Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit
@chemodiversity.bsky.social
🌱🐛 Research Unit FOR 3000 working on “Ecology and Evolution of Intraspecific #Chemodiversity of Plants", funded by @dfg.de
👩🔬 👨🔬22 researchers in 9 labs across Germany
🖥️ www.uni-bielefeld.de/chemodiversity
👩🔬 👨🔬22 researchers in 9 labs across Germany
🖥️ www.uni-bielefeld.de/chemodiversity
#Chemodiversity is an important driver for plant–arthropod interactions 🌿 🪲 🐝. For more info check out this very impressive work by RU members Lina Ojeda-Prieto, @robinheinennl.bsky.social binheinennl.bsky.social and Wolfgang W. Weisser together with Eliecer L. Moreno doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Intraspecific plant chemodiversity at plot level has contrasting effects on arthropod functional groups
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#Chemodiversity is an important driver for plant–arthropod interactions 🌿 🪲 🐝. For more info check out this very impressive work by RU members Lina Ojeda-Prieto, @robinheinennl.bsky.social binheinennl.bsky.social and Wolfgang W. Weisser together with Eliecer L. Moreno doi.org/10.1111/1365...
How do highly chemodiverse plants respond to drought and/or herbivory stress? Check out our newest team effort on the fascinating fine-tuned #chemodiversity of Tanacetum vulgare doi.org/10.1111/ppl....
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
How do highly chemodiverse plants respond to drought and/or herbivory stress? Check out our newest team effort on the fascinating fine-tuned #chemodiversity of Tanacetum vulgare doi.org/10.1111/ppl....
Monday morning throwback to our wonderful meeting on #chemodiversity in Großbeeren – hosted by @nmvandam.bsky.social. Again a big thank you to Matthias Erb, Karin Gorzolka, @ainhoamartinez.bsky.social, Stefan Dötterl, Eva Castells, John D'Auria and Kirsten Leiss for their enlightening contributions.
September 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Monday morning throwback to our wonderful meeting on #chemodiversity in Großbeeren – hosted by @nmvandam.bsky.social. Again a big thank you to Matthias Erb, Karin Gorzolka, @ainhoamartinez.bsky.social, Stefan Dötterl, Eva Castells, John D'Auria and Kirsten Leiss for their enlightening contributions.
“How can we transfer our knowledge on natural #chemodiversity to crop plants?” was the topic of our workshop in Großbeeren last week. We are proud of our Young Investigators who presented their research. Especial big thanks to our guest speakers for their great talks and wonderful discussions!
How can we #transfer our knowledge on #chemodiversity to agriculture? That was the theme at our @chemodiversity.bsky.social workshop last week at @igzleibniz.bsky.social It was a marvellous workshop with excellent talks from invited speakers and our #young #investigators alike!👍💪
September 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“How can we transfer our knowledge on natural #chemodiversity to crop plants?” was the topic of our workshop in Großbeeren last week. We are proud of our Young Investigators who presented their research. Especial big thanks to our guest speakers for their great talks and wonderful discussions!
Our speaker, Caroline Müller @chemecolcm.bsky.social, just came back from the meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology @chemicalecology.bsky.social. She returned with new insights into fascinating research & the Silverstein-Simeone Award. What an honour & great achievement!
August 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Our speaker, Caroline Müller @chemecolcm.bsky.social, just came back from the meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology @chemicalecology.bsky.social. She returned with new insights into fascinating research & the Silverstein-Simeone Award. What an honour & great achievement!
Check out this Special Issue on the "Ecology and Evolution of Plant Chemodiversity". We are excited to share some of our research findings in this issue and to emphasise the importance of the research on #chemodiversity.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Check out this Special Issue on the "Ecology and Evolution of Plant Chemodiversity". We are excited to share some of our research findings in this issue and to emphasise the importance of the research on #chemodiversity.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677...
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Special Issue
Ecology + evolution of plant chemodiversity
published: 12 Jul 2025
edited by members from DFG.de Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social
in our society's journal #PlantBiology @Wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #ecology #evolution #chemodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677...
Ecology + evolution of plant chemodiversity
published: 12 Jul 2025
edited by members from DFG.de Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social
in our society's journal #PlantBiology @Wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #ecology #evolution #chemodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677...
