Species interactions
Interactions between different species are constantly evolving and play a central role in the diversification and organization of life. At the Biosystematics Group, we focus on various types of interactions including symbiosis, predation, and mutualism. We aim to unravel the evolutionary pathways that gave rise to intricate interactions between plants and their antagonists, such as pathogens and insect herbivores, as well as between insect herbivores and their symbionts and natural enemies (parasitic wasps). We study these interactions at different levels, including phenotypic, genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic, comparing between species and within species.
