David Nash's research group
Social Parasitism, Mutualism, Coevolution & Conservation
I am interested in the interactions between organisms, especially between ants and lycaenid butterflies, but also other myrmecophiles and social parasites of ants. I am particularly interested in the continuum of interactions from mutualism to parasitism, and how coevolution shapes the outcome, time-course and spatial distribution of interactions. In recent years I have become increasingly involved in insect conservation issues. Broad themes of my research include:
- Coevolution in recognition systems between ants and myrmecophiles.
- The population genetics and genomics of coevolving myrmecophiles and their hosts.
- The origin and maintenance of social parasitism in ants.
- Evidence-based conservation of butterflies and ants.
- Digitalization and image analysis of museum specimens.
Find out more from the Center for Social Evolution or my personal web site.
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Contact
Section for Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Doctor David Richard Nash
Email: DRNash@bio.ku.dk
Phone: +45 353 21323
Fax: +45 353 21250
Mobile: +45 23718973