Fungi and nematodes are among the most abundant organisms in soil habitats. They
provide essential ecosystem services and play crucial roles for maintaining the stability of …

Chemosensory neurons translate perception of external chemical cues, including odorants,
tastants, and pheromones, into information that drives attraction or avoidance motor …

Plant-defense responses are triggered by perception of conserved microbe-associated
molecular patterns (MAMPs), for example, flagellin or peptidoglycan. However, it remained …

Background Nematodes are among the most successful animals on earth and include
important human pathogens, yet little is known about nematode pheromone systems. A …

Over the past 10 years, the relevance of small-molecule signaling for many aspects of C.
elegans development and behavior has become apparent. One prominent group of small …

In the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, a family of endogenous small molecules,
the ascarosides function as key regulators of developmental timing and behavior that act …

The recognition of molecular patterns associated with specific pathogens or food sources is
fundamental to ecology and plays a major role in the evolution of predator-prey relationships …

The optimal foraging strategy in a given environment depends on the number of competing
individuals and their behavioural strategies. Little is known about the genes and neural …

Covering: up to December 2014 Chemical ecology elucidates the nature and role of natural
products as mediators of organismal interactions. The emerging techniques that can be …

Pheromone responses are highly context dependent. For example, the C. elegans
pheromone ascaroside C9 (ascr# 3) is repulsive to wild-type hermaphrodites, attractive to …