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Ecology - Behavior | Evolution - Population Biology | Organismal Biology - Animal Behavior

Joan M. Herbers

Professor

318 W. 12th Ave.

Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: 614-292-5472

Fax: 614-292-2030

E-mail: herbers.4@osu.edu

Education: BS, University of Dayton, 1973 MS, Northwestern University, 1974 PhD, Northwestern University, 1978

Brief Description of Research Interests

Ant Evolution and Ecology

Detailed Research Interests

My group has studied social evolution in ants, including work on sex ratios, host-parasite coevolution, and molecular ecology.

Key Citations

Johnson, C. A. and J. M. Herbers. 2006. Impact of parasite sympatry on the geographic mosaic of coevolution. Ecology 87:382-394

Foitzik, S., V. L. Backus, A. Trindl, and J.M. Herbers. 2004. Ecology of Leptothorax ants: impact of food, nest sties, and social parasites. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55:484-493

Bono, J. M. and J. M. Herbers. 2003. Proximate and ultimate control of sex ratios in Myrmica punctiventris. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 270:811-817

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