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 ...

Investigating microplastics in agriculture reveals their effects on soil microbes and viruses, crucial for developing strategies for ecosystem restoration.

Using functional traits together with abundance effects strengthens the prediction of interactions between pairs of species in ecological networks. Insights into the way species interact as well as ...

Termites are recognised as pivotal ecosystem engineers that significantly influence soil properties across diverse environments. Their complex behaviours, which include mound construction, the ...

otherwise processing primary metabolites and it is the unusual chemical that circumvents these mechanisms to cause toxicity. Secondary chemicals are by definition taxonomically restricted in ...

Mistletoes are a diverse group of semi-parasitic plants that establish enduring relationships with a variety of host trees. Their unique biology, characterised by haemiparasitism, enables them to ...

In ongoing research to record the interaction of environment and evolution, a team of researchers has found new information illustrating the evolution of a population of guppies. Working in a river in ...

Microbial ecology is the study of microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses), their interaction with the environment, and their interactions with one another. Whether the ...

(Phys.org) —Fish with parasites attached to their heads have a stronger preference for left or right when facing a T-intersection, giving them an edge when it comes to escaping predators, research ...

Understanding the interaction of organisms in the evolution of species is an important topic in ecology. Insects and plants, for example, are two large groups on earth that are linked by a variety of ...