Social Behaviour
Living in large societies such as honey bee colonies requires and allows for behavioural innovations. We are interested in how… [Learn more]
Ageing Research and Biodemography
Honey bees are unique models to understand the biology of ageing because they show extreme plasticity in aging and live… [Learn more]
Honey Bee Viruses
Numerous viruses have been discovered in honey bees and we focus on transmission, and individual and social immunity… [Learn more]
Genetics of Complex Traits
Most traits in life are complex and social interactions only add to this complexity, making studies of genetic architectures… [Learn more]
Biology of Stress
We seek to explore different stressors and the honey bee’s biological responses to them because stress and stress resistance… [Learn more]
Ectoparasitic Varroa Mites
We study the biotic interactions between the ectoparasitic Varroa mite and its honey bee host. Varroa is regarded by many… [Learn more]
Recombination and Genomes of Social Insects
We are interested in understanding how and why social evolution affects genome features, such as recombination rates… [Learn more]