This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant of $265,065 awarded to Wayne State University will fund a collaborative research study on how gall-forming insects escape parasitic wasps. The researchers will document the diversity and evolutionary histories of oak gall wasps and their parasitic wasps across the continental U.S. They will analyze the gall traits that drive parasitic wasp speciation and enable gall insects to avoid parasitism. The project will train a postdoctoral scholar, three graduate students, and undergraduate students, and integrate research findings into public education initiatives. The award reflects NSF's mission to advance scientific knowledge and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through fundamental biological research.
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