| Herbivore-induced, indirect plant defences G Arimura, C Kost, W Boland Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids …, 2005 | 737 | 2005 |
| Experimental evolution of bet hedging HJE Beaumont, J Gallie, C Kost, GC Ferguson, PB Rainey Nature 462 (7269), 90-93, 2009 | 701 | 2009 |
| Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles induce an indirect defence in neighbouring plants C KOST, M Heil Journal of Ecology 94 (3), 619-628, 2006 | 380 | 2006 |
| Ecology and evolution of metabolic cross-feeding interactions in bacteria G D'Souza, S Shitut, D Preussger, G Yousif, S Waschina, C Kost Natural Product Reports 35, 455-488, 2018 | 364 | 2018 |
| Fitness and stability of obligate cross-feeding interactions that emerge upon gene loss in bacteria S Pande, H Merker, K Bohl, M Reichelt, S Schuster, LF De Figueiredo, ... The ISME journal 8 (5), 953-962, 2014 | 306 | 2014 |
| Symbiont acquisition and replacement as a source of ecological innovation S Sudakaran, C Kost, M Kaltenpoth Trends in Microbiology 25 (5), 375-390, 2017 | 281 | 2017 |
| Metabolic cross-feeding via intercellular nanotubes among bacteria S Pande, S Shitut, L Freund, M Westermann, F Bertels, C Colesie, ... Nature Communications 6 (6238), 1-13, 2015 | 259 | 2015 |
| Less is more: selective advantages can explain the prevalent loss of biosynthetic genes in bacteria G D'Souza, S Waschina, S Pande, K Bohl, C Kaleta, C Kost Evolution 68 (9), 2559-2570, 2014 | 252 | 2014 |
| Bacterial unculturability and the formation of intercellular metabolic networks S Pande, C Kost Trends in microbiology 25 (5), 349-361, 2017 | 199 | 2017 |
| Priming of indirect defences M Heil, C Kost Ecology letters 9 (7), 813-817, 2006 | 196 | 2006 |
| Privatization of cooperative benefits stabilizes mutualistic cross-feeding interactions in spatially structured environments S Pande, F Kaftan, S Lang, A Svatoš, S Germerodt, C Kost The ISME Journal 10 (6), 1413-1423, 2016 | 176 | 2016 |
| Increased availability of extrafloral nectar reduces herbivory in Lima bean plants (Phaseolus lunatus, Fabaceae) C Kost, M Heil Basic and Applied Ecology 6 (3), 237-248, 2005 | 164 | 2005 |
| Geographical and ecological stability of the symbiotic mid‐gut microbiota in European firebugs, Pyrrhocoris apterus (Hemiptera, Pyrrhocoridae) S Sudakaran, H Salem, C Kost, M Kaltenpoth Molecular Ecology 21 (24), 6134-6151, 2012 | 156 | 2012 |
| Spatio-temporal permanence and plasticity of foraging trails in young and mature leaf-cutting ant colonies (Atta spp.) C Kost, EG De Oliveira, TA Knoch, R Wirth Journal of tropical ecology 21 (6), 677-688, 2005 | 131 | 2005 |
| Non-specific association between filamentous bacteria and fungus-growing ants C Kost, T Lakatos, I Böttcher, WR Arendholz, M Redenbach, R Wirth Naturwissenschaften 94, 821-828, 2007 | 122 | 2007 |
| Experimental evolution of metabolic dependency in bacteria G D’Souza, C Kost PLoS genetics 12 (11), e1006364, 2016 | 119 | 2016 |
| Pervasive selection for cooperative cross-feeding in bacterial communities S Germerodt, K Bohl, A Lück, S Pande, A Schröter, C Kaleta, S Schuster, ... PLoS computational biology 12 (6), e1004986, 2016 | 111 | 2016 |
| Testing the optimal defence hypothesis for two indirect defences: extrafloral nectar and volatile organic compounds V Radhika, C Kost, S Bartram, M Heil, W Boland Planta 228, 449-457, 2008 | 105 | 2008 |
| The defensive role of volatile emission and extrafloral nectar secretion for lima bean in nature C Kost, M Heil Journal of chemical ecology 34, 2-13, 2008 | 105 | 2008 |
| The role of jasmonates in floral nectar secretion V Radhika, C Kost, W Boland, M Heil PloS one 5 (2), e9265, 2010 | 98 | 2010 |
