Lesser Emperor (Anax pathenope)

Dr. Franziska Beran

Former principle investigator in the Population Ecology Group working on the chemical ecology of flea beetles.
Lesser Emperor (Anax pathenope)
Image: Holger Schielzeth

Publications from Jena (2013-2024)

Gikonyo, M.W., Ahn, S.-J., Biondi, M., Fritzlar, F., Okamura, Y., Vogel, H., Köllner, T.G., Şen, I., Hernández-Teixidor, D., Lee, C.-F., Letsch, H. & Beran, F. (2024). A radiation of Psylliodes flea beetles on Brassicaceae is associated with the evolution of specific detoxification enzymes. Evolution 78: 127-145. doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpad197External link 

Li, Z.Y., Costamagna, A.C., Beran, F. & You, M.S. (2024). Biology, ecology, and management of flea beetles in crops. Annual Review of Entomology 69: 199-217. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-033023-015753External link

Körnig, J., Ortizo, K., Sporer, T., Yang, Z.L. & Beran, F. (2023). Different myrosinases activate sequestered glucosinolates in larvae and adults of the horseradish flea beetle. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 163: 104040. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2023.104040External link

Letsch, H. & Beran, F. (2023). Jumping to new hosts: the diversification of flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticini) in the context of their host plant associations. Insect Systematics and Diversity 7: 2.1-12.  doi: 10.1093/isd/ixad019External link