Caste Determination in the Argentine Ant, Iridomyrmex       Humilis
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Caste Determination in the Argentine Ant, Iridomyrmex Humilis:                                                                                                  This award recommendation is made under the U.S.-Industrialized                 Countries Program for the Exchange of Scientists and Engineers,                 1987/1988 Competition.  The program is designed to enable U.S.                  scientists and engineers to conduct long-term research at research              institutions in the industrialized countries of Western Europe as well          as Japan, Australia and New Zealand.  Exchange awards provide                   opportunities for the conduct of joint research and the utilization of          unique or complementary facilities, expertise and experimental                  conditions in foreign countries.                                                                                                                                Awards are selected on the basis of scientific criteria relevant to             his/her field of science, the propsective potential of the applicants           for professional growth, as well as criteria relevant to the furthering         of international cooperation in science and engineering.  The program           is particularly directed to scientists and engineers who are embarking          on their research careers.                                                                                                                                      This research project will investigate several social and environmental         factors which may play a role in caste determination in the Argentine           ant.  These factors include queen pheromones, worker/larva ratios,              influence of queen age on egg bias, and effect of season on egg and             worker bias.  Small fragments of colonies will be used to examine the           influence of these factors on the development of new queens.                                                                                                    The project is under the direction of Dr. Edward L. Vargo, Department           of Zoology, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A. and Dr. Luc Passera           and Jacques Bitsch, Laboratoire d'Entomologie, CNRS, 118, Route de              Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France.                                                                                                                              This award recommendation provides funds to cover, as appropriate,              international travel, local travel abroad, stipend, dependents                  allowance, if applicable, language training, if required, and a flat            administrative allowance of $250 for the U.S. home institution.
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{'Code': '595600', 'Text': 'IRFP-Inter Res Fellowship Prog'}
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