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March 11, 2008

Position available from Sept. 2008 for three years: FWF (Austrian Science
foundation)-funded PhD studentship.

Research topic:  Ethological basis of social waves in Giant honeybees.
Giant honeybee research group (group leader: Gerald Kastberger)

Short summary. This project investigates the phenomenon of social
waving in Giant honeybees which is a main component of colony defence
and which has been termed ‘shimmering behaviour’ in literature. While
focussed on its uniqueness in Giant honeybees, the research topic
does have relevance for a series of hot spots of the biology of social
systems in general. It refers, in particular, to ‘task partitioning’,
to ‘collective decision-making’, to ‘social communication’, and to
‘social defence’. Shimmering also relies on unexplored principles of
‘information transfer ‘and introduces itself as a compelling example
of ‘self organisation’. It addresses ‘proximate’ questions (HOW does
shimmering function?) and ultimate questions (WHY has been shimmering
evolved?) and therefore, it gives rise to discovery of interdependencies
between giant honeybees as prey and its predators as part of a
‘co-evolutionary arms race’.

Reference:

Kastberger G, Raspotnig G, Biswas S, Winder O [1998] Evidence of Nasonov
scenting in colony defence of the Giant honeybee Apis dorsata. Ethology
104, 27-37; Oldroyd BP, Wongsiri S [2006] Asian honeybees. Biology,
Conservation and Human interactions. Harvard University Press, Cambridge;
Paar J, Oldroyd BP, Kastberger G [2000] Giant honey bees return to their
nest sites.  Nature 406, 475.

Additional background information available at

http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/zoowww/personal/kastberger/kastberg.html

Enquiries and applications (including covering letter, CV &
contact details of 2 referees) to: Dr. Gerald Kastberger: email:
gerald.kastberger@uni-graz.at.  Applicants ought to have a good degree in
a relevant subject. Interest, enthusiasm, and technical and methodological
background for evolutionary biology, ethology, sensory ecology would
be beneficial. Applicants need to meet residency criteria of Austrian
Research Councils.  Closing date May 31th 2008.

Univ.Prof.Dr. Gerald Kastberger
Institut für Zoologie
Universität Graz

Adresse   Universitätsplatz 2, A 8010 Graz
TEL          (0043) (0)316 380 5612
FAX          (0043) (0)316 380 9875
email        gerald.kastberger@uni-graz.at

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