Kurtz

Publikationen

Hesse T, Nachev M, Khaliq S, Jochmann MA, Franke F, Scharsack JP, Kurtz J, Sures B, Schmidt TC. 2023. ‘A new technique to study nutrient flow in host-parasite systems by carbon stable isotope analysis of amino acids and glucose.’ Scientific Reports 13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24933-9.
Lo Ka Lai , R Reshma , Tewes Johanna Lisa , Milutinović Barbara , Müller Caroline , Kurtz Joachim. 2023. ‘Immune Stimulation via Wounding Alters Chemical Profiles of Adult Tribolium castaneum.’ Journal of Chemical Ecology 49, Nr. 1-2: 46–58. doi: 10.1007/s10886-022-01395-x.
Trienens Monika , Kurtz Joachim , Wertheim Bregje. 2023. ‘Rapid but narrow – Evolutionary adaptation and transcriptional response of Drosophila melanogaster to toxic mould.’ Molecular Ecology 32, Nr. 11: 2784–2797. doi: 10.1111/mec.16885.
Länger Marie Zoe , Baur Moritz , Korša Ana , Eirich Jürgen , Lindeza Sofia Ana , Zanchi Caroline , Finkemeier Iris , Kurtz Joachim. 2023. ‘Differential proteome profiling of bacterial culture supernatants reveals candidates for the induction of oral immune priming in the red flour beetle.’ Biology Letters 19, Nr. 11. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0322.
Korša A, Lo LK, Gandhi S, Bang C, Kurtz J. 2022. ‘Oral Immune Priming Treatment Alters Microbiome Composition in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum.’ Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 793143. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.793143.
Schröder NCH, Korša A, Wami H, Mantel O, Dobrindt U, Kurtz J. 2022. ‘Serial passage in an insect host indicates genetic stability of the human probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917.’ Evolution, Medicine and Public Health 10, Nr. 1: 71–86.
Trappes Rose; Nematipour Bezad; Kaiser Marie I.; Krohs Ulrich; van Benthem Koen J.; Ernst Ulrich R.; Gadau Jürgen; Korsten Peter; Kurtz Joachim; Schielzeth Holger; Schmoll Tim; Takola Elina. 2022. ‘How Individualized Niches Arise: Defining Mechanisms of Niche Construction, Niche Choice and Niche Conformance.’ BioScience 72, Nr. 6: 538–548. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biac023.
Moran N, Caspers B, Chakarov N, Ernst U, Fricke C, Kurtz J, Lilie N, Lo L, Müller C, Reshma R, Takola E, Trimmer P, Benthem K, Winternitz J, Wittmann M. 2022. ‘Shifts between cooperation and antagonism driven by individual variation: a systematic synthesis review.’ Oikos 130. doi: 10.1111/oik.08201.
Schulz NKE, Mohamed FF, Lo LK, Peuss R, Buhr MF, Kurtz J. 2022. ‘Paternal knockdown of tRNA(cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase (Dnmt2) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles.’ Insect Molecular Biology 31. doi: 10.1111/imb.12798.
Trappes R, Nematipour B, Kaiser M, Krohs U, Benthem KJ, Ernst UR, Gadau J, Korsten P, Kurtz J, Schielzeth H, Schmoll T, Takola E. 2022. ‘How Individualized Niches Arise: Defining Mechanisms of Niche Construction, Niche Choice, and Niche Conformance.’ BioScience 72, Nr. 6: 538–548. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biac023.
Hesse T, Nachev M, Khaliq S, Jochmann MA, Franke F, Scharsack JP, Kurtz J, Sures B, Schmidt TC. 2022. ‘Insights into amino acid fractionation and incorporation by compound-specific carbon isotope analysis of three-spined sticklebacks.’ Scientific Reports 12, Nr. 1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15704-7.
Vommaro ML, Zanchi C, Giglio A, Kurtz J. 2022. ‘Herbicide exposure alters the expression of antimicrobial peptide patterns in the mealworm beetle infected with the natural entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana.’ Contributed to the XXIst scientific meeting of the Italian Association of Developmental and Comparative Immunobiology (IADCI), Padua.
