by a ladybird beetle.  Proc. Intl. Soc. Chem. Ecol.. 1998
  • Defensive chemistry of some carabid beetles.  Int'l. Soc. Chem. Ecol. Ann. Mtg. 1991
  • Egg protection by parental investment of plant alkaloids in Lepidoptera.  XVII Int'l Cong.Entomol.. 1984
  • Quinone biosynthesis in arthropods.  Intl. Sympos. Chem. Nat. Prod.. 1964
  • The defensive spray of whipscorpion.  Verhandl. XI. Int'l. Kongr. Ent.. 110-114. 1960
• Response to “Beetle Juice” Letter to the Editor 1998
• Guest editorial 1990