Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar gave a talk on the “Division of Labour in the Indian Paper Wasp Ropalidia marginata”. He gave insights into how reproductive and non-reproductive division of labour are established in newly founded colonies and maintained in established colonies. He also spoke about the decentralised regulation of dominance behaviour and foraging regulation. Subsequently, he also spoke on how excess food reduces dominance behaviour and starvation increases dominance behaviour in the study species. He finally concluded by shedding light on how the process of science is as important as the product.
Picture: Prof. Gadagkar giving the talk
Pic courtesy: Sachin Bhaskar