1. Divergence and Convergence of Chemosensory Systems.
a. Comparisons of Behavioral, Physiological and Molecular mechanisms in diverse systems.
b. Host – Insect interactions – coevolution.
c. Chemosensory Evolution.
2. Chemosensory Genetics.
a. Population Genetics.
b. Chemosensory Gene Families / Genomics.
c. Genetic approaches to understanding chemosensory mechanisms.
d. Genetic manipulations of insect chemosensory behavior.
e. Chemosensory Evolution.
3. The Multimodality of Chemosensation.
a. Integration of diverse signals.
b. Host attraction.
c. Manipulating hosts (plant or animal) to manipulate insects.
d. Host – Insect interactions.
4. Chemosensory Behaviors in lab, field and nature.
a. Behavioral assays.
b. Field Studies.
c. Host Orientation.
d. Species Interactions.
5. Chemosensory Plasticity.
a. Learning / Memory.
b. Development.
c. Hormonal Modulation.
d. Circadian Modulation.
e. Evolution
f. Genomics / Genetics