Rebecca E. Roberts

Odorant receptor orthologues in conifer-feeding beetles display conserved responses to ecologically relevant odors

This study functionally characterizes odorant receptor orthologues in three conifer-feeding beetle species, finding conserved responses to ecologically relevant odors.

Functional evolution of a bark beetle odorant receptor clade detecting monoterpenoids of different ecological origins

The paper functionally characterizes odorant receptors in bark beetles, revealing their specific responses to monoterpenoids from different ecological sources and suggesting neofunctionalization after gene duplication.

Putative ligand binding sites of two functionally characterized bark beetle odorant receptors

The paper identifies and characterizes two odorant receptors in bark beetles, predicting their ligand binding sites and highlighting key residues involved in pheromone recognition.