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Research interests
We study the behaviour, ecology and evolution of social insects. We are particularly interested in the role of communication and learning in individual and collective decision-making, different forms of division of labour and colony organisation.
Our main objectives are:
- To investigate how worker insects integrate multiple sources of information
- To understand variation among species in the degree of division of labour
- To understand the molecular basis of worker behaviour
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Octopamine increases individual and collective foraging in a neotropical stingless bee
Peng, T., Schroeder, M. & Grueter, C., 24 Jun 2020, In: Biology Letters. 16, 6, 5 p., 20200238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Honeybees forage more successfully without the “dance language” in challenging environments
l'Anson Price, R., Dulex, N., Vial, N. & Grueter, C., 1 Feb 2019, In: Science Advances. 5, 2, 10 p., eaa0450.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile46 Citations (Scopus)150 Downloads (Pure) -
Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees
Grueter, C., Segers, F. H. I. D., Menezez, C., Vollet-Nato, A., Falcon, T., von Zuben, L., Bitondi, M. M. G., Nascimento, F. S. & Almeida, E. A. B., 23 Feb 2017, In: Nature Communications. 8, 1, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open Access67 Citations (Scopus)
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PanTropIn: Drivers and impacts of Insect biodiversity changes across PanTropical forests
França, F. (Principal Investigator), Phillips, O. L. (Collaborator), Memmott, J. (Collaborator), Lewis, S. (Collaborator), Fauset, S. (Collaborator), Jucker, T. (Collaborator), Grueter, C. (Collaborator), Manoel Galetti-Junior, P. (Collaborator), Vasconcelos, L. (Collaborator), Vaz‐de‐Mello, F. Z. (Collaborator), Juen, L. (Collaborator), Ashton, L. A. (Collaborator), Schipper, A. (Collaborator) & Baffoe, A. (Collaborator)
1/05/24 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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Mechanisms that facilitate the coexistence of stingless bees in a hyper competitive, human-modified tropical habitat
Grueter, C. (Principal Investigator), Kaur, R. (Researcher) & Macro Versteeg, S. B. (Student)
1/02/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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Habitat change as key a challenge for honeybee foraging and health
Grueter, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/02/22 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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When should bees be flower constant? An agent-based model highlights the importance of social information and foraging conditions
Hayes, L. (Creator) & Grüter, C. (Creator), Zenodo, 2 Dec 2022
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.rr4xgxdch, https://zenodo.org/record/7391396
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