Project
Insights from the biology of the Cape honey bee: understanding nuances of social relations in social insects
The unfolding appreciation of the effects of the parthenogenetic production of female eggs from laying workers of Cape honey bee workers on social relationships in colonies has proved to be a rich source of ideas regarding the interplay between individual fitness and colony fitness.
Project
A new evolutionary perspective on the nature of the individual
The evolution of individuality was first systematically addressed in a very influential book by Leo Buss in 1987.
Publication
Ecology drives the evolution of diverse social strategies in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Figueiredo, Alexandre R. T., Andreas Wagner, A and Rolf Kümmerli. 2021. Ecology drives the evolution of diverse social strategies in Pseudom...
