Tuan Cao

Degrees
Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, 2013
M.S., Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006
B.S., Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2001
B.S., Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2001

Publications
•  Duong N, Cao TT, Dornhaus A, Davidowitz G (in prep) Metabolic aging and the effects of metabolic rate on the lifespan of bumble bees, Bombus impatiens
•  Cao TT (2013) High social density increases foraging and scouting rates and induces polydomy in Temnothorax ants. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67:1799-1807
•  Cao TT, Dornhaus A (2012) Larger laboratory colonies consume proportionally less energy and have lower per capita brood production in Temnothorax ants. Insectes Sociaux 60:1-5
•  Cao TT, Dornhaus A (2012) Ants use pheromone markings in emigrations to move closer to food-rich areas. Insectes Sociaux 59:87-92
•  Cao TT, Dornhaus A (2009) Ants under crowded conditions consume more energy. Biology Letters 4:613-615
•  Cao TT, Hyland KM, Malechuk A, Lewis LA, Schneider SS (2009) The effect of repeated vibration signals on worker behavior in established and newly founded colonies of the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63:521-529
•  Cao TT, Hyland KM, Sossamon AM, Lewis LA, Schneider SS (2007) The influence of the vibration signal on information acquisition behavior in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Insectes Sociaux 54:144-149
•  Hyland KM, Cao TT, Sossamon AM, Lewis LA, Schneider SS (2007) Modulatory communication and information flow in established and newly founded honey bee colonies. Animal Behaviour 73:541-551