Open Day at the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences

On November 6, 2025, the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences held an Open Day, in which our Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology also took part. We prepared a program focused on the topic: How plants defend themselves against herbivores.
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Visitors, high school students, had the unique opportunity to explore our workplace and learn about our research. The program included a live demonstration of plant defensive mechanisms, including observations under a stereomicroscope.
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Abstract: How plants defend themselves against herbivores
For herbivores, plants are the main source of food. To survive, plants have developed a variety of defense strategies. Mechanical defenses include thorns or hairs, while chemical defenses involve toxic or bad-tasting substances. Some plants also release volatile compounds that can warn surrounding plants or attract natural enemies of herbivores.

Photos by Eva Holá

link to the event :
www.bc.cas.cz/novinky/detail/7730-den-otevrenych-dveri-na-biologickem-centru-av-cr/  
​(in Czech)