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Katie E. Wharton










KatieAcademic Background:

Michigan State University, expected 2008
Ph.D. in Zoology and the Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Program

Bucknell University, 2002
B.S. Mathematics;
fulfilled requirements for B.A. in Animal Behavior

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Research Interests:

I am interested in understanding how the behavior and evolution of social groups are shaped by conflict and cooperation between group members.  I use experimental studies of social insects to test predictions of kin selection theory and to investigate the functional effects of colony member decisions on colony dynamics. 


E-mail:  wharton2 -at- msu.edu
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