Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology

Martin was awarded the Award of the Czech Academy of Science

7/27/2022

Martin Volf, head of Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology, was awarded the Award of the CAS for young scientific employees for outstanding results of scientific work. He showed that branch-localized induction creates a chemical mosaic in canopy trees, promoting variation in tree chemistry, predation, and herbivore abundance across forest canopies.

The publication on which the award is based:
Volf, Martin, et al. "A mosaic of induced and non‐induced branches promotes variation in leaf traits, predation and insect herbivore assemblages in canopy trees." Ecology Letters 25.4 (2022): 729-739.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/ele.13943

Other related publications:
Volf, Martin, et al. "Branch-localized induction promotes efficacy of volatile defences and herbivore predation in trees." Journal of Chemical Ecology 47.1 (2021): 99-111.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10886-020-01232-z

Volf, Martin, Christian Wirth, and Nicole M. van Dam. "Localized defense induction in trees: a mosaic of leaf traits promoting variation in plant traits, predation, and communities of canopy arthropods?." American Journal of Botany 107.4 (2020): 545-548.
https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/ajb2.1457

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