See the original article Termites are the new cockroach. Literally. The Entomological Society of America is updating its master list of insect names to reflect decades of genetic and other evidence that termites belong in the cockroach order, called Blattodea. As of February 15, “it’s official … that termites no longer have their own […]
Pensez à vous inscrire et à déposer votre résumé avant le 31 mars 2018 ! https://hba2018.sciencesconf.org/ Le Workshop « Hormones et Comportements chez les Arthropodes » se tiendra les 5 et 6 juin 2018 à Tours (France). L’objectif est de rassembler la communauté de scientifiques s’intéressant à l’endocrinologie et aux comportements des arthropodes, de sorte à stimuler les discussions […]
Application deadline: 1st APRIL 2018 We invite applications for a 3-year DFG (German Research Foundation) funded PhD position (65% TVL E13) at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. We are looking for a highly motivated student to study the genomic basis of honeybee foraging behaviour. Honeybees exhibit sophisticated communication and decision-making processes. Their behaviour […]
Fully funded PhD opportunity in pollinator ecology at the University of Oxford, UK – UK or EU nationals only Global declines of both wild and managed insect pollinators threaten ecosystem function and human food security. Pollinator declines have been specifically linked to declines in the abundance and diversity of floral resources, the use of agrochemicals, […]
To ensure sustainable pollination services to crops, bees and other pollinators, need both forage and a place to live. There is a substantial body of research on how to enhance food resources for bees on farms, but the importance of nesting resources is poorly studied. This highly novel PhD provides an opportunity to work with […]