FP5Individual fellowship2001–2003
WENSELEERS, TOM HILA · Empirical and theoretical studies of conflict over female caste in social hymenoptera
FP5 — Improving Human Research Potential
- Duration
- 2001-10-01 → 2003-09-30
- EU contribution
- €113,972
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- RGI
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Project objective
In most species of social insects females occur in two morphologically distinct castes: reproductives (queens) and workers. The project will investigate conflict over the caste fate of female larvae using Melipona bees and Myrmica ants as experimental systems, and by mathematical modeling.
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Participants
- UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · SHEFFIELDCoordinatorUnited Kingdom
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