Ecology (Biology & Medicine)

When metabolizing spruce bark, the insect’s fungal partners release volatile compounds that bark beetles  recognize through specialized olfactory sensory neurons more

Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena honoured for her discoveries on plant natural product biosynthesis more

Experiments with chicken chicks and artificial peacock butterflies prove that predators are intimidated by eyespots more

A study of moles reveals that cold weather – not lack of food – drives the rare phenomenon of reversible brain shrinkage in mammals more

Bee of the sea: A small marine isopod aids in pollinating red algae more

The moths can distinguish crucial from irrelevant odors more

Researchers develop a new method to simultaneously measure flow and oxygen more

Ice Age bones reveal how sticklebacks adapt to new habitats more

New findings from scientists of Bremen will aid in the further development of biogeochemical models that include the marine nitrogen cycle more

Nitrogen may boost plant productivity, but the imbalance with phosphor reduces water use efficiency. more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2022 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Jana Wäldchen has played a key role in developing the plant identification app, Flora Incognita. We discussed with her how being able to identify different plants contributes to species diversity, which plant species are particularly under threat and how non-native species are suppressing local plants more

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Around 40 percent of all species on Earth are parasitic – apparently a highly successful way of life. Even a fish such as the three-spined stickleback is plagued by up to 25 different parasites. more

Bacterial pathogens cause infected flies to produce more sex pheromones and so expand their deadly reach more

Host plants communicate warning signals through a parasite network, when insects attack more

Scientists discover mussels and sponges in the deep sea which can thrive on oil with the help of symbiont bacteria more

Phenotypic plasticity of gecko calls reveals the complex communication of lizards more

The volatile compound bergamotene increases the moths’ pollination success and protects tobacco leaves against their voracious offspring more

Household income and knowledge about health risks drive the consumption of wild animal meat in West Africa more