Schulz E. K. Nora , Mohamed F. Fakry , Lo Ka Lai , Peuß Robert , Buhr de F. Maike , Kurtz Joachim. 2022. ‘Paternal knockdown of tRNA (cytosine‐5‐)‐methyltransferase ( Dnmt2 ) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles.’ Insect Molecular Biology 31, Nr. 6: 711–721. doi: 10.1111/imb.12798.
Gati NS, Altinok OA, Kumar S, Ferrando VA, Kurtz J, Quante M, Ludwig S, Mellmann A. 2021. ‘Integrating evolutionary aspects into dual-use discussion: the cases of influenza virus and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.’ Evolution, Medicine and Public Health 9, Nr. 1: 383–392. doi: 10.1093/emph/eoab034.
Desjardins E, Kurtz J, Kranke N, Lindeza A, Richter SH. 2021. ‘Beyond standardization: Improving external validity and reproducibility in experimental evolution.’ BioScience biab008. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biab008.
Zanchi C, Lo L, Reshma R, Moritz I, Kurtz J, Müller C. 2021. ‘Survival of the Sawfly Athalia rosae Upon Infection by an Entomopathogenic Fungus and in Relation to Clerodanoid Uptake.’ Frontiers in Physiology 12. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.637617.
Vommaro M, Kurtz J, Giglio A. 2021. ‘Morphological characterisation of haemocytes in the mealworm beetle tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera, tenebrionidae).’ Insects 12, Nr. 5. doi: 10.3390/insects12050423.
Demandt N, Bierbach D, Kurvers R, Krause J, Kurtz J, Scharsack J. 2021. ‘Parasite infection impairs the shoaling behaviour of uninfected shoal members under predator attack.’ Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 75, Nr. 11. doi: 10.1007/s00265-021-03080-7.
Scharsack JP, Wieczorek B, Schmidt-Drewello A, Büscher J, Franke F, Moore A, Branca A, Witten A, Stoll M, Bornberg-Bauer E, Wicke S, Kurtz J. 2020. ‘Climate change facilitates a parasite’s host exploitation via temperature-mediated immunometabolic processes.’ Global Change Biology 26. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15402.
Demandt N, Praetz M, Kurvers RHJM, Krause J, Kurtz J, Scharsack JP. 2020. ‘Parasite infection disrupts escape behaviours in fish shoals.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287, Nr. 1938. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1158.
Ng TH, Kurtz J. 2020. ‘Dscam in immunity: A question of diversity in insects and crustaceans.’ Developmental and Comparative Immunology 105. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.103539.
Zanchi C, Lindeza AS, Kurtz J. 2020. ‘Comparative Mortality and Adaptation of a Smurf Assay in Two Species of Tenebrionid Beetles Exposed to Bacillus thuringiensis.’ Insects 11, Nr. 4. doi: 10.3390/insects11040261.
Ferro K, Peuß R, Yang W, Rosenstiel P, Schulenburg H, Kurtz J. 2019. ‘Experimental evolution of immunological specificity.’ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1904828116.
Kutzer MAM, Kurtz J, Armitage SAO. 2019. ‘A multi-faceted approach testing the effects of previous bacterial exposure on resistance and tolerance.’ Journal of Animal Ecology 88. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12953.
Schulz NKE, Sell MP, Ferro K, Kleinhölting N, Kurtz J. 2019. ‘Transgenerational Developmental Effects of Immune Priming in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum.’ Frontiers in Physiology 10, Nr. 98. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00098.
Franke F, Raifarth N, Kurtz J, Scharsack J. 2019. ‘Consequences of divergent temperature optima in a host–parasite system.’ Oikos 128. doi: 10.1111/oik.05864.
Kutyrev I, Franke F, Kurtz J, Scharsack J. 2019. ‘In vitro effects of the neuroactive substances serotonin and γ-aminobutyric acid on leucocytes from sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus).’ Fish and Shellfish Immunology 87: 286–296. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.01.022.
