Publications

                 15.    Wallin KF, Latty TM, Ross DW, 2011. Orientation Behavior of the Predator Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and Host Tree Odors in a Multi-Chambered Olfactometer.                                                     Environmental Entomology 40:864-872.

      14. Nicolis, S. C., Zabzina, N., Latty, T. & Sumpter, D. J. T. 2011 Collective Irrationality and Positive Feedback. PLoS One 6, e1890

     

      13. Latty, T, Ramsch, K, Ito,K, Nakagaki,T,  Sumpter^, DJT,  Middendorf, M, and Beekman,M. Structure and formation of ant transportation networks. Early online:  Proceedings of the royal society Interface.

    

       12.  Latty, T. & Beekman, M. 2010 Speed–accuracy trade-offs during foraging decisions in the acellular slime mould Physarum polycephalum. Early access: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

     

        11. Latty, T. & Beekman, M. 2010 Irrational decision-making in an amoeboid organism: transitivity and context-dependent preferences. Early access: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

     

        10. Dussutour, A., Latty, T., Beekman, M. & SJ., S. 2010 Amoeboid organism solves complex nutritional challenges. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107, 4607-461

     

        9.  Latty TM and Reid ML 2010 Who goes first? Condition and danger dependent pioneering in a group-living beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae). Behavioral Ecology and  Sociobiology 64: 639-646

       

       8. Latty, TM and Beekman, M (2009). Food quality and the risk of light exposure effect patch choice decisions in the acellular slime mould Physarum polycephalum. Ecology 91: 22-27

     

       7.Latty, TM and Beekman,M (2009). Food quality affects search strategy in the acellular slime mould, Physarum polycephalum. Behavioural Ecology 20: 1160 - 1167.

     

       6. Latty,TM Duncan M, and Beekman M (2009). High bee traffic disrupts transfer of directional information in flying honey bee swarms. Animal Behaviour 78:117-121

     

       5. Latty,TM Magrath, MJL and Symonds, MRE(2009). Harem size and oviposition behaviour in a polygynous bark beetle. Ecological Entomology 34(5):562-56

       4. Latty, TM and ML Reid (2009). First in line or first in time: Effects of settlement order and arrival date on reproductive success in a group-living beetle,        Dendroctonus ponderosae. Journal of Animal Ecology 78 (3): 549-555

       3. Wallin, K and Latty TM (2008). Novel intermediate-term individual marking technique for slugs. Journal of Molluscan studies 74 (3):299-301

       2. Bailey, S, Hargreaves, A, Hechtenthal S, Laird. R, Latty, TM, Reid, T, Teucher, A, and J Tindall (2007). Empty flowers as a pollination enhancement strategy.        Evolutionary Ecology Research 9:1245-1262

      

       1. Latty, TM (2006). Flexible mate guarding tactics in the dragonfly Sympelrum internum (Odonata: Libellulidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 19: 469-477.

 

 Awards/Grants/Scholarships

           ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jan 2011

NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, March 2010

Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grant

Alaskan Institute of Northern Forestry Travel Fund

 NSERC, Canadian Graduate Scholarship-D

Graduate Students Association Academic Project Fund Grant

 Critchfield Award, Western Forest Genetics Association

 Presidents Prize, Canadian Entomological Society

 Alberta Heritage Scholarship

 Alberta Biodiversity Grant

Mansel Award, Canadian Entomological Society: Awarded to best student poster at Canadian Entomoological Society meeting

Ontario Universities Athletics Academic All-Star Award: awarded to students who

demonstrate academic excellence while on a varsity sports team, 2001, 2002

 

 

 

Lund University, Sweden (June 2011): Brainless behaviour: complex problem solving in slime moulds and ant colonies.

Australian National University ( May 2011): Collective problem solving in ant colonies and slime moulds

University of New South Wales (May 2011): Brainless behaviour: Problem solving by a giant amoeba

University of Hiroshima (December 2010): Problem solving in ants and slime moulds

International workshop on group behaviors and nonlinear dynamics in biological systems   (September 2008), ‘Dynamic foraging in ants and bees’, Sapporo, Japan.

 

Entomological Society of Canada Graduate Student Symposium (September 2007)

“Who goes first and why? Pioneering and joining in the mountain pine beetle (Dendorctonus ponderosae)”

 

University of Melbourne (January 2007): “Aggregation initiation in a group living beetle”

 

Western Forest Genetics Association (August 2006): “Aggregation initiation and host selection in the Mountain Pine Beetle: the role of body condition and host defences”.

 

 

Stars indicate presentations where T.Latty was the presenter

 

1.    *Latty, TM and M Beekman 2010. No brain required: problem solving and irrationality in an amoeboid organism. International Society for Behavioural Ecology, Perth, Australia.

 

2.    *Latty,TM, and M Beekman 2010. Internest networks in the argentine ant (Linepithima humile). International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

3.    *Latty,TM, Symonds,M.R.E and Reid,ML.(2008). Pioneer behaviour in bark beetles. International Congress of Entomology, Durban South Africa. Oral Presentation

 

4.    Wallin, K.F. Latty, T.M. Darrell W. Ross. Behavioral responses of Laricobius nigrinus Fender Coleptera: Derodontidae) to chemosensory cues associated with plant material. Southern Insect Work Conference, August 2008

 

5.    *Latty ,TM and ML.Reid 2006.  Who goes first? Aggregation initiation in an obligate aggregator.International Society of Behavioural Ecology , Tours, France. Poster.

 

6.    *Latty, TM, 2006. Changes in mate choice behaviour of Tenebrio molitor. Prairies university biological symposium, Calgary , AB. Poster.

 

7.    Wallin,K.F, Kohler,G, Latty,TM  and Darrell Ross 2006. Host tree-HWA location behavior of a predator, Laricobius nigrinus Fender (Coleoptera: Derodontidae). North American Forest Insect Work Conference, Ashville, NC. Poster.

 

8.    *Latty, TM and ML. Reid 2005.  Pioneer behaviour in the mountain pine beetle: why it pays to be early. Animal Behaviour Society Conference, 2005, Salt lake city, Utah, USA. Oral presentation.

 

9.    *Latty, TM and ML. Reid 2005. Pioneer behaviour in the mountain pine beetle: the effects of tree, beetle and environmental factors. Western Forest Insect Work Conference, Victoria, BC. Oral presentation.

 

10. *Latty,TM and ML. Reid 2005. Who goes first? Pioneering in the mountain pine beetle. Canadian Entomolgical Society, Canmore, AB. Oral presentation.

 

11. *Latty, TM 2005. Changing mate choice in Tenebrio molitor. Canadian Entomological Society, Canmore , AB. Poster.

 

12. *Latty, TM. And ML. Reid 2004.  Pioneer behaviour in the mountain pine beetle. Canadian Entomological Society, Charlottetown , PEI. Oral presentation: Awarded presidents prize for best oral presentation on behavioural and population ecology by a graduate student

 

13. *Latty, TM and ML. Reid 2002. Who goes first: factors influencing pioneering in the mountain pine beetle  Intermountain Forest Health Conference, 2004, Valemount, BC.

 

14. *Latty, TM and ML. Reid 2002. Who goes first: pioneer behaviour in the mountain pine beetle Canadian entomological Society, Kelowna, BC. Poster presentation: Awarded Mansell award for best graduate student poster

 

15. *Latty, TM 2002. The effects of environmental, temporal, and rival density factors on the duration of contact mate guarding in the dragonfly Sympetrum internum. Alberta Entomological Society meeting. Lethbridge Alberta Oral presentation.