Neural Mechanisms of Odor-Guided Foraging in Alternative Pollinators
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Neural Mechanisms of Odor-Guided Foraging in Alternative Pollinators
PI: Elizabeth Hong
Research Team: Pratyush Kandimalla and Aubrie de la Cruz
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering
Ecology and Biosphere Engineering Initiative
2023 Explorer grant
This project investigates the neural mechanisms mediating odor-guided foraging in blowflies, aiming to develop the tools required to study the role of blow flies as alternative pollinators in the face of collapsing bee populations.