Infiltrator and Indicator? Understanding the Intricacies of the Cuckoo Bumblebee Lifecycle

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• Sofia Dartnell, Zoology
• Thursday 28 November 2024, 13:00-14:00
• Richard King room, Darwin College.

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Cuckoo bumblebees are obligate parasites that must successfully invade and gain control of a host bumblebee colony in order to achieve reproductive success. As apex species, these cuckoos have been considered as potential indicator species of healthy bumblebee habitat for some time. However, our limited understanding of cuckoo bumblebee ecology makes it difficult to understand their full impact on host populations and the challenges they face as a group. In this talk, I will describe this fascinating host-parasite relationship and present experiments I have conducted to unravel the complexities of the cuckoo bumblebee lifecycle throughout my PhD.

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