Organisms evolve in response to their natural environment. Consideration of natural
ecological parameters are thus of key importance for our understanding of an organism's …

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 …

Urbanization is threatening terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Nematodes, as
one of the most abundant animals on Earth, play diverse roles within soil food webs and …

The existence of small-molecule signals that influence development in Caenorhabditis
elegans has been known for several decades, but only in recent years have the chemical …

Pheromones are chemical signals secreted by one individual that can affect the behaviors of
other individuals within the same species. Ascaroside is an evolutionarily conserved family …

The metabolome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, like that of other model
organisms, remained largely uncharacterized until recent studies demonstrated the …

Cross‐kingdom interactions involve dynamic processes that shape terrestrial ecosystems
and represent striking examples of co‐evolution. The multifaceted relationships of …

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans produces tens, if not hundreds, of different
ascarosides as pheromones to communicate with other members of its species. Overlap** …

For insect-borne pathogens, phoretic ability is important not only to spread more widely and
efficiently but also to evolve virulence. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the causal agent of pine …

Pheromones are neuronal signals that stimulate conspecific individuals to react to
environmental stressors or stimuli. Research on the ascaroside (ascr) pheromones in …