S. Rasmann

plantMASST - Community-driven chemotaxonomic digitization of plants

The paper curates LC-MS/MS data from plant extracts to create a taxonomically focused database for exploring plant-derived molecules.

Leaf metabolic traits reveal hidden dimensions of plant form and function

The paper analyzes leaf metabolome variation across plant species to identify metabolic functional traits that reveal new dimensions of plant form and function.

Within-species floral odor variation is maintained by spatial and temporal heterogeneity in pollinator communities

The paper investigates how spatio-temporal pollinator community variation influences floral odor diversity in Arum maculatum, finding that it may maintain odor variation through pollinator shifts.

Genotypic Variation in Below- to Aboveground Systemic Induction of Glucosinolates Mediates Plant Fitness Consequences under Herbivore Attack

This study shows that genetic variation in root-to-shoot systemic induction of glucosinolates affects plant fitness under herbivore attack.

Variable Effects on Growth and Defence Traits for Plant Ecotypic Differentiation and Phenotypic Plasticity along Elevation Gradients

The paper evaluates ecotypic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity in growth and defence traits of two plant species along elevation gradients, finding fixed differentiation in defence and plasticity in growth traits.

Evolutionary dynamics of specialization in herbivorous stick insects

The paper investigates how herbivorous stick insects adapt to different host plants, finding that shifts to novel hosts expand fundamental niches but not realized niches, and that specialization is driven by species interactions rather than plant chemistry.