Special Issue: Ecology and evolution of plant chemodiversity: Plant Biology: Vol 27, No 5
Click on the title to browse this issue
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July 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Special Issue
Ecology + evolution of plant chemodiversity
published: 12 Jul 2025
edited by members from DFG.de Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social
in our society's journal #PlantBiology @Wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #ecology #evolution #chemodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677...
Ecology + evolution of plant chemodiversity
published: 12 Jul 2025
edited by members from DFG.de Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social
in our society's journal #PlantBiology @Wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #ecology #evolution #chemodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677...
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Another work in our facility #15
#PlantScience,
Today we started an experiment on drought & herbivory interactions on #metabolic diversity & plasticity in poplar as part of @chemodiversity.bsky.social.
@sunsicker.bsky.social @rrjunker.bsky.social @nmvandam.bsky.social @robinheinennl.bsky.social
#PlantScience,
Today we started an experiment on drought & herbivory interactions on #metabolic diversity & plasticity in poplar as part of @chemodiversity.bsky.social.
@sunsicker.bsky.social @rrjunker.bsky.social @nmvandam.bsky.social @robinheinennl.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Another work in our facility #15
#PlantScience,
Today we started an experiment on drought & herbivory interactions on #metabolic diversity & plasticity in poplar as part of @chemodiversity.bsky.social.
@sunsicker.bsky.social @rrjunker.bsky.social @nmvandam.bsky.social @robinheinennl.bsky.social
#PlantScience,
Today we started an experiment on drought & herbivory interactions on #metabolic diversity & plasticity in poplar as part of @chemodiversity.bsky.social.
@sunsicker.bsky.social @rrjunker.bsky.social @nmvandam.bsky.social @robinheinennl.bsky.social
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Deciphering organ‐specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics. @sunsicker.bsky.social & my lab are happy that the #metabolicatlas of herbivory-induced metabolomic changes in poplar is now online. A new paper within @chemodiversity.bsky.social
Deciphering organ‐specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics
This study investigated the organ-specific metabolic response of black poplar to feeding by generalist Lymantria dispar caterpillars using targeted and non-targeted metabolomics.
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May 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Deciphering organ‐specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics. @sunsicker.bsky.social & my lab are happy that the #metabolicatlas of herbivory-induced metabolomic changes in poplar is now online. A new paper within @chemodiversity.bsky.social
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Our @chemodiversity.bsky.social RU has begun harvesting its 'core experiment' for the second model system; bittersweet nightshade. Lots of measuring, scanning, chemical sampling and root washing and we're now halfway done! Thanks to a great team, and the facilities of @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our @chemodiversity.bsky.social RU has begun harvesting its 'core experiment' for the second model system; bittersweet nightshade. Lots of measuring, scanning, chemical sampling and root washing and we're now halfway done! Thanks to a great team, and the facilities of @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social
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#PlantScience, plants on a crane: we just started the 2nd chemotypic plasticity & diversity experiment within @chemodiversity.bsky.social with Solanum dulcemara testing drought stress & herbivory with @nmvandam.bsky.social, @rrjunker.bsky.social, @sunsicker.bsky.social, @chemecolcm.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#PlantScience, plants on a crane: we just started the 2nd chemotypic plasticity & diversity experiment within @chemodiversity.bsky.social with Solanum dulcemara testing drought stress & herbivory with @nmvandam.bsky.social, @rrjunker.bsky.social, @sunsicker.bsky.social, @chemecolcm.bsky.social
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Scientists from our institute and @uni-kiel.de led by @sunsicker.bsky.social show that endophytic fungi boost the chemical defenses of poplars by producing their own alkaloid to fend off herbivores. They alter insect communities and influence aphid-ant interactions.
www.ice.mpg.de/491257/PR_Wa...
www.ice.mpg.de/491257/PR_Wa...
Hidden allies
An endophytic fungus of the genus Cladosporium fungus which lives inside the leaves of black poplar, not only increases the production of defensive substances in the trees, but also produces an alkalo...
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February 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Scientists from our institute and @uni-kiel.de led by @sunsicker.bsky.social show that endophytic fungi boost the chemical defenses of poplars by producing their own alkaloid to fend off herbivores. They alter insect communities and influence aphid-ant interactions.
www.ice.mpg.de/491257/PR_Wa...
www.ice.mpg.de/491257/PR_Wa...