Giglio A, Cavaliere F, Giulianini PG, Kurtz J, Vommaro ML, Brandmayr P. 2019. ‘Continuous Agrochemical Treatments in Agroecosystems Can Modify the Effects of Pendimethalin-Based Herbicide Exposure on Immunocompetence of a Beneficial Ground Beetle.’ DIVERSITY-BASEL 11, Nr. 12. doi: 10.3390/d11120241.
Kutzer MAM, Kurtz J, Armitage SAO. 2018. ‘Genotype and diet affect resistance, survival, and fecundity but not fecundity tolerance.’ Journal of Evolutionary Biology 31, Nr. 1: 159–171. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13211.
Demandt N, Saus B, Kurvers RHJM, Krause J, Kurtz J, Scharsack JP. 2018. ‘Parasite-infected sticklebacks increase the risk-taking behaviour of uninfected group members.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285, Nr. 1881. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0956.
Wohlleben AM, Franke F, Hamley M, Kurtz J, Scharsack JP. 2018. ‘Early stages of infection of three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) with the cestode Schistocephalus solidus.’ Journal of Fish Diseases 41, Nr. 11: 1701–1708. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12876.
Schulz NKE, Wagner CI, Ebeling J, Raddatz G, Diddens-de Buhr MF, Lyko F, Kurtz J. 2018. ‘Dnmt1 has an essential function despite the absence of CpG DNA methylation in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum.’ Scientific Reports 8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34701-3.
Schulz NKE, Diddens-de Buhr MF, Kurtz J. 2018. ‘Paternal knockdown of Dnmt2 increases offspring susceptibility to bacterial infection.’ bioRxiv 2018: 422063.
Kurtz J, Armitage SAO. 2017. ‘Dissecting the dynamics of trans-generational immune priming.’ Molecular Ecology 26, Nr. 15: 3857–3859. doi: 10.1111/mec.14190.
Valverde J., Eggert H., Kurtz J., Schielzeth H. 2017. ‘Condition-dependence and sexual ornamentation: Effects of immune challenges on a highly sexually dimorphic grasshopper.’ Insect Science 25, Nr. 4: 617–630. doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.12448.
Armitage SAO, Kurtz J, Brites D, Dong Y, Du Pasquier L, Wang HC. 2017. ‘Dscam1 in pancrustacean immunity: Current status and a look to the future.’ Frontiers in immunology 8. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00662.
Hamley M., Franke F., Kurtz J., Scharsack J.P. 2017. ‘An experimental approach to the immuno-modulatory basis of host-parasite local adaptation in tapeworm-infected sticklebacks.’ Experimental Parasitology 180, Nr. SI: 119–132. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2017.03.004.
Franke F, Armitage SAO, Kutzer MAM, Kurtz J, Scharsack JP. 2017. ‘Environmental temperature variation influences fitness trade-offs and tolerance in a fish-tapeworm association.’ Parasites & Vectors 10. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2192-7.
Talarico M., Seifert F., Lange J., Sachser N., Kurtz J., Scharsack J. 2017. ‘Specific manipulation or systemic impairment? Behavioural changes of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) infected with the tapeworm Schistocephalus solidus.’ Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71, Nr. 2. doi: 10.1007/s00265-017-2265-9.
Lugert V, Meyer EI, Kurtz J, Scharsack JP. 2017. ‘Effects of an anthropogenic saltwater inlet on three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (Teleostei: Gasterosteidae) and their parasites in an inland brook.’ European Zoological Journal 84, Nr. 1: 444–456. doi: 10.1080/24750263.2017.1356386.
Futo M, Sell MP, Kutzer MAM, Kurtz J. 2017. ‘Specificity of oral immune priming in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum.’ Biology Letters 13, Nr. 12. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0632.
Ferro K, Ferro D, Corra F, Bakiu R, Santovito G, Kurtz J. 2017. ‘Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase Genes in Tribolium castaneum: Evolution, Molecular Characterisation, and Gene Expression during Immune Priming.’ Frontiers in immunology 8. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01811.
