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    Journal Club

    Jochen Graw, Klaus Hantke, Wolfgang Wohlleben, Christian Kost in BIOspektrum (2021)

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    Gemeinsam stärker: metabolische Arbeitsteilung bei Bakterien

    Microorganisms frequently engage in reciprocal cross-feeding interactions, in which two or more bacterial strains exchange essential metabolites. Benefits stemming from losing the biosynthetic capabilities to ...

    Christian Kost in BIOspektrum (2015)

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    Einblicke in das Sozialleben von Mikroben

    The evolution of cooperation is an intriguing puzzle in evolutionary biology. Several examples have been described where individual microbial cells cooperate by secreting products that are beneficial for the w...

    Theresa Hölscher, Christian Kost, Ákos T. Kovács in BIOspektrum (2015)

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    Foraging Leaf-Cutting Ants Learn to Reject Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera Plants that Emit Herbivore-Induced Volatiles

    Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs) are dominant herbivores of the Neotropics, as well as economically important pests. Their foraging ecology and patterns/mechanisms of food selection have received considerable attentio...

    Theresa Thiele, Christian Kost, Flavio Roces, Rainer Wirth in Journal of Chemical Ecology (2014)

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    The Defensive Role of Volatile Emission and Extrafloral Nectar Secretion for Lima Bean in Nature

    Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) features two indirect anti-herbivore defenses—emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and secretion of extrafloral nectar (EFN)—which are both inducible upon herbivore damage. ...

    Christian Kost, Martin Heil in Journal of Chemical Ecology (2008)