Jim Whitfield of the Department of Entomology and Sydney Cameron in
the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
are seeking highly qualified graduate students interested in Systematics
and Evolutionary Biology to work in their laboratory on projects associated
with research in systematics and behavior of Hymenoptera.  Currently,
funds are available for full support (tuition and stipend).  The following
is a list of some of the projects going on in our laboratory.
     1.  Systematics of braconid wasps
     2.  PolyDNA virus-braconid wasp coevolution
     3.  Molecular phylogenetics of bees, focus on highly social bees:
         stingless bees, bumble bees, honey bees
     4.  Ecological and behavioral correlates of social evolution in
         tropical Bombus (bumble bees), fieldwork in Brasil and
         Argentina
     5.  Molecular genetics of tropical Bombus , emphasis on studies
         of mating system, population structure, mode of reproduction,
         and colony-level behavior (division of labor, defense, dominance)
Motivated students with excellent academic records are encouraged to apply
for the Ph.D. program.  Please include a c.v., transcripts (xerox of
official copies ok), statement of research interests and goals, and
the names, addresses, and phone nos. of at least 3 references.
All interested students write to James B. Whitfield and Sydney A. Cameron,
Department of Entomology, Agriculture Bldg. 321, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR  72701.
Phone:  501-575-2482 or 575-5349
FAX     501-575-2452 or 575-4010
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