Catania, Francesco; Krohs, Ulrich; Chittò, Marco; Ferro, Diana; Ferro, Kevin; Lepennetier, Gildas; Görtz, Hans-Dieter; Schreiber, Rebecca S.; Kurtz, Joachim; Gadau Jürgen. 2017. ‘The hologenome concept: we need to incorporate function.’ Theory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften 136, Nr. 3-4: 89–98. doi: 10.1007/s12064-016-0240-z.
Greenwood JM, Milutinović B, Peuß R, Behrens S, Esser D, Rosenstiel P, Schulenburg H, Kurtz J. 2017. ‘Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae.’ BMC Genomics 18, Nr. 1: 329.
Futo M, Armitage SAO, Kurtz J. 2016. ‘Microbiota plays a role in oral immune priming in Tribolium castaneum.’ Frontiers in Microbiology 6. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01383.
Kurtz J, Schulenburg H, Reusch TBH. 2016. ‘Host–parasite coevolution—Rapid reciprocal adaptation and its genetic basis.’ Zoology 119. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2016.06.011.
Milutinovic B, Peuß R, Ferro K, Kurtz J. 2016. ‘Immune priming in arthropods: an update focusing on the red flour beetle.’ Zoology 119. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2016.03.006.
Scharsack JP, Franke F, Erin NI, Kuske A, Büscher J, Stolz H, Samonte IE, Kurtz J, Kalbe M. 2016. ‘Effects of environmental variation on host–parasite interaction in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus).’ Zoology 119. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2016.05.008.
Milutinovic B, Kurtz J. 2016. ‘Immune memory in invertebrates.’ Seminars in Immunology 28. doi: 10.1016/j.smim.2016.05.004.
Peuß R, Wensing K, Woestmann L, Eggert H, Milutinović B, Sroka M, Scharsack JP, Kurtz J, Armitage S. 2016. ‘Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1: Testing for a role in insect immunity, behaviour and reproduction.’ Royal Society Open Science 3, Nr. 4. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160138.
Coustau C, Kurtz J, Moret Y. 2016. ‘A Novel Mechanism of Immune Memory Unveiled at the Invertebrate-Parasite Interface.’ Trends in Parasitology null, Nr. null. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.02.005.
Peuß R, Wensing KU, Woestmann L, Eggert H, Milutinović B, Sroka MGU, Scharsack JP, Kurtz J, Armitage SAO. 2016. ‘Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1: testing for a role in insect immunity, behaviour and reproduction.’ Royal Society Open Science 3, Nr. 4: 160138.
Milutinović B, Kurtz J. 2016. ‘Immune memory in invertebrates.’ Seminars in immunology 28, Nr. 4: 328–342.
Masri L, Branca A, Sheppard AE, Papkou A, Laehnemann D, Guenther PS, Prahl S, Saebelfeld M, Hollensteiner J, Liesegang H, Brzuszkiewicz E, Daniel R, Michiels NK, Schulte RD, Kurtz J, Rosenstiel P, Telschow A, Bornberg-Bauer E, Schulenburg H. 2015. ‘Host-Pathogen Coevolution: The Selective Advantage of Bacillus thuringiensis Virulence and Its Cry Toxin Genes.’ PLoS Biology 13, Nr. 6: e1002169. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002169.
Eggert H, Diddens-de Buhr MF, Kurtz J. 2015. ‘A temperature shock can lead to trans-generational immune priming in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum.’ Ecology and Evolution 2015: 1–9. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1443.
Peuß R, Eggert H, Armitage SAO, Kurtz J. 2015. ‘Downregulation of the evolutionary capacitor Hsp90 is mediated by social cues.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 282. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2041.
Ballarin L., Du Pasquier L., Rinkevich B., Kurtz J. 2015. ‘Evolutionary aspects of allorecognition.’ Invertebrate Survival Journal 12, Nr. null: 233–236.
Milutinović B., Höfling C., Futo M., Scharsack J., Kurtz J. 2015. ‘Infection of Tribolium castaneum with Bacillus thuringiensis: Quantification of bacterial replication within cadavers, transmission via cannibalism, and inhibition of spore germination.’ Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81, Nr. 23: 8135–8144. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02051-15.
