Stefano Turillazzi
Professor
Department of Biology
University of Firenze
Italy
Biography
PERSONAL DATA: Born in Florence on 12.4. 1950 Degree courses: Doctor of Biological Sciences, University of Florence. PhD.in Biol.Animal ACADEMIC CURRENT QUALIFICATION: Ordinary Professor of Zoology at the University of Florence. DIDACTIC ACTIVITIES: Zoology, Sociobiology and Special Entomology Courses. Coordinator of PhD in Biology
Research Interest
1) Research on the evolution of social behavior and social parasitism in insects, 2) research on chemical communication in social insects. 3) research on the composition and function of the venom of social hymns; 4) Research on morphology and function of the insect exocrine glands; 5) research on nest architecture in social wasps; 6) sociobiological and systematic studies on the tropical social wasps.
Publications
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de Souza, André R; Lino-Neto, José; Tibbetts, Elizabeth A .; Turillazzi, Stefano; Beani, Laura (2016). The Leks of Polysty dominates paper wasps: tiny abdominal spots play a critical role in male attacks towards potential rivals. ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, vol. ----, pp. 1-10, ISSN: 0394-9370
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Stefanini, Irene; Dapporto, Leonardo; Berń, Luisa; Polsinelli, Mario; Turillazzi, Stefano; Knights, Duccio (2016). Social wasps are a saccharomyces mating nest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 113, pp. 2247-2251, ISSN: 0027-8424
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Nehring, Volker; Dani, Francesca R .; Calamai, Luca; Turillazzi, Stefano; Bohn, Horst; Klass, Klaus-Dieter; D'Ettorre, Patrizia (2016). Chemical disguise of myrmecophilous cockroaches and its implications for understanding nestmate recognition mechanisms in leaf-cutting ants. BMC ECOLOGY, vol. 16, pp. 35-46, ISSN: 1472-6785
