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University of Copenhagen, Denmark and University of Leuven, Belgium
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Zoological Institute: Prof. Jacobus J. Boomsma (co-ordinator) and Prof. Johan Billen. Research on Evolutionary Ecology of Social Insects Current Projects: The analysis of genetic structure, mating systems, sex allocation and parasites in ants of the genera Acromyrmex, Atta, Formica, Lasius, Myrmica and Tetramorium. Energetic aspects of sociality and sex allocation in ants. Theoretical and empirical analysis of reproductive conflicts. Genetic aspects of kinship assessment. Chemical defence against microparasites in social insects. Evolutionary ecology of social- and macroparasites in myrmicine ants. Co-evolution between insects and symbionts. For more detailed information click here.
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University of Firenze, Italy.
Department of Animal Biology and Genetics: Prof. Stefano Turillazzi. Research on Social Biology of Wasps. Current Projects: Chemical communication in social wasps. Study of the evolution of social parasitism in paper-wasps. Natural history and evolution of social life in stenogastrine wasps. Ecology and evolution of mating systems in social wasps. Histology and ultrastructure of exocrine glands. For more detailed information click here. |
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University of Keele, U.K.
Department of Chemistry: Prof. E. David Morgan and Dr. Graeme R. Jones Research on Social Insects. Current Projects: Chemical identification of the components of the metapleural gland secretion of Acromyrmex ants. Trail marking and alarm substances of social wasps. Marking secretions of male solitary wasps. Dufour gland substances of myrmicine and formicine ants and of bumble-bees. Synthesis of cuticular hydrocarbons for recognition experiments with social Hymenoptera. Characterisation and synthesis of surface hydrocarbons of Maculinea caterpillars and their host ants. For more detailed information click here. |
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University of Sheffield, U.K.
Department of Animal and Plant Sciences: Dr. Francis L. W. Ratnieks Social Insect and Social Evolution Research. Current Projects: Worker policing in honey bees and wasps. Modelling animal social behaviour. Diseases. Behavioural Ecology Research. For more detailed information click here.
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University of Uppsala, Sweden.
Department of Genetics: Prof. Pekka Pamilo. Social Insect Research Current Projects: Mating systems and genetic structure in populations of communally nesting bees (Andrena, Panurgus). Polyandry and intracolonial conflicts in annual colonies (Bombus, Vespula, Dolichovespula). Polyandry in ants (Camponotus, Lasius, Formica). Spatial genetic structure of ant populations (Formica). Theory of intracolonial competition and conflicts. For more detailed information click here. |
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University of Würzburg and University of Erlangen (subcontractor), Germany.
Theodor Boveri Institute: Prof. Bert Hölldobler and Prof. Jürgen Heinze. Department of Behavioural Physiology and Sociobiology. Current Projects: Comparative functional morphology and neuroethology of jaw and antennal movements in ants. Vibration and chemical communication mechanisms in ants. Reproductive competition among ant males. Energetics of foraging in leaf cutter ants and bees. Reproductive conflict and sociogenetic organization of ant colonies. Nestmate recognition, territoriality and intercolonial communication in ants. For more detailed information click here. |
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ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
Department of Environmental Sciences: Prof. Paul Schmidt-Hempel. Research on the Evolutionary Ecology of Host-Parasite Interactions. Current Projects: The analysis of parasitism in relation to mating systems in Bombus species. Population structure in natural host-parasite systems. Maintenance of variability in hosts through parasites. The evolutionary ecology of immunocompetence in social insects. Ecology and evolution of parasite virulence in social insect hosts. Theoretical aspects of host-parasite interactions. Co-evolution of mites and their social insect hosts. Related activities: Parasites as selective factors for the maintenance of clonal diversity and sexual reproduction in snails. Life history variation in response to parasitism. Genetic variability and phylogeny of snail hosts and trematode parasites. For more detailed information click here. |
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