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This project investigates why individuals cooperate by examining how poor nutritional environments influence social behavior in certain insect species. It tests whether nutritionally imbalanced food sources lead to increased cooperation among previously solitary individuals, contributing to our understanding of social…
Why individuals cooperate is an evolutionary puzzle.
One longstandingtheory is that nutritionally poor environments reduce individuals’chances of breeding independently, forcing cooperation with otherindividuals.
The proposed project will focus on testing this in thefield, using socially plastic species - insects that can be social orsolitary:
Acacia thrips (Thysanoptera) and Halictine bees(Hymenoptera).
Working with Stephen Simpson at the University ofSydney, a pioneer in nutritional approache…
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