Ingenious techniques in neighborhood dispute

Wild tobacco plants gain an advantage by the timely sending of hungry caterpillars to the competition (The American Naturalist, January 2019) more »

December 5, 2018

Cereals use chemical defenses in a multifunctional manner against different herbivores

Plants rely on their toxins not only to fend off caterpillars but also to regulate defense mechanisms against aphids (Science Advances, December 2018) more »

October 16, 2018

Sex or food? Decision-making in single-cell organisms

Diatoms show complex behavior: The can select between the search for sex partners or nutrient sources. (The ISME Journal, October 2018) more »

News

November, 2018
Sarah E. O'Connor new director

November 13, 2018
Newsletter PULS/CE, issue 32,
now online!

Events

March 13-14, 2019
18th IMPRS Symposium

March 28, 2019
Forsche Schüler Tag

April 12, 2019
Emeritus Symposium Prof. Wilhelm Boland

Seminars

February 28, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Institute Seminar

Angela Günther: Großpilze in Jena

March 21, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Institute Seminar

Susanne Dobler: Insects on cardiac glycoside plants - multiple adaptations can prevent toxic effects

Recent publications

Meents: Beneficial and pathogenic Arabidopsis root-interacting fungi differently affect auxin levels and responsive genes during early infection Frontiers in Microbiology

Wicher: Editorial: Function and regulation of chemoreceptors Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Gegner: Epigenetic mechanisms are involved in sex-specific trans-generational immune priming in the lepidopteran model host Manduca sexta Frontiers in Physiology