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Our Interests
We're interested in the behaviour, ecology and evolution of social insects, especially social bees
Foraging in a Changing World
The world bees inhabit has changed dramatically in the last decades. We study how these anthropogenic environmental changes affect the value of communication, decision-making strategies and the health of bees
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Tropical Interactions
Stingless bees show great diversity in their lifestyles. We study the evolution of social traits and how they shape ecological interactions
Molecular Basis of Behaviour
Even within a colony bees show strikingly different behaviours. We explore the molecular basis of this variation by studying gene expression patterns or signalling in the brain
Contact:
Dr. Christoph Grüter (c.grueter@bristol.ac.uk)
School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ United Kingdom
Latest news
- 7 June 2023: New paper on the diversity of communication in bees, out in PNAS.
- 24 February 2023: Hot off the press, Dr. Simone Glaser's latest paper in Animal Behaviour.
- 31 October 2022: We're recruiting! Interested in a PhD project on honeybee ecology, behaviour and health? Find more information here.
- 26 October 2022: Welcome to Mini Graydon, Dan Jones and Luís Arrochela Braga Carvalho who have joined our lab as MRes students!
- 20 December 2021: Big congratulations to Simone Glaser on her excellent PhD defence! We wish Simone all the best for the future!
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