Prof Yusuf Abdullahi Ahmed
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Department |
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Zoology and Entomology |
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Research Profiles
My Students
| Primary Supervisor |
| Ayaovi Agbessenou |
| Vongai Paradza |
Co Supervisor |
| Catherina Ngongni-Kuetezang |
My general research interests revolves around the study of the behaviour and chemical ecology of social insects. Specifically, I seek to understand pheromone communication and reproductive dominance in bees, ants and termites at the colony, individual and cellular levels. This I do using a wide range of techniques within the fields of analytical chemistry, behavioural and molecular ecology as well as mathematical biology.
Besides my main research interests, I am involved in analytical method development for various model systems (plants, insects, microbes), the use of chemotaxonomy as a complimentary taxonomic tool, as well as research into edible insects and their sustainable use.
I am a core member of the Social Insects Research Group. Click here for more information about the Social Insects Research Group.
My Journal Articles
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| Abdullahi Yusuf, Christian Pirk , Anja Buttstedt. (2024) Expression of honey bee (Apis mellifera) sterol homeostasis genes in food jelly producing glands of workers. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology
10.1002/jez.2813 |
| Abdullahi Yusuf, Ayaovi Agbessenou. (2021) Temperature-dependent modelling and spatial prediction reveal suitable geographical areas for deployment of two Metarhizium anisopliae isolates for Tuta absoluta management. Scientific Reports 11
10.1038/s41598-021-02718-w |