Early discount registration and abstract submission for the XI European Congress of Entomology will close on 28 February 2018. The congress will have a session specifically dedicated to social insects named « SOCIAL INSECTS AND APIDOLOGY », which will have three themes: Social immunity – Keynote: Line Vej Ugelvig Bees: management, ecosystem services, and products: Keynote: Christina […]
The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute – in cooperation with the Friedrich Schiller University, the University Hospital Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology are offering an international graduate training programme. The International Leibniz Research School (ILRS Jena) gives doctoral researchers the possibility to prepare […]
A 2-year post-doctoral fellowship is available at the Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI, University of Tours). Caste determination in termites: what is the role of social interactions? Context and challenges The reproductive division of labor is often considered as a keystone of social organization in insect societies, where few individuals monopolize reproduction, whereas the other […]
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA IS OPEN Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the XVIII IUSSI International Congress that will be held in Guarujá, Brazil, between August 5 to 10, 2018. From June 1 till October 20, 2017, we will be receiving symposia proposals for the XVIII IUSSI International Congress As shown […]
Dans le sud du Sahara, les fourmis d’Afrique Matabélé (Megaponera Analis) sont des prédatrices spécialisées dans la chasse aux termites. Mais quand sonne l’heure de la guerre, certains soldats se blessent. Des « sœurs d’armes » ramènent alors les invalides à l’abri pour leur permettre de panser leurs blessures. Dans le règne animal, soigner ses blessés n’est […]
CALL FOR PAPERS: SPECIAL ISSUE OF SOCIOBIOLOGY ON TERMITES Important Dates : Deadline to submit a manuscript: August 1st, 2017 Publication is scheduled for November 2017 We are inviting you to take part in a special issue on termites that will be published by Sociobiology (ISSN: 0361-6525), a fast track peer-reviewed, free of publication fees […]
Assistant Professor – Urban Entomology College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology Campus Box 7616 2510 Thomas Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-7616 P: 919.515.2730 The Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University invites applications for a 9‐month tenure‐track position at the Assistant Professor level. This faculty position […]