Plant-Herbivore Interaction

The 2027 Plant-Herbivore Interaction Gordon Research Conference, "Mechanistic Drivers and Ecological Consequences", focuses on the links: how genetic and chemical traits within plants alter herbivore decisions and performance, when these effects scale up to population dynamics and food-web structure, how environmental variation, climate and community composition reshape selection on plants and herbivores, and how herbivory alters carbon and nutrient storage and flow. Sessions examine the genetic basis of defence and detoxification, chemical and sensory signals and host use, microbial influences, eco-evolutionary dynamics, and ecosystem function in natural and managed systems. The five-day meeting combines talks on unpublished work with extended discussion, poster sessions open to all career stages, and communal meals and free afternoons for informal exchange; attendance is by application.