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New perspectives in aggression

Organised by Bob Elwood, Queen's University, Belfast, r.elwood@qub.ac.uk.

Confirmed contributors (as of today):

  • - Bob Elwood (Queen's University, Belfast): "Variable assessment rules in aggressive contests"
  • - Mark Briffa (Plymouth University): "Proximate mechanisms and strategic decisions in animal contests"
  • - Ian Hardy (Nottingham University): "Parasitoid wasp contests"
  • - Lesley Morrell (Leeds University): "Why are small males aggressive?"
  • - Gareth Arnold (Queen's University, Belfast): "How private knowledge of resource value influences fight decisions"
  • - Jürgen Heinze (Universität Regensburg): "The evolution of lethal fighting in the ant genus Cardiocondyla"