Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0055547

Zusammenfassung

Not only organisms with similar habitus but also those with a more divergent phylogeny compete for limited resources. Direct ecological interactions like competition are a major force driving evolutionary changes via adaptation and counter-adaptation. Filamentous fungi and insects, particularly their larvae, utilise rotting organic material as substrate. Fungi are capable of producing a large variety of secondary metabolites, several of which possess insecticidal properties. Fungi may use these for protecting their resources against consumption by other organisms. As counter-adaptation...