张茜（河南大学）
1.主要研究方向及内容
主要研究方向为植物-害虫-天敌互作、害虫生物防治。以玉米为主要研究对象，围绕植物-害虫-天敌的相互作用关系，综合昆虫生态学、行为学、生物化学与分子生物学等多学科研究手段，解析植物抗虫分子机制以及天敌提高自身寄生能力的多种有效策略。
2.代表性成果
天敌在植物-害虫-天敌互作中对害虫防御的适应机制
团队针对天敌对害虫防御适应机制有待明晰的科学问题，围绕植物-害虫-天敌的相互作用关系，聚焦天敌与植物、害虫协同进化过程中对害虫防御的适应机制，阐释了天敌在其生活史的不同阶段提高自身寄生能力的有效策略，并取得了一些原创性成果（图22）。研究成果对揭示植物次生物质引起的害虫和天敌协同进化具有重要意义，同时也丰富了天敌对寄主行为的调控机制研究，为高效利用天敌提供了理论依据。
图22 天敌在植物-害虫-天敌互作中对害虫防御的适应机制
3.代表性论文
De Rijk M,Zhang X,Van der Loo JA,Engel BAS,Dicke M,Poelman EH.Density-mediated indirect interactions alter host foraging behaviour of parasitoids without altering foraging effciency.Ecological Entomology,2016,41:562-571.(https://www.daowen.com)
Hu L,Mateo P,Ye M,Zhang X,Berset JD,Handrick V,Radisch D,Köllner TG.Gershenzon J,Robert CAM,Erb M.Plant iron acquisition strategy exploited by an insect herbivore.Science,2018,361:694-697.
Hu L,Robert CAM,Cadot S,Zhang X,Ye M,Li B,Manzo D,Chervet N,Steinger T,van der Heijden MGA,Schlaeppi K,Erb M.Root exudate metabolites drive plant-soil feedbacks on growth and defense by shaping the rhizosphere microbiota.Nature Communications,2018,9:27-38.
Machado RAR,Wüthrich D,Kuhnert P,Arce CC,Thönen L,Ruiz C,Zhang X,Robert CAM,Karimi J.,Kamali S.,Ma J.Whole-genome-based revisit of Photorhabdus phylogeny:proposal for the elevation of most Photorhabdus subspecies to the species level and description of one novel species Photorhabdus bodeisp.nov.,and one novel subspecies Photorhabdus laumondii subsp.clarkeisubsp.nov.International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology,2018,68:2 664-2 681.
Robert CAM,Zhang X,Machado RAR,Schirmer S,Lori M,Mateo P,Erb M,Gershenzon J.Sequestration and activation of plant toxins protect the western corn rootworm from enemies at multiple trophic levels.eLife,2017.6,e29307.
Van Doan C,Pfander M,Guyer A.,Zhang X,Maurer C,& Robert CAM.Natural enemies of herbivores maintain their biological control potential under short-term exposure to future CO2,temperature,and precipitation patterns.Ecology and Evolution,2021,doi:10.1002/ece3.7314.
Van Doan C,Züst T,Maurer C,Zhang X,Machado RAR,Mateo P,Ye M,Schimmel BCJ,Glauser G,Robert CAM.Volatile-mediated defense regulation occurs in maize leaves but not in maize roots.Plant,cell &environment,2020,0,1-14.
Zhang X,Machado RAR,Doan V.,Arce CC,Hu L,Robert CAM.Entomopathogenic nematodes increase predation success by inducing specific cadaver volatiles that attract healthy herbivores.eLife,2019,8,e46668.
Zhang X,Doan VC,Arce CC,Hu L,Hibbard B,Hervé M,Robert CAM,Machado RAR,Erb M.Plant defense resistance in natural enemies of a specialist insect herbivore.PNAS,2019,116:23 174-23 181.
