Dorit Eliyahu

Department of Entomology
dorite@email.arizona.edu
Mailing address: PO Box 210036, Tucson, AZ 85721-0036
Office: Marley Bldg Rm 641H
Lab: Marley Bldg Rm 619

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PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Eliyahu, D., Nojima, S., Santangelo, R.G., Kiemle, D.J., Carpenter, S., Webster, F.X., Leal, W.S., Gemeno, C., and Schal, C. (2011) An unusual macrocyclic lactone sex pheromone of Parcoblatta lata, a primary food source of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA PLUS [doi: 10.1073/pnas.1111748109]

Eliyahu, D., Ross, K.G., Haight, K.L., Keller, L., and Liebig J. (2011) Venom alkaloids and cuticular hydrocarbons indicate differences in queen genotype, colony structure, and fertility status in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta. J. Chem. Ecol. 37:1242-1254.

Eliyahu, D., Nojima, S., Mori, K. and Schal, C. (2009) Jail baits: How and why nymphs mimic adult females of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica. Anim. Behav. 78: 1097-1105.

Liebig, J., Eliyahu, D., and Brent, C.S. (2009) Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles indicate reproductive status in the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 63: 1799-1807.

Eliyahu, D., Nojima, S., Mori, K. and Schal, C. (2008) Identification of new contact sex pheromone components of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, predicted from the proposed biosynthetic pathway. J. Chem. Ecol. 34: 229-237.

Eliyahu, D., Nojima, S., Capracotta, S.S., Comins, D.L. and Schal, C. (2008) Identification of cuticular compounds responsible for eliciting interspecific courtship in the male German cockroach, Blattella germanica. Naturwissenschaften  95: 403-412.

Fan, Y., Eliyahu, D., and Schal, C. (2008) Insect cuticular hydrocarbons as maternal provisions in embryos and nymphs. J. Exp. Biol. 211: 548-554.

Eliyahu, D., Mori, K., Takikawa, H., Leal, W.S., and Schal, C. (2004) Behavioral activity of stereoisomers and a new component of the contact sex pheromone of the female German cockroach, Blattella germanica. J. Chem. Ecol. 30:1839-1848.

Eliyahu, D., Applebaum, S.W. and Rafaeli, A. (2003). Moth sex-pheromone biosynthesis is inhibited by the herbicide Diclofop. Pesticide Biochem. Physiol. 77:75-81.

Eliyahu, D., Nagalakshmi, V., Applebaum, S.W., Kubli, E., Choffat, Y. and Rafaeli, A. (2003). Inhibition of pheromone biosynthesis in Helicoverpa armigera by pheromonostatic peptides. J. Insect Physiology 49:569-574.

Book Chapters

Smith, C.R., Dolezal, A., Eliyahu, D., Holbrook, C.T., and Gadau, J. (2009) Ants (Formicidae): Models for social complexity. In Cold Spring Harb. Protoc. DOI:10.1101/pdb.emo125

Eliyahu, D. (2009) GC-MS for characterization and identification of ant semiochemicals. In Cold Spring Harb. Protoc. DOI:10.1101/pdb.prot5249.

Non-refereed Publications

Santangelo, R.G., Eliyahu, D., Gore, J.C., Waldvogel, M.G., and Schal, C. (2007) Controlling cockroaches in insect-rich environments. Pest Control Technology October, 80, 83-84, 86, 88, 90.