Understanding the factors that shape community assembly remains one of the most enduring and important questions in modern ecology. Network theory can reveal rules of community assembly within and ...

Chemical signals released by predators or injured prey often induce shifts in the traits of prey species, which may in turn affect species interactions. Here we investigate the role that chemical cues ...

In a recent study, an international team of researchers including TUD botanist Prof. Stefan Wanke has investigated the origin of the mega-diversity of herbivorous insects. These account for a quarter ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Parasites and competitors -- 3. Parasites and predators -- 4. Parasites and intraguild predation -- 5. Plant pathogens and parasitic plants -- 6. Parasites and invasions -- 7.

In a type of relationship known as mutualism, two different species benefit from one another through cooperation. While some ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening new ground in ecology. At Rice University, César A. Uribe is developing computational ...

Friday, July 1, 2022, CLEVELAND: New Cleveland Clinic research has uncovered key information about cellular interaction between tumor cells and normal tissue, providing better understanding of how ...