Understanding the effects of environmental changes on social insects using big data evolutionary genomics.

动物经常受到环境的挑战。这些因素来自于同种因素，例如，由于统治个体的死亡或出生而导致的社会等级的变化，或者来自外部力量，例如气候变化或农药暴露。理论是不够的。我们将利用最近可用的技术，为支持对环境变化的反应的分子机制和约束提供详细的新见解。我们的研究结果将对理解对环境变化的短期和长期反应，包括新的复杂表型的进化产生重大影响。

Animals are constantly exposed to environmental challenges. These comes from conspecifics, for example a change in social hierarchy through the death or birth of dominant individuals, or from external forces, for example a changing climate or pesticide exposure. Theory is insufficient. We will harness recently available technologies to provide detailed novel insight on the molecular mechanisms and constraints underpinning responses to environmental changes. Our results will have major implications on understanding short- and long-term responses to environmental changes, including for the evolution of new complex phenotypes.