Caroline Müller

Effects of Drought, Followed by Waterlogging, on Biomass, Leaf Physiology and Chemistry of Wheat Partly Depend on Fertilisation

This study examines how drought and waterlogging affect wheat biomass, physiology, and chemistry under different fertilisation levels, revealing interactions between water and nutrient availability.

Evolutionary history and polyploidization lead to rapid shifts in chemodiversity of Hypericum

The paper investigates how polyploidization affects chemodiversity in Hypericum species, finding that higher ploidy levels correlate with increased metabolic diversity in some taxa.

Molecular sources of monoterpenoid chemodiversity in the Asteraceae Tanacetum vulgare suggest a new model for the evolution of specialized metabolism

The paper identifies molecular mechanisms driving chemodiversity in Tanacetum vulgare, proposing a new model where chemodiversity is selected for at the population level rather than being a reservoir for later selection.

Influence of different pharmaceuticals on the germination and early development of two leafy vegetable species

This study examines the effects of six pharmaceuticals on seed germination and early growth of bok choy and spinach, finding species-specific responses and potential hormonal interference.

Common, species-specific, and accession-specific responses of foliar phytohormones and morphological traits to drought and herbivory

This study examines common and species-specific responses of phytohormones and morphological traits to drought and herbivory in three plant species, revealing shared and unique regulatory pathways.

Aphids capture plant inter- and intraspecific chemodiversity

This study shows aphids can capture plant inter- and intraspecific chemodiversity through their diet, with up to 93% of their chemical features matching those in plants.

Impacts of different types of florivores on flower metabolomes in the field

Tanacetum vulgare showed chemotype-specific responses to florivory by aphids and beetles, with aphids causing decreased and beetles increased levels of metabolic features within the same plant individuals, with little overlap in significant features across chemotypes.

Paleometabolomics reveals impacts of abiotic factors on rodent midden metabolism over the last 50,000 years.

This study uses paleometabolomics to analyze rodent middens over 50,000 years, showing how abiotic factors influence metabolic diversity and climate tracking through metabolite patterns.

Metabolism and chemical diversity evolve in response to pollinator availability

This study shows that limited pollinator access reduces chemical diversity and alters metabolism in Brassica rapa, with implications for plant-pollinator networks.

Behavioral variation affects persistence of an experimental food-chain

This study shows that prey dropping behavior reduces food-chain persistence, with dropper treatments having higher extinction risk than mixed or non-dropper treatments.

From larval stage to adulthood? Habitat type-specific chemical fingerprints of fire salamander larvae might give first indication for adult mate preference

The paper investigates whether habitat type-specific chemical fingerprints in fire salamander larvae predict adult mate preference by comparing chemical compositions in different aquatic habitats.

Life stage- and sex-specific sensitivity to nutritional stress in a holometabolous insect

This study examines how nutritional stress at different life stages affects life-history, behavioural, and metabolic traits in the turnip sawfly, revealing life-stage and sex-specific responses.