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PhD in Entomology Wageningen University, The Netherlands
MSc in Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Bachelor in Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Teaching
Teaching experience in courses at MSc and BSc levels, e.g. Insects in Agroecosystems, Ecological aspects of Bio-interactions, Insect-plant Interactions among others
Awards
PhD cum laude - top 3% of Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Second best PhD thesis in Entomology in the Netherlands in 2015
Publications that are not in the Organic Eprints archive
Chrétien L. T. S, Khalil A., Gershenzon J, Lucas-Barbosa D., Dicke M., Giron D. Plant metabolism and defence strategies in the flowering stage: time‐dependent responses of leaves and flowers under attack, Plant, Cell and Environ. (in press)
Loser, T.B., Lucas-Barbosa, D., Maurhofer, M., Mescher, M.C. & De Moraes, C.M. (2022). Negative Effects of Rhizobacteria Association on Plant Recruitment of Generalist Predators. Plants, 11.
Lucas-Barbosa, D., DeGennaro, M., Mathis, A. & Verhulst, N.O. (2022). Skin bacterial volatiles: propelling the future of vector control. Trends Parasitol., 38, 15–22.
Chretien, L.T.S., van der Heide, H., Greenberg, L.O., Giron, D., Dicke, M. & Lucas-Barbosa, D. (2021). Multiple Attack to Inflorescences of an Annual Plant Does Not Interfere with the Attraction of Parasitoids and Pollinators. J. Chem. Ecol., 47, 175–191.
Moisan, K., Raaijmakers, J.M., Dicke, M., Lucas-Barbosa, D. & Cordovez, V. (2021). Volatiles from soil-borne fungi affect directional growth of roots. Plant Cell Environ., 44, 339–345.
Borghi, M., Junker, R.R., Lucas-Barbosa, D. & Zych, M. (2021). Editorial: Flower Metabolism and Pollinators. Front. Plant Sci., 12.
Moisan, K., Aragon, M., Gort, G., Dicke, M., Cordovez, V., Raaijmakers, J.M., et al. (2020). Fungal volatiles influence plant defence against above-ground and below-ground herbivory. Funct. Ecol., 34, 2259–2269.
Rusman, Q., Lucas-Barbosa, D., Hassan, K. & Poelman, E.H. (2020). Plant ontogeny determines strength and associated plant fitness consequences of plant-mediated interactions between herbivores and flower visitors. J. Ecol., 108, 1046–1060.
Barragan-Fonseca, K.Y., Van Loon, J.J.A., Dicke, M. & Lucas-Barbosa, D. (2020). Use of visual and olfactory cues of flowers of two brassicaceous species by insect pollinators. Ecol. Entomol., 45, 45–55.
Moisan, K., Lucas-Barbosa, D., Villela, A., Greenberg, L.O., Cordovez, V., Raaijmakers, J.M., et al. (2020). No evidence of modulation of indirect plant resistance of Brassica rapa plants by volatiles from soil-borne fungi. Ecol. Entomol., 45, 1200–1211.
Moisan, K., Cordovez, V., van de Zande, E.M., Raaijmakers, J.M., Dicke, M. & Lucas-Barbosa, D. (2019). Volatiles of pathogenic and non-pathogenic soil-borne fungi affect plant development and resistance to insects. Oecologia, 190, 589–604.
Rusman, Q., Karssemeijer, P.N., Lucas-Barbosa, D. & Poelman, E.H. (2019). Settling on leaves or flowers: herbivore feeding site determines the outcome of indirect interactions between herbivores and pollinators. Oecologia, 191, 887–896.
Rusman, Q., Poelman, E.H., Nowrin, F., Polder, G. & Lucas-Barbosa, D. (2019). Floral plasticity: Herbivore-species-specific-induced changes in flower traits with contrasting effects on pollinator visitation. Plant Cell Environ., 42, 1882–1896.
Fricke, U., Lucas-Barbosa, D. & Douma, J.C. (2019). No evidence of flowering synchronization upon floral volatiles for a short-lived annual plant species: revisiting an appealing hypothesis. BMC Ecol., 19.
Rusman, Q., Lucas-Barbosa, D., Poelman, E.H. & Dicke, M. (2019). Ecology of Plastic Flowers. Trends Plant Sci., 24, 725–740.