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If you're a #lifescientist looking to develop your skills in #datascience, including using @python.org and the applications of #AI and #machinelearning then this course is for you!
Applications are closing soon - you have until 2 March: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...
🧬🖥️🧪 #GeneSky
Applications are closing soon - you have until 2 March: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If you're a #lifescientist looking to develop your skills in #datascience, including using @python.org and the applications of #AI and #machinelearning then this course is for you!
Applications are closing soon - you have until 2 March: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...
🧬🖥️🧪 #GeneSky
Applications are closing soon - you have until 2 March: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...
🧬🖥️🧪 #GeneSky
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Science course announcement: “Chemical Ecology: A Multidisciplinary Approach”, @mpi-ce.bsky.social, Jena, Jun.23 – Jul 4, 2025. The course explores chemical interactions between organisms, covering evolution, methods, and new applications.
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#ChemicalEcology
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#ChemicalEcology
ICE 2025 International Chemical Ecology Course
ICE 2025 PhD Course International Chemical Ecology Course Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany June 23 - July 4, 2025 In collaboration with Penn State University, USA and SLU, Swed...
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February 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Science course announcement: “Chemical Ecology: A Multidisciplinary Approach”, @mpi-ce.bsky.social, Jena, Jun.23 – Jul 4, 2025. The course explores chemical interactions between organisms, covering evolution, methods, and new applications.
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#ChemicalEcology
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#ChemicalEcology
Interested in a 3 yr. PhD position on the role of chemodiversity in Solanum dulcamara in plant-herbivore
interactions? Like to become member of our RU team?
Apply at University of Hohenheim in Anke Steppuhn´s lab at Dept. of Molecular Botany (Deadline 28.02.25)
www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/job-openi...
interactions? Like to become member of our RU team?
Apply at University of Hohenheim in Anke Steppuhn´s lab at Dept. of Molecular Botany (Deadline 28.02.25)
www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/job-openi...
Job vacancies: University of Hohenheim
Current job opportunities at the University of Hohenheim
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January 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Interested in a 3 yr. PhD position on the role of chemodiversity in Solanum dulcamara in plant-herbivore
interactions? Like to become member of our RU team?
Apply at University of Hohenheim in Anke Steppuhn´s lab at Dept. of Molecular Botany (Deadline 28.02.25)
www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/job-openi...
interactions? Like to become member of our RU team?
Apply at University of Hohenheim in Anke Steppuhn´s lab at Dept. of Molecular Botany (Deadline 28.02.25)
www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/job-openi...
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Today, we started harvesting the @chemodiversity.bsky.social Common Experiment on Tansy at the @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social. Lots of young researchers and students are helping out today! Good progress! @mhanusch.bsky.social @thomasdussarrat.bsky.social @marvin-hildebrandt.bsky.social a.o.
January 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today, we started harvesting the @chemodiversity.bsky.social Common Experiment on Tansy at the @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social. Lots of young researchers and students are helping out today! Good progress! @mhanusch.bsky.social @thomasdussarrat.bsky.social @marvin-hildebrandt.bsky.social a.o.
Read the latest article of the RU from Malacrinò, A., Jakobs, R., Xu, S. and Müller, C. (2025), Influences of plant maternal effects, chemotype, and environment on the leaf bacterial community. Plant Biol J. doi.org/10.1111/plb....
#chemodiversity #maternaleffects #environment #microbialcommunity
#chemodiversity #maternaleffects #environment #microbialcommunity
Influences of plant maternal effects, chemotype, and environment on the leaf bacterial community
Plant maternal effects and growth environment, rather than terpenoid chemotype, determine the leaf microbial community of Tanacetum vulgare, but specific terpenoids are correlated with the abundance ...
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January 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Read the latest article of the RU from Malacrinò, A., Jakobs, R., Xu, S. and Müller, C. (2025), Influences of plant maternal effects, chemotype, and environment on the leaf bacterial community. Plant Biol J. doi.org/10.1111/plb....
#chemodiversity #maternaleffects #environment #microbialcommunity
#chemodiversity #maternaleffects #environment #microbialcommunity
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We have a new PhD position available in our group to study the Influence of Global Change Factors on Plant-Insect Interactions. Please pass this information to potentially interested people:
uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/406...
