Project:BB|193

Title
The threespine stickleback as a model for postglacial speciation, adaptation and developmental stability.
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StartDate
2003-01-01
EndDate
2006-12-31
