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Max Planck researchers describe a new endosymbiont that is widespread in insects and whose ecological role needs to be further investigated more

Researchers in Jena show that chemical information is represented completely differently in the brains of these insects than in other insects or vertebrates more

Elevated ozone levels increase the occurrence of mostly sterile hybrids between different species of the genus Drosophila more

Populations of ribwort plantain outside their original range are just as well defended as native populations, and in some cases even better more

Female moths primarily use their sense of smell to find the best host plants on which to lay their eggs, with the deterrent effect of caterpillar feces playing an important role more

The production of special plant defense compounds has evolved independently in distantly related plant families more

Researchers identify the first enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of these plant steroids important in the medical treatment of heart disease more

Ants that leave the nest to forage are more likely to be infected by parasites than their nestmates who take care of the brood more

Natural tobacco mutants impaired in their defenses produce more offspring in years of low herbivore pressure and thus persist in plant populations more