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Research Position (PhD candidate)
<div>The Department of Chemical Ecology investigates the role of natural products that are involved in communication between individuals of the ...
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January 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We have a new PhD position available in our group to study the Influence of Global Change Factors on Plant-Insect Interactions. Please pass this information to potentially interested people:
uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/406...
uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/406...
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#PlantScience today we started with #VOCs sampling in our joint @chemodiversity.bsky.social experiment on chemotypic plasticity & diversity in tansy under drought stress & herbivory….next days will be full of sampling for #metabolomics, #transcriptomics & #microbiome analyses.
January 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#PlantScience today we started with #VOCs sampling in our joint @chemodiversity.bsky.social experiment on chemotypic plasticity & diversity in tansy under drought stress & herbivory….next days will be full of sampling for #metabolomics, #transcriptomics & #microbiome analyses.
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Sawflies are fascinating: Just published new insights in their responses to nutritional stress:
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Life Stage‐ and Sex‐Specific Sensitivity to Nutritional Stress in a Holometabolous Insect
Our study provides novel insights into trait-specific sensitivity to nutritional stress across sex and life stages. By integrating life-history, behaviour and metabolism, we explore mechanisms on an ...
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January 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Sawflies are fascinating: Just published new insights in their responses to nutritional stress:
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
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📌 Schon in den Kalender eingetragen? 📅 Jeden Monat informieren wir über die verschiedenen DFG-geförderten Kongresse und Tagungen zu wissenschaftlichen Themen – nun stehen die Termine für März. Die wichtigsten Infos gibt es hier: 👇 www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
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January 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
📌 Schon in den Kalender eingetragen? 📅 Jeden Monat informieren wir über die verschiedenen DFG-geförderten Kongresse und Tagungen zu wissenschaftlichen Themen – nun stehen die Termine für März. Die wichtigsten Infos gibt es hier: 👇 www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
Check out the latest Issue of New Phytologist with an article by two of our RU members Meike J. Wittmann and Andrea Bräutigam @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social!
How does plant chemodiversity evolve? Testing five hypotheses in one population genetic model
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How does plant chemodiversity evolve? Testing five hypotheses in one population genetic model
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How does plant chemodiversity evolve? Testing five hypotheses in one population genetic model
See also the Commentary on this article by Speed & Ruxton, 245: 924–926.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Check out the latest Issue of New Phytologist with an article by two of our RU members Meike J. Wittmann and Andrea Bräutigam @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social!
How does plant chemodiversity evolve? Testing five hypotheses in one population genetic model
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How does plant chemodiversity evolve? Testing five hypotheses in one population genetic model
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Hallo Bluesky!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!
January 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hallo Bluesky!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!
🌟Congratulations to Caroline Müller for winning the prestigious ISCE Silverstein-Simeone Award 2025! This great achievement celebrates her dedication and outstanding contributions to Chemical Ecology. Well-deserved recognition of her hard work!
#SilversteinSimeoneAward #ChemEcol #RUChemodiversity
#SilversteinSimeoneAward #ChemEcol #RUChemodiversity
January 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🌟Congratulations to Caroline Müller for winning the prestigious ISCE Silverstein-Simeone Award 2025! This great achievement celebrates her dedication and outstanding contributions to Chemical Ecology. Well-deserved recognition of her hard work!
#SilversteinSimeoneAward #ChemEcol #RUChemodiversity
#SilversteinSimeoneAward #ChemEcol #RUChemodiversity
Exciting Update! Discover the latest publication of our RU by Dominik Ziaja and
@chemecolcm.bsky.social Müller in Plant Biology's newest issue. Visit onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677... #Chemodiversity #Research #ScienceNews
@chemecolcm.bsky.social Müller in Plant Biology's newest issue. Visit onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677... #Chemodiversity #Research #ScienceNews
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Exciting Update! Discover the latest publication of our RU by Dominik Ziaja and
@chemecolcm.bsky.social Müller in Plant Biology's newest issue. Visit onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677... #Chemodiversity #Research #ScienceNews
@chemecolcm.bsky.social Müller in Plant Biology's newest issue. Visit onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677... #Chemodiversity #Research #ScienceNews