Project:BB|343
- Title
- Reproductive conflicts in social insects - the microorganism Wolbachia as a previously unrecognised party.
- Acronym
- URL
- StartDate
- 1999-01-01
- EndDate
- 2002-12-31
- Amount
Abstract
The bacterium Wolbachia is known to induce feminisation, asexual reproduction and reproductieve incompatibility in arthropods. Recently, we discovered that also in social insects this bacterium is widespread. In this project we would like to investigate the effects of Wolbachia on the reproductive regulation and the associated reproductive conflicts in social insects.
Keywords
sex allocation theory, social insects, selfish cytoplasmic elements, population genetics, pest control, behavioural ecology, ants, wolbachia
People
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billen, Johan | promotor |
Orgunits
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Ecology and Systematics Section | unknown |
created:2011-12-14 14:18:59 UTC, source:iweto
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