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Martha Hunter

Professor, Entomology | Chair, Entomology / Insect Science - GIDP | Professor, BIO5 Institute | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Brian Enquist
Judith Brown
Yves Carriere
Dawn Gouge
Kathleen Walker

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Grants(16)

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Publications(131)

Recent

Bugs promote immune priming via gut-breaching bacteria

2024

immunology, microbiology, gut health, bacterial interactions, immune response

Quality over quantity: unraveling the contributions to cytoplasmic incompatibility caused by two coinfecting Cardinium symbionts

2022

symbiont interactions, cytoplasmic incompatibility, symbiont contributions, coinfecting cardinium, quality control

Hiding in plain sight: Cryptic enemies are found on cochineal Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) a scale insect of economic and cultural significance

2022

entomology, insect ecology, biological control, agricultural pest management, cultural significance

Development of common leaf-footed bug pests depends on the presence and identity of their environmentally-acquired symbionts.

2022

insect pests, symbiosis, ecology, entomology, biodiversity

One of two co-infecting Cardinium symbiont strains causes cytoplasmic incompatibility and localizes outside of sperm cells in Encarsia partenopea

2022

symbiont strains, cytoplasmic incompatibility, sperm cells localization, coinfecting cardinium, encarsia partenopea

Sex-based de novo transcriptome assemblies of the parasitoid wasEncarsia suzannae, a host of the manipulative heritable symbiont Cardinium hertigii

2022

genomics, parasitology, symbiosis, transcriptomics, insect biology

Cryptic enemies of the economically- and culturally-important scale insect, cochineal Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae)

2021

insect ecology, pest management, agricultural impact, biological control, biodiversity

The saboteur's tools: Common mechanistic themes across manipulative symbioses

2020

symbiotic interactions, mechanisms, manipulation, sabotage, symbiosis

What goes umight come down: the spectacular spread of an endosymbiont is followed by its decline a decade later

2020

endosymbiont spread, symbiosis dynamics, ecological interactions, population dynamics, microbial decline

Cardinium localization during its parasitoid washost’s development provides insights into cytoplasmic incompatibility.

2020

microbiology, parasitology, cytoplasmic incompatibility, genetics, host-parasite interaction