Niche conformance in a holometabolous invertebrate: Adjustments of behavioural, physiological and chemical phenotypes and fitness consequences (B02)

• Subject Area: Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions ; Sensory and Behavioural Biology ; Evolution, Anthropology
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 316099922

Project B02 studies mechanisms mediating niche conformance and the consequences on phenotypic variation in the sawfly Athalia rosae. Individuals will be exposed to starvation and intra- and intergenerational effects on life-history, metabolism, behaviour and the microbiome will be explored. Moreover, the function of pharmacophagous uptake of clerodanoids by the adults will be elucidated. Findings will promote our understanding of factors that shape individualised niche conformance across ontogeny.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 212: A Novel Synthesis of Individualisation across Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution: Niche Choice, Niche Conformance, Niche Construction (NC3)
• Applicant Institution: Universität Bielefeld
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Caroline Müller