Items where contributor is "Balmer, Oliver"

2017

Stoeckli, S. and Birrer, S. and Zellweger-Fischer, J. and Balmer, O. and Jenny, M. and Pfiffner, L.. (2017) Quantifying the the extent to which farmers can influence biodiversity on their farms. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment, 237. pp. 224-233.

Juric, I. and Salzburger, W. and Balmer, O.. (2017) Spread and global population structure of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its larval parasitoids Diadegma semiclausum and Diadegma fenestrale (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) based on mtDNA. Bulletin of Entomological Research , 107 (2). pp. 155-164.

2016

Cuypers, Bart and Lecordier, Laurence and Meehan, Conor J. and Van den Broeck, Frederik and Imamura, Hideo and Büscher, Philippe and Dujardin, Jean-Claude and Laukens, Kris and Schnaufer, Achim and Dewar, Caroline and Lewis, Michael and Balmer, Oliver and Azurago, Thomas and Kyei-Faried, Sardick and Ohene, Sally-Ann and Duah, Boateng and Homiah, Prince and Mensah, Ebenezer Kofi and Anleah, Francis and Franco, Jose Ramon and Pays, Etienne and Deborggraeve, Stijn. (2016) Apolipoprotein L1 variant associated with increased susceptibility to trypanosome infection. mBio, 7 (2). e02198-15.

Graf, Fabrice E. and Ludin, Philipp and Arquint, Christian and Schmidt, Remo S. and Schaub, Nadia and Kunz Renggli, Christina and Munday, Jane C. and Krezdorn, Jessica and Baker, Nicola and Horn, David and Balmer, Oliver and Caccone, Adalgisa and de Koning, Harry P. and Mäser, Pascal. (2016) Comparative genomics of drug resistance in Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Cellular and molecular life sciences, 73 (17). pp. 3387-3400.

2015

Carnes, Jason and Anupama, Atashi and Balmer, Oliver and Jackson, Andrew and Lewis, Michael and Brown, Rob and Cestari, Igor and Desquesnes, Marc and Gendrin, Claire and Hertz-Fowler, Christiane and Imamura, Hideo and Ivens, Alasdair and Kořený, Luděk and Lai, De-Hua and MacLeod, Annette and McDermott, Suzanne M. and Merritt, Chris and Monnerat, Severine and Moon, Wonjong and Myler, Peter and Phan, Isabelle and Ramasamy, Gowthaman and Sivam, Dhileep and Lun, Zhao-Rong and Lukeš, Julius and Stuart, Ken and Schnaufer, Achim. (2015) Genome and phylogenetic analyses of Trypanosoma evansi reveal extensive similarity to T. brucei and multiple independent origins for dyskinetoplasty. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Vol. 9, H. 1 , e3404.

Juric, I. and Salzburg, W. and Luka, H. and Balmer, O.. (2015) Molecular markers for Diadegma (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) species distinction and their use to study the effects of companion plants on biocontrol of the diamondback moth. BioControl, Vol. 60, H. 2. pp. 179-187.

2014

Balmer Oliver, and Géneau, C. E. and Belz, E. and Weishaupt, B. and Förderer, G. and Moos, S. and Ditner, N. and Juric, I. and Luka, H.. (2014) Wildflower companion plants increase pest parasitation and yield in cabbage fields : experimental demonstration and call for caution. Biological control, Vol. 76. pp. 19-27.

Sistrom, Mark and Evans, Benjamin and Bjornson, Robert and Gibson, Wendy and Balmer, Oliver and Mäser, Pascal and Aksoy, Serap and Caccone, Adalgisa. (2014) Comparative genomics reveals multiple genetic backgrounds of human pathogenicity in the Trypanosoma brucei complex. Genome biology and evolution, Vol. 6, H. 10. pp. 2811-2819.

Home, R. and Balmer, O. and Jahrl, I. and Stolze, M. and Pfiffner, L.. (2014) Motivations for implementation of ecological compensation areas on Swiss lowland farms. Journal of rural studies, Vol. 34. pp. 26-36.

Belz, Elodie and Geneau, C. E. and Fürst, M. and Balmer, O. and Andermatt, P. and Pfiffner, L. and Westerd, L. and Luka, H.. (2014) Rearing of Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its host Mamestra brassicae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). European journal of entomology, Vol. 111, No. 3. pp. 443-447.

Birrer, S. and Zellweger-Fischer, J. and Stoeckli, S. and Korner-Nievergelt, F. and Balmer, O. and Jenny, M. and Pfiffner, L. and Pfiffner, L.. (2014) Biodiversity at the farm scale : a novel credit point system. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment : an international journal for scientific research on the relationship of agriculture and food production to the biosphere, Vol. 197. pp. 195-203.

2013

Belz, E. and Kölliker, M. and Balmer, O.. (2013) Olfactory attractiveness of flowering plants to the parasitoid Microplitis mediator : potential implications for biological control. BioControl : journal of the International Organization for Biological Control, Vol. 58, H. 2. pp. 163-173.