Milutinović B, Höfling C, Futo M, Scharsack JP, Kurtz J. 2015. ‘Infection of Tribolium castaneum with Bacillus thuringiensis: Quantification of Bacterial Replication within Cadavers, Transmission via Cannibalism, and Inhibition of Spore Germination.’ Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81, Nr. 23: 8135–8144.
Armitage SA, Sun W, You X, Kurtz J, Schmucker D, Chen W. 2014. ‘Quantitative Profiling of Drosophila melanogaster Dscam1 Isoforms Reveals No Changes in Splicing after Bacterial Exposure.’ PloS one 9, Nr. 10: e108660. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108660.
Eggert H, Kurtz J, Diddens-de Buhr MF. 2014. ‘Different effects of paternal trans-generational immune priming on survival and immunity in step and genetic offspring.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281, Nr. 1797. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2089.
Kutyrev IA, Franke F, Büscher J, Kurtz J, Scharsack JP. 2014. ‘In vitro effects of prostaglandin E2 on leucocytes from sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) infected and not infected with the cestode Schistocephalus solidus.’ Fish and Shellfish Immunology 41: 4473–481. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.09.031.
Armitage SAO, Peuß R, Kurtz J,. 2015. ‘Dscam and pancrustacean immune memory - A review of the evidence.’ Developmental and Comparative Immunology 48. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.03.004.
Kutyrev I., Franke F., Büscher J., Kurtz J., Scharsack J. 2014. ‘Invitro effects of prostaglandin E2 on leucocytes from sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) infected and not infected with the cestode Schistocephalus solidus.’ Fish and Shellfish Immunology 41, Nr. 2: 473–481. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.09.031.
Kurtz J., Heiming R. 2014. „Krankheit und Evolution.“ In wissen.leben.ethik, herausgegeben von Ach Johann S., Lüttenberg Beate, Quante Michael, 193–201. Münster: mentis Verlag.
Joop G., Roth O., Schmid-Hempel P., Kurtz J. 2014. ‘Experimental evolution of external immune defences in the red flour beetle.’ Journal of Evolutionary Biology 27, Nr. 8: 1562–1571. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12406.
Milutinović B, Fritzlar S, Kurtz J. 2014. ‘Increased Survival in the Red Flour Beetle after Oral Priming with Bacteria-Conditioned Media.’ Journal of Innate Immunity 6, Nr. 3: 306–314. doi: 10.1159/000355211.
Dittmar J., Janssen H., Kuske A., Kurtz J., Scharsack J.P. 2014. ‘Heat and immunity: An experimental heat wave alters immune functions in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus).’ Journal of Animal Ecology 83, Nr. 4: 744–757. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12175.
Behrens S, Peuß R, Milutinović B, Eggert H, Esser D, Rosenstiel P, Schulenburg H, Bornberg-Bauer E, Kurtz J. 2014. ‘Infection routes matter in population-specific responses of the red flour beetle to the entomopathogen Bacillus thuringiensis.’ BMC Genomics 16, Nr. 1: 445.
Scharsack J.P., Gossens A., Franke F., Kurtz J. 2013. ‘Excretory products of the cestode, Schistocephalus solidus, modulate invitro responses of leukocytes from its specific host, the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus).’ Fish and Shellfish Immunology 35, Nr. 6: 1779–1787. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.08.029.
Milutinovic B, Stolpe C, Peuß R, Armitage SAO, Kurtz J. 2013. ‘The red flour beetle as a model for bacterial oral infections.’ PloS one 8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064638.
Armitage SAO, Freiburg RY, Kurtz J, Bravo IG. 2012. ‘The evolution of Dscam genes across the arthropods.’ BMC Evolutionary Biology 12: 53. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-53.
Scharsack JP, Schweyen H, Schmidt AM, Dittmar J, Reusch TBH, Kurtz J. 2012. ‘Population genetic dynamics of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in anthropogenic altered habitats.’ Ecology and Evolution 2, Nr. 6: 1122–1143. doi: 10.1002/ece3.232.
Roth O, Kurtz J, Reusch TBH. 2010. ‘A summer heat wave decreases the immunocompetence of the mesograzer, Idotea baltica.’ Marine Biology 157, Nr. 7: 1605–1611. doi: 10.1007/s00227-010-1433-5.
