Scholarship University Of Amsterdam Netherlands Deadline 20 June 2012, The PhD student will investigate how induction and suppression of plant defence affect the food web of organisms inhabiting the plant and the community structure of plant-inhabiting arthropods. This entails studying the role of interspecific competition among herbivores and the role of predation. Specific questions are whether other herbivores can benefit from the reduced direct defence of plants attacked by the defence-suppressing spider mite and whether this reduced direct defence affects indirect plant defences through natural enemies. A large part of the research will consist of field experiments, carried out at the Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Study Subject(s):Ecology
Level:PhD
Provider: University of Amsterdam
Scholarship at: Netherlands
Open for International Students: No
How to Apply: Post
Application Deadline: 20 June, 2012
Eligibility:
*The successful candidate has an MSc degree in Ecology;
*has experience with experimental ecological work, preferentially with field work;
*has a strong motivation for conducting fundamental research;
*has a solid basis in theoretical ecology/biology; has experience in (scientific) teamwork;
*has proven ability to write in English; is willing to spend a large part of the project in Brazil, where she/he will collaborate with a team of Brazilian students and researchers;
*speaks or is willing to learn Portuguese.
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