Marine diatoms Coscinodiscus granii: They live in open waters such as the North Sea. Under the microscope, many single-celled diatoms can be seen, some of which are healthy, while others are infected by an egg fungus. The zoospores that the fungus forms for reproduction can be seen as small dots.

Publications of Martin Heil

Journal Article (31)

2010
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González-Teuber, M.; Pozo, M. J.; Muck, A.; Svatos, A.; Adame-Alvarez, R. M.; Heil, M.: Glucanases and chitinases as causal agents in the protection of Acacia extrafloral nectar from infestation by phytopathogens. Plant Physiology 152 (3), pp. 1705 - 1715 (2010)
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Kley, J.; Heil, M.; Muck, A.; Svatos, A.; Boland, W.: Isolating intact chloroplasts from small Arabidopsis samples for proteomic studies in stress physiology. Analytical Biochemistry 398, pp. 198 - 202 (2010)
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Radhika, V.; Kost, C.; Boland, W.; Heil, M.: The role of jasmonates in floral nectar secretion. PLoS One 5 (2), e9265 (2010)
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Radhika, V.; Kost, C.; Boland, W.; Heil, M.: Towards elucidating the differential regulation of floral and extrafloral nectar secretion. Plant Signaling & Behavior 5, pp. 924 - 926 (2010)
2009
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Heil, M.; González-Teuber, M.; Clement, L. W.; Kautz, S.; Verhaagh, M.; Bueno, S.: Divergent investment strategies of Acacia myrmecophytes and the coexistence of mutualists and exploiters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106 (43), pp. 18091 - 18096 (2009)
2008
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Clement, L.; Köppen, S. C. W.; Brandt, W. A.; Heil, M.: Strategies of a parasite of the ant-Acacia mutualism. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62 (6), pp. 953 - 962 (2008)
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Heil, M.; Lion, U.; Boland, W.: Defence-inducing volatiles: in search of the active motif. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34 (5), pp. 601 - 604 (2008)
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Kost, C.; Heil, M.: The defensive role of volatile emission and extrafloral nectar secretion for lima bean in nature. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34 (1), pp. 2 - 13 (2008)
2006
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Heil, M.; Kost, C.: Priming of indirect defences. Ecology Letters 9 (7), pp. 813 - 817 (2006)
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Heil, M.; Ploss, K.: Induced resistance enzymes in wild plants - do 'early birds' escape from pathogen attack? Die Naturwissenschaften 93 (9), pp. 455 - 460 (2006)
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Kost, C.; Heil, M.: Herbivore-induced plant volatiles induce an indirect defence in neighbouring plants. Journal of Ecology 94 (3), pp. 619 - 628 (2006)
2005
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Dietrich, R.; Ploss, K.; Heil, M.: Growth responses and fitness costs after induction of pathogen resistance depend on environmental conditions. Plant, Cell and Environment 28 (2), pp. 211 - 222 (2005)
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Heil, M.; Büchler, R.; Boland, W.: Quantification of invertase activity in ants under field conditions. Journal of Chemical Ecology 31 (2), pp. 431 - 437 (2005)
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Heil, M.; Rattke, J.; Boland, W.: Postsecretory hydrolysis of nectar sucrose and specialization in ant/plant mutualism. Science 308 (5721), pp. 560 - 563 (2005)
2004
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Dietrich, R.; Ploss, K.; Heil, M.: Constitutive and induced resistance to pathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana depends on nitrogen supply. Plant, Cell and Environment 27 (7), pp. 896 - 906 (2004)
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Heil, M.: Induction of two indirect defences benefits Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus, Fabaceae) in nature. Journal of Ecology 92 (3), pp. 527 - 536 (2004)
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Heil, M.: Direct defense or ecological costs: Responses of herbivorous beetles to volatiles released by wild lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus). Journal of Chemical Ecology 30 (6), pp. 1289 - 1295 (2004)
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Heil, M.; Baumann, B.; Kruger, R.; Linsenmair, K. E.: Main nutrient compounds in food bodies of Mexican Acacia ant-plants. Chemoecology 14 (1), pp. 45 - 52 (2004)
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Heil, M.; Feil, D.; Hilpert, A.; Linsenmair, K. E.: Spatiotemporal patterns in indirect defence of a South-East Asian ant-plant support the optimal defence hypothesis. Journal of Tropical Ecology 20 (5), pp. 573 - 580 (2004)
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Heil, M.; Greiner, S.; Meimberg, H.; Kruger, R.; Noyer, J. L.; Heubl, G.; Linsenmair, K. E.; Boland, W.: Evolutionary change from induced to constitutive expression of an indirect plant resistance. Nature 430 (6996), pp. 205 - 208 (2004)
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