Balmer, Oliver and Pfiffner, Lukas and Schied, Johannes and Willareth, Martin and Leimgruber, Andrea and Luka, Henryk and Traugott, Michael. (2013) Noncrop flowering plants restore top-down herbivore control in agricultural fields. Ecology and Evolution, 3 (8). pp. 2634-2646.

Géneau, Celine and Wäckers, Felix and Luka, Henryk and Balmer, Oliver. (2013) Effects of extrafloral and floral nectar of Centaurea cyanus on the parasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator : olfactory attractiveness and parasitization rates. Biological control, Vol. 66, H. 1. pp. 16-20.

Ditner, Nadine and Balmer, Oliver and Beck, Jan and Blick, Theo and Nagel, Peter and Luka, Henryk. (2013) Effects of experimentally planting non-crop flowers into cabbage fields on the abundance and diversity of predators. Biodiversity and conservation, Vol. 22, H. 4. pp. 1049-1061.

2012

Geneau, Celine E. and Wackers, Felix L. and Luka, Henryk and Daniel, Claudia and Balmer, Oliver. (2012) Selective flowers to enhance biological control of cabbage pests by parasitoids. Basic and applied ecology, Vol. 13, H. 1 , S. 85–93.

Symula, R. E. and Beadell, J. S. and Sistrom, M. and Agbebakun, K. and Balmer, O. and Gibson, W. and Aksoy, S. and Caccone, A.. (2012) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense group 1 is distinguished by a unique amino acid substitution in the HpHb receptor implicated in human serum resistance. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Vol. 6, H. 7 , e1728.

Chevillat, V. and Balmer, O. and Birrer, S. and Doppler, V. and Graf, R. and Jenny, M. and Pfiffner, L. and Rudmann, C. and Zellweger-Fischer, J.. (2012) Gesamtbetriebliche Beratung steigert Qualität und Quantität von Ökoausgleichsflächen. Agrarforschung Schweiz, Bd. 3, H. 2. pp. 104-111.

2011

Balmer, O. and Beadell, J. S. and Gibson, W. and Caccone, A.. (2011) Phylogeography and taxonomy of Trypanosoma brucei. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Vol. 5, H. 2 , e961.

Li, J. V. and Saric, J. and Wang, Y. and Utzinger, J. and Holmes, E. and Balmer, O.. (2011) Metabonomic investigation of single and multiple strain Trypanosoma brucei brucei infections. American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol. 84, H. 1. pp. 91-98.

Balmer, O. and Tanner, M.. (2011) Prevalence and implications of multiple-strain infections. The Lancet infectious diseases, Vol. 11, H. 11. pp. 868-878.

Balmer, Oliver and Ciofi, Claudio and Galbraith, David A. and Swingland, Ian R. and Zug, George R. and Caccone, Adalgisa. (2011) Population genetic structure of Aldabra giant tortoises. Journal of Heredity, 102 (1). pp. 29-37.

2009

Balmer, O. and Stearns, S. C. and Schotzau, A. and Brun, R.. (2009) Intraspecific competition between co-infecting parasite strains enhances host survival in African trypanosomes. Ecology : a publication of the Ecological Society of America, Vol. 90, Nr. 12. pp. 3367-3378.

2008

Balmer, Oliver and Caccone, Adalgisa. (2008) Multiple-strain infections of Trypanosoma brucei across Africa. Acta tropica : Zeitschrift für Tropenwissenschaften und Tropenmedizin, 107 (3). pp. 275-279.

2007

Balmer, O.. (2007) A review of Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites, by Robert Poulin. Evolution and development, 9 (5). pp. 517-519.

2006

Brun, Reto and Balmer, Oliver. (2006) New developments in human African trypanosomiasis. Current opinion in infectious diseases, Vol. 19, H. 5. pp. 415-420.

Balmer, Oliver and Tostado, Cristóbal. (2006) New fluorescence markers to distinguish co-infecting Trypanosoma brucei strains in experimental multiple infections. Acta tropica : Zeitschrift für Tropenwissenschaften und Tropenmedizin, 97 (1). pp. 94-101.

2002

Balmer, O.. (2002) Species lists in ecology and conservation : abundances matter. Conservation biology, 16 (4). pp. 1160-1161.

2000

Balmer, Oliver and Erhardt, Andreas. (2000) Consequences of succession on extensively grazed grasslands for Central European butterfly communities : rethinking conservation practices. Conservation biology, 14 (3). pp. 746-757.

Balmer, O. and Erhardt, A.. (2000) Gesteigerte Tagfalterdiversität durch 10-jährige Verbrachung von Magerweiden im Nordwestschweizer Jura. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie, Bd. 12. pp. 259-262.

1999

Balmer, Oliver. (1999) Butterfly fauna of different successional stages of extensively grazed calcareous grasslands in the Jura mountains. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 72, H. 3-4. pp. 303-314.