Junker, R.R., Kuppler, J., Amo, L., Blande, J.D., Borges, R.M., van Dam, N.M., et al. (2018). Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: biosynthetic constraints and eco-evolutionary implications. NEW Phytol., 220, 739–749.
Chretien, L.T.S., David, A., Daikou, E., Boland, W., Gershenzon, J., Giron, D., et al. (2018). Caterpillars induce jasmonates in flowers and alter plant responses to a second attacker. New Phytol., 217, 1279–1291.
Rusman, Q., Lucas-Barbosa, D. & Poelman, E.H. (2018). Dealing with mutualists and antagonists: Specificity of plant-mediated interactions between herbivores and flower visitors, and consequences for plant fitness. Funct. Ecol., 32, 1022–1035.
Cordovez, V., Mommer, L., Moisan, K., Lucas-Barbosa, D., Pierik, R., Mumm, R., et al. (2017). Plant Phenotypic and Transcriptional Changes Induced by Volatiles from the Fungal Root Pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. Front. Plant Sci., 8.
Lucas-Barbosa, D., Dicke, M., Kranenburg, T., Aartsma, Y., van Beek, T.A., Huigens, M.E., et al. (2017). Endure and call for help: strategies of black mustard plants to deal with a specialized caterpillar. Funct. Ecol., 31, 325–333.
Lucas-Barbosa, D., Sun, P., Hakman, A., van Beek, T.A., van Loon, J.J.A. & Dicke, M. (2016). Visual and odour cues: plant responses to pollination and herbivory affect the behaviour of flower visitors. Funct. Ecol., 30, 431–441.
Lucas-Barbosa, D. (2016). Integrating Studies on Plant-Pollinator and Plant-Herbivore Interactions. Trends Plant Sci., 21, 125–133.
Lins, J.C., van Loon, J.J.A., Bueno, V.H.P., Lucas-Barbosa, D., Dicke, M. & van Lenteren, J.C. (2014). Response of the zoophytophagous predators Macrolophus pygmaeus and Nesidiocoris tenuis to volatiles of uninfested plants and to plants infested by prey or conspecifics. Biocontrol, 59, 707–718.
Bruinsma, M., Lucas-Barbosa, D., ten Broeke, C.J.M., van Dam, N.M., van Beek, T.A., Dicke, M., et al. (2014). Folivory Affects Composition of Nectar, Floral Odor and Modifies Pollinator Behavior. J. Chem. Ecol., 40, 39–49.
Lucas-Barbosa, D., Poelman, E.H., Aartsma, Y., Snoeren, T.A.L., van Loon, J.J.A. & Dicke, M. (2014). Caught between Parasitoids and Predators - Survival of a Specialist Herbivore on Leaves and Flowers of Mustard Plants. J. Chem. Ecol., 40, 621–631.
Pashalidou, F.G., Lucas-Barbosa, D., van Loon, J.J.A., Dicke, M. & Fatouros, N.E. (2013). Phenotypic plasticity of plant response to herbivore eggs: effects on resistance to caterpillars and plant development. Ecology, 94, 702–713.
Lucas-Barbosa, D., van Loon, J.J.A., Gols, R., van Beek, T.A. & Dicke, M. (2013). Reproductive escape: annual plant responds to butterfly eggs by accelerating seed production. Funct. Ecol., 27, 245–254.
Fatouros, N.E., Lucas-Barbosa, D., Weldegergis, B.T., Pashalidou, F.G., van Loon, J.J.A., Dicke, M., et al. (2012). Plant Volatiles Induced by Herbivore Egg Deposition Affect Insects of Different Trophic Levels. PLoS One, 7.
Lucas-Barbosa, D., van Loon, J.J.A. & Dicke, M. (2011). The effects of herbivore-induced plant volatiles on interactions between plants and flower-visiting insects. Phytochemistry, 72, 1647–1654.
Dicke M. & Lucas-Barbosa D Herbivore-induced plant volatiles as a source of information in plant-insect networks in The biology of plant volatiles (editors Natalia Dudareva & Eran Pichersky) Ch. 17, CRC (2021)
Lucas-Barbosa D. Tales on insect-flowering-plant interactions - the ecological significance of plant responses to herbivores and pollinators (2015)