The functional adaptive responses of higher plants to biotic interactions with herbivores and fungi have long been topics research. One constraint obtaining a comprehensive understanding the most general plant responses, however, has difficulty studying all shifts simultaneously due analytical limitations. Now this is possible advent metabolomics. Using 151 records from WEB SCIENCE database, we...

Plant-herbivore interactions shape community dynamics across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. From amphipods to elephants and from algae to trees, plant-herbivore relationships are the crucial link generating animal biomass (and human societies) from mere sunlight. These interactions are, thus, pivotal to understanding the ecology and evolution of virtually any ecosystem. Here, we ...

David Giron*, Enric Frago, Ga€ elle Glevarec, Corn e M. J. Pieterse and Marcel Dicke Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte, UMR 7261, CNRS – Universit e Franc ois-Rabelais, Tours, France; Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK; Biomol ecules et Biotechnologies V eg etales, EA 2106 Universit e Franc ois-Rabelais, Tours, France; Plant-Microb...

Plants are the primary carbon source for nearly all terrestrial non-photosynthetic organisms, including ourselves. Many species seek to tap this photosynthate, and plants are continuously resisting their strenuous and intimate advances. The review articles in this issue of Curretzt Opittiotr itt Platrt Biology address recent progress in several relationships, some more polite and considerate th...