Category: Publications
Recent publications on Chemical Ecology and related fields
Plant secondary metabolites are not only highly active against bacteria and fungi, they might even enhance selective foraging and feeding decisions in the colony. A recent publication revealed that the terpenes of leaves, pollen, and nectar of thymus vulgaris inhibit growth of bee disease-associated microbes_ Scientific Reports
Domestication modifies the volatile emissions produced by male fruit flies during sexual advertisement_ Scientific Reports
Infochemicals play important roles in aquatic ecosystems. They even modify food web interactions, such as by inducing defenses in prey_ J Nature Chemical Biology
What Can Computational Modeling Tell Us about the Diversity of Odor-Capture Structures in the Pancrustacea?_ J Chem Ecology
Quinolizidine and Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Chemical Ecology: Similarities and Differences- A review_ J Chem Ecol https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10886-018-1005-6.pdf
This mini-review summarizes over 40 years of research on quinolizidine (QAs) and pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs). Emphasis is on the chemical ecology of both groups of alkaloids, which serve as general defense compounds against herbivores for the plants producing them.
Role of endophytes in early seedling growth of plants: a test using systemic fungicide seed treatment_Ind J Plant Physiol
A recent publication by the research team from University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore under the DBT funded Chemical Ecology program.
