#semiochemistry — Public Fediverse posts

This Plant Summons Parasitic Wasps to Kill Its Enemies

New research shows how some plants recruit wasps and soil bacteria to keep their leaves safe from harm.
#signalling #semiochemistry #synomone

https://gizmodo.com/this-plant-summons-parasitic-wasps-to-kill-its-enemies-2000801577

#mRNA transfer between cells reveals novel #intercellular #communication pathway.

#signalling #semiochemistry #paracrine

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-mrna-cells-reveals-intercellular-communication.html

#RNA_editing plays critical role in fruit #flies' sense of #smell and social interactions.

#drosophila #olfaction #sensing #semiochemistry #GluClα #pheromones

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-rna-plays-critical-role-fruit.html

How #plants become bushy, or not: New study sheds light on #hormone that controls #branching.

#signalling #regulation #semiochemistry #strigolactone #carboxylesterases

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-bushy-hormone.html

Study reveals key role of #plant-#bacteria #communication for assembly of a healthy plant #microbiome.

#signaling #semiochemistry #rhizosphere #legumes

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-reveals-key-role-bacteria-communication.html

Female #mosquitoes found to regulate their own #population density at breeding sites using communal cues

#sensing #semiochemistry

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-female-mosquitoes-population-density-sites.html

Researchers untangle the relationships between #bacterial languages.

#signalling #semiochemistry #quorum_sensing

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-untangle-relationships-bacterial-languages.html

#High heat, #ethylene levels independently halt #tomato #fruit set.

#signalling #hormones #development #semiochemistry #climatechange

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-high-ethylene-independently-halt-tomato.html

Looking forward to talking to the UK #Semiochemistry Network meeting tomorrow about ‘Individuating the Sense(s) of Smell’. For further details, you can find the published version of the paper at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-020-02976-7. #philosophy #perception #olfaction #smell #TheSenses #UKSN

Chemical #communication between #female #rats exists and is complex.

#scent #signalling #semiochemistry

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-chemical-communication-female-rats-complex.html

#Pheromone found to put scared #rats at ease could lead to humane pest control.

#signalling #semiochemistry

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-pheromone-rats-ease-humane-pest.html