Malin Klein
VU University Amsterdam
8 Papers
3 Citations
Malin Klein is an academic researcher from VU University Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Ecological niche. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications.
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Papers
Symbioses shape feeding niches and diversification across insects
Charlie K. Cornwallis,Anouk van ’t Padje,Jacintha Ellers,Malin Klein,Raphaella Jackson,E. Toby Kiers,Stuart A. West,Lee M. Henry +7 more
TL;DR: For over 300 million years, insects have relied on symbiotic microbes for nutrition and defence as discussed by the authors , but it is unclear whether specific ecological conditions have repeatedly favored the evolution of symbioses, and how this has influenced insect diversification.
A travelling-wave strategy for plant–fungal trade
Loreto Oyarte Gálvez,Corentin Bisot,Philippe Bourrianne,Rachael Cargill,Malin Klein,Marije van Son,Jaap van Krugten,Victor Caldas,Thomas Clerc,Kai-Kai Lin,Félix Kahane,Simon van Staalduine,Justin D Stewart,Victoria Terry,Bianca Turcu,Sander van Otterdijk,Antoine Babu,Marko Kamp,Marco Seynen,Bas Steenbeek,Jan Zomerdijk,Evelina Tutucci,Merlin Sheldrake,Christophe Godin,Vasilis Kokkoris,H. Stone,E. Toby Kiers,Thomas S Shimizu +27 more
TL;DR: Researchers developed a robot to study mycorrhizal fungi networks, revealing a self-regulating travelling-wave strategy that balances construction costs and geographical coverage, allowing fungi to efficiently collect and trade nutrient resources with plant roots.
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Mycorrhizal Fungi Respond to Resource Inequality by Moving Phosphorus from Rich to Poor Patches across Networks.
Matthew D. Whiteside,Gijsbert D. A. Werner,Victor E.A. Caldas,Anouk van 't Padje,Simon E. Dupin,Bram Elbers,Milenka Bakker,Gregory A. K. Wyatt,Malin Klein,Mark A. Hink,Marten Postma,Bapu Vaitla,Ronald Noë,Thomas S. Shimizu,Stuart A. West,E. Toby Kiers +15 more
TL;DR: Using single-particle tracking and high-resolution video, it is shown how dynamic resource movement may help the fungus capitalize on value differences across the trade network, physically moving resources to areas of high demand to gain better returns.