Roth O, Joop G, Eggert H, Hilbert J, Daniel J, Schmid-Hempel P, Kurtz J. 2010. ‘Paternally derived immune priming for offspring in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.’ Journal of Animal Ecology 79, Nr. 2: 403–413. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01617.x.
Schulenburg H, Kurtz J, Moret Y, Siva-Jothy MT. 2009. ‘Introduction. Ecological immunology.’ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 364, Nr. 1513: 3–14. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0249.
Roth O, Kurtz J. 2009. ‘Phagocytosis mediates specificity in the immune defence of an invertebrate, the woodlouse Porcellio scaber (Crustacea: Isopoda).’ Developmental and Comparative Immunology 33, Nr. 11: 1151–1155. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.04.005.
Hammerschmidt K, Kurtz J. 2009. ‘Ecological Immunology of a Tapeworms' Interaction with its Two Consecutive Hosts.’ Advances in Parasitology 68: 111+. doi: 10.1016/S0065-308X(08)00605-2.
Roth O, Sadd BM, Schmid-Hempel P, Kurtz J. 2009. ‘Strain-specific priming of resistance in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276, Nr. 1654: 145–151. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1157.
Schulenburg H, Kurtz J, Moret Y, Siva-Jothy MT. 2009. ‘Ecological immunology.’ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 364, Nr. 1513: 3–14. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0249.
Roth O, Kurtz J. 2008. ‘The stimulation of immune defence accelerates development in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum).’ Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21, Nr. 6: 1703–1710. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01584.x.
Kurtz J, Scharsack JP. 2007. Resistance is skin-deep: innate immunity may help amphibians to survive a deadly fungus. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00149.x.
Kurtz J. 2007. Big fleas have little fleas: How discoveries of invertebrate diseases are advancing modern science.. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.20696.
Krobbach CK, Kalbe M, Kurtz J, Scharsack JP. 2007. ‘Infectivity of two nematode parasites, Camallanus lacustris and Anguillicola crassus, in a paratenic host, the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus.’ Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 74, Nr. 2: 119–126. doi: 10.3354/dao074119.
Kurtz J. 2007. ‘The correlation between immunocompetence and an ornament trait changes over lifetime in Panorpa vulgaris scorpionflies.’ Zoology 110, Nr. 5: 336–343. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.07.001.
Kurtz J, Kalbe M, Langefors S, Mayer I, Milinski M, Hasselquist D. 2007. ‘An experimental test of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis in a teleost fish: 11-ketotestosterone suppresses innate immunity in three-spined sticklebacks.’ American Naturalist 170, Nr. 4: 509–519. doi: 10.1086/521316.
Hammerschmidt K, Kurtz J. 2007. ‘Schistocephalus solidus: Establishment of tapeworms in sticklebacks - fast food or fast lane?’ Experimental Parasitology 116, Nr. 2: 142–149. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2006.12.013.
Kurtz J., Scharsack J.P. 2007. ‘Resistance is skin-deep: Innate immunity may help amphibians to survive a deadly fungus.’ Animal Conservation 10, Nr. 4: 422–424. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00149.x.
Kurtz J, Armitage SAO. 2006. ‘Alternative adaptive immunity in invertebrates.’ Trends in Immunology 27, Nr. 11: 493–496. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2006.09.001.
Kurtz J, Hammerschmidt K. 2006. ‘Resistance against heterogeneous sequential infections: experimental studies with a tapeworm and its copepod host.’ Journal of Helminthology 80, Nr. 2: 199–206. doi: 10.1079/JOH2006349.
Kurtz J, Wegner KM, Kalbe M, Reusch TBH, Schaschl H, Hasselquist D, Milinski M. 2006. ‘MHC genes and oxidative stress in sticklebacks: an immuno-ecological approach.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 273, Nr. 1592: 1407–1414. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3450.
Wegner K, Kalbe M, Rauch G, Kurtz J, Schaschl H, Reusch T. 2006. ‘Genetic variation in MHC class II expression and interactions with MHC sequence polymorphism in three-spined sticklebacks.’ Molecular Ecology 15, Nr. 4: 1153–1164. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02855.x.
