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Ants play a central role in shaping terrestrial ecosystems, and have repeatedly evolved complex relationships with other organisms, including insects, plants and microbes. These interactions range from parasitisms to mutualisms. I will discuss three examples: the association between ants and caterpillars of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, the interaction between ants and their gut microbiota, and the relationship between ants and ant plants found on the savannahs of East Africa. Collectively, these interactions illustrate how symbiosis can be a creative force in facilitating adaptive radiation through the acquisition of novel capabilities that permit exploitation of new ecological niches, and at the same time pose constraints on the evolution of both partners through the need to coordinate opportunities for interaction as well as through the population consequences of increased specialization.
Begrüßung
Martin Grötschel
Präsident der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Einführung
Paul Schmid-Hempel
Professor für Experimentelle Ökologie, ETH Zürich
Permanent Fellow des Wissenschaftskollegs (2008 –2015)
ANT SYMBIOSES: FROM PARASITISM TO MUTUALISM
Naomi E. Pierce
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Information on participating / attending:
Vortrag in englischer Sprache. Der Eintritt ist frei. Um Anmeldung unter eml@bbaw.de wird gebeten.
Date:
11/03/2015 18:00 - 11/03/2015 19:30
Event venue:
Akademiegebäude am Gendarmenmarkt, Leibniz-Saal,
Markgrafenstraße 38
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Biology
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
10/09/2015
Sender/author:
Gisela Lerch
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event52215
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