April 27, 2018 - 10:45am
L. Maheadevan, Harvard
Abstract:
Social insects are capable of solving complex physiological problems using collective strategies. I will discuss our work on some of these problems that include the physiology and morphogenesis of termite mounds, and active mechanisms for ventilation, mechanical adaptation and thermoregulation in bee aggregates.
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Location
SSB 120
