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Ecological insights; Pathogenic fungus and plant genes associated with its resistance alter spider density

January 4, 2018 Philip Pinzone

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&n… — Taphrina infected leaf used by a predatory, web-building spider. Slinn et al. 2017.

New research shows that a fungal pathogen and plant genes associated with its resistance drive predatory spider abundance in riparian ecosystems.

Quadripartite ecology discovered in South Africa; the interaction of four species

September 20, 2017 Philip Pinzone

A: Protea repens tree. B: Cream inflorescence and infructescence. C: Knoxdaviesia proteae sexual structures with visible spore droplets (arrow). Bar=1cm. From Aylward et al. 2014. — A: Protea repens tree. B: Cream inflorescence and infructescence. C: Knoxdaviesia proteae sexual structures with visible spore droplets (arrow). Bar=1cm. From Aylward et al. 2014.

The interplay of four species on the surface of a South African flower is enough to make your head spin.