Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are among the largest and most ecologically important
freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and …

Actinoporins are effective pore-forming toxins produced by sea anemones. These extremely
potent, basic 20kDa proteins readily form pores in membranes that contain sphingomyelin …

Inducible defences are widely used for studying phenotypic plasticity, yet frequently we
know little about the cues that induce these defences. For aquatic prey, defences are …

We summarized studies on the impacts and scale effects of negative (competition, predation,
parasitism, herbivory) and positive (mutualism, commensalism, indirect facilitation) species …

For phenotypically plastic organisms to produce phenotypes that are well matched to their
environment, they must acquire information about their environment. For inducible defences …

Ecological communities are organized in trophic levels that share manifold interactions
forming complex food webs. Infochemicals can further modify these interactions, eg, by …

Chemical communication via infochemicals plays a pivotal role in ecological interactions,
allowing organisms to sense their environment, locate predators, food, habitats, or mates. A …

Plants are intimately connected with their associated microorganisms. Chemical interactions
via natural products between plants and their microbial symbionts form an important aspect …

Ectoparasitic sea lice are the most important parasite problem to date for the salmon farming
industry in the northern and southern hemispheres. An understanding of host location in the …

Grazing by invasive species can affect many aspects of an aquatic system, but most studies
have focused on the direct effects on plants. We conducted mesocosm and laboratory …