The idea that biotic interactions, including herbivory, predation and competition are more
intense at lower latitudes is widely accepted and underpins several dominant theories on …

Plants commonly attract predatory and parasitoid organisms, and may thereby increase
resistance against antagonistic herbivores. Mechanisms for indirect resistance include the …

As rapid climate warming creates a mismatch between forest trees and their home
environment, the ability of trees to cope with warming depends on their capacity to …

The structural diversity of natural products offers unique opportunities for drug discovery, but
challenges associated with their isolation and screening can hinder the identification of drug …

The loss and fragmentation of forest habitats by human land use are recognised as
important factors influencing the decline of forest-dependent fauna. Mammal species that …

Aim The koala is a widely distributed Australian marsupial with regional populations that are
in rapid decline, are stable or have increased in size. This study examined whether it is …

Mosquito-borne viruses are well recognized as a global public health burden amongst
humans, but the effects on non-human vertebrates is rarely reported. Australia, houses a …

Plants contain a variety of chemical defenses that strongly affect feeding rates in captive
mammals, but their effects on the fitness of wild herbivores are largely unknown. This is …

Although defence against herbivores is often argued to be the main action of plant
secondary metabolites (PSMs), very few examples have demonstrated that intraspecific …

Ecologists trying to understand the value of habitat to animals must first describe the value of
resources contained in the habitat to animals and, second, they must describe spatial …