Kalbe M, Kurtz J. 2006. ‘Local differences in immunocompetence reflect resistance of sticklebacks against the eye fluke Diplostomum pseudospathaceum.’ Parasitology 132, Nr. Part 1: 105–116. doi: 10.1017/S0031182005008681.
Irmak P, Kurtz J, Zimmer M. 2005. ‘Immune response in Porcellio scaber (Isopoda : Oniscidea): copper revisited.’ European Journal of Soil Biology 41, Nr. 3-4: 77–83. doi: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.09.011.
Hammerschmidt K, Kurtz J. 2005. ‘Surface carbohydrate composition of a tapeworm in its consecutive intermediate hosts: Individual variation and fitness consequences.’ International Journal for Parasitology 35, Nr. 14: 1499–1507. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.08.011.
Hammerschmidt K, Kurtz J. 2005. ‘Evolutionary implications of the adaptation to different immune systems in a parasite with a complex life cycle.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272, Nr. 1580: 2511–2518. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3241.
Jacot A, Scheuber H, Kurtz J, Brinkhof M. 2005. ‘Juvenile immune status affects the expression of a sexually selected trait in field crickets.’ Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18, Nr. 4: 1060–1068. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00899.x.
Kurtz J. 2005. ‘Specific memory within innate immune systems.’ Trends in Immunology 26, Nr. 4: 186–192. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2005.02.001.
Jacot A, Scheuber H, Kurtz J, Brinkhof M. 2005. ‘Juvenile immune system activation induces a costly upregulation of adult immunity in field crickets Gryllus campestris.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272, Nr. 1558: 63–69. doi: 10.1098/rspc.2004.2919.
Kurtz J. 2004. ‘Memory in the innate and adaptive immune systems.’ Microbes and Infection 6, Nr. 15: 1410–1417. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.10.002.
Hammerschmidt K, Kurtz J. 2004. ‘Following a parasite through its life cycle: how tough is it to cope with different immune systems?’ International Journal of Medical Microbiology 293, Nr. Suppl. 38: 53.
Scharsack J, Kalbe M, Derner R, Kurtz J, Milinski M. 2004. ‘Modulation of granulocyte responses in three-spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus infected with the tapeworm Schistocephalus solidus.’ Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 59, Nr. 2: 141–150. doi: 10.3354/dao059141.
Field S, Kurtz J, Cooper E, Michiels N. 2004. ‘Evaluation of an innate immune reaction to parasites in earthworms.’ Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 86, Nr. 1-2: 45–49. doi: 10.1016/j.jiip.2004.04.001.
Wegner K, Kalbe M, Kurtz J, Reusch T, Milinski M. 2004. ‘Response to comment on ''Parasite selection for immunogenetic optimality{''}}.’ Science 303, Nr. 5660. doi: 10.1126/science.1093355.
Kurtz J, Kalbe M, Aeschlimann P, Haberli M, Wegner K, Reusch T, Milinski M. 2004. ‘Major histocompatibility complex diversity influences parasite resistance and innate immunity in sticklebacks.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 271, Nr. 1535: 197–204. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2567.
Scharsack J.P., Kalbe M., Derner R., Kurtz J., Milinski M. 2004. ‘Modulation of granulocyte responses in three-spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus infected with the tapeworm Schistocephalus solidus.’ Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 59, Nr. 2: 141–150.
Kurtz J. 2003. ‘Sex, parasites and resistance - an evolutionary approach.’ Zoology 106, Nr. 4: 327–339. doi: 10.1078/0944-2006-00126.
Wegner K, Kalbe M, Kurtz J, Reusch T, Milinski M. 2003. ‘Parasite selection for immunogenetic optimality.’ Science 301, Nr. 5638: 1343. doi: 10.1126/science.1088293.
Kurtz J, Franz K. 2003. ‘Evidence for memory in invertebrate immunity.’ Nature 425, Nr. 6953: 37–38. doi: 10.1038/425037a.
Christen M, Kurtz J, Milinski M. 2002. ‘Outcrossing increases infection success and competitive ability: Experimental evidence from a hermaphrodite parasite.’ Evolution 56, Nr. 11: 2243–2251.
