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Behind the paper

Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt | Multiple signalling in carnivorous pitcher plant

In this week’s ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt (they/them) discusses their new research article “Multiple signalling increases both prey response and diversity in a carnivorous pitcher plant“. Sylvie, a PhD candidate at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station, discusses the logistics of engineering artificial pitcher plants, the perils of conducting fieldwork in a peat bog, and the value of cultivating multiple mentoring relationships. … Continue reading Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt | Multiple signalling in carnivorous pitcher plant

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Behind the paper

Carla Vázquez González: Deciphering the context-dependency of plant communication: How does drought stress affect plant-plant signalling by volatile organic compounds?

In our latest post, Carla Vázquez González—a postdoctoral researcher from the University of California-Irvine—presents her last work ‘Effect of water availability on volatile-mediated communication between potato plants in response to insect herbivory’. In this post, she sheds new light on how plants communicate to overcome adversity, discusses the striking results in her paper, and shares her thought about the rough path early-career ecologists currently face. … Continue reading Carla Vázquez González: Deciphering the context-dependency of plant communication: How does drought stress affect plant-plant signalling by volatile organic compounds?

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