First-steps project:
The impact of grooming on a fungal infection in an ant species
Supervisor(s): P. Christe, A. Reber & M. Chapuisat
Master thesis:
Wood ant behavioural and chemical defences against predatory mites
Supervisor(s): Michel Chapuisat
Publication related to this master:
Reber, A., Purcell, J., Buechel, S. D., Buri, P. & Chapuisat, M. 2011 The expression and impact of antifungal grooming in ants. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:954-964