Franz K, Kurtz J. 2002. ‘Altered host behaviour: manipulation or energy depletion in tapeworm-infected copepods?’ Parasitology 125, Nr. Part 2: 187–196. doi: 10.1017/S0031182002001932.
Kurtz J. 2002. ‘Phagocytosis by invertebrate hemocytes: Causes of individual variation in Panorpa vulgaris scorpionflies.’ Microscopy Research and Technique 57, Nr. 6: 456–468. doi: 10.1002/jemt.10099.
Van der Veen I, Kurtz J. 2002. ‘To avoid or eliminate: cestode infections in copepods.’ Parasitology 124, Nr. Part 4: 465–474. doi: 10.1017/S0031182001001275.
Kurtz J, van der Veen I, Christen M. 2002. ‘Fluorescent vital labeling to track cestodes in a copepod intermediate host.’ Experimental Parasitology 100, Nr. 1: 36–43. doi: 10.1006/expr.2001.4681.
Kurtz J, van der Veen I, Ryder J. 2002. ‘Ecological immunity of arthropods - a thread of Ariadne?’ Trends in Ecology & Evolution 17, Nr. 5: 204–205. doi: 10.1016/S0169-5347(02)02457-6.
Kurtz J, Klappert K, Schneider W, Reinhold K. 2002. ‘Immune defence, dispersal and local adaptation.’ Evolutionary Ecology Research 4, Nr. 3: 431–439.
Reinhold K, Kurtz J, Engqvist L. 2002. ‘Cryptic male choice: sperm allocation strategies when female quality varies.’ Journal of Evolutionary Biology 15, Nr. 2: 201–209. doi: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00390.x.
Kurtz J, Sauer K. 2001. ‘Gender differences in phenoloxidase activity of Panorpa vulgaris hemocytes.’ Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 78, Nr. 1: 53–55. doi: 10.1006/jipa.2001.5040.
Kurtz J, Reinhold K, Engqvist L. 2000. ‘Immunosuppression under stress: necessary for condition-dependent signalling?’ Trends in Ecology & Evolution 15, Nr. 10: 418–419. doi: 10.1016/S0169-5347(00)01969-8.
Kurtz J, Nahif A, Sauer K. 2000. ‘Phagocytosis of Vairimorpha sp (Microsporida, Nosematidae) spores by Plutella xylostella and Panorpa vulgaris hemocytes.’ Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 75, Nr. 3: 237–239. doi: 10.1006/jipa.1999.4909.
Kurtz J, Wiesner A, Gotz P, Sauer K. 2000. ‘Gender differences and individual variation in the immune system of the scorpionfly Panorpa vulgaris (Insecta : Mecoptera).’ Developmental and Comparative Immunology 24, Nr. 1: 1–12. doi: 10.1016/S0145-305X(99)00057-9.
Wipking W, Kurtz J. 2000. ‘Genetic variability in the diapause response of the burnet moth Zygaena trifolii (Lepidoptera : Zygaenidae).’ Journal of Insect Physiology 46, Nr. 2: 127–134. doi: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00108-0.
Kurtz J, Sauer K. 1999. ‘The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis: testing the genetic predictions.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 266, Nr. 1437: 2515–2522. doi: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0954.
Reinhold K, Engqvist L, Misof B, Kurtz J. 1999. ‘Meiotic drive and evolution of female choice.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 266, Nr. 1426: 1341–1345. doi: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0785.
Gerken T, Kurtz J, Sauer K, Lubjuhn T. 1998. ‘DNA preparation and efficient microsatellite analysis from insect hemolymph.’ Electrophoresis 19, Nr. 18: 3069–3070. doi: 10.1002/elps.1150191804.
Sauer K, Lubjuhn T, Sindern J, Kullmann H, Kurtz J, Epplen C, Epplen J. 1998. ‘Mating system and sexual selection in the scorpionfly Panorpa vulgaris (Mecoptera : Panorpidae).’ Naturwissenschaften 85, Nr. 5: 219–228. doi: 10.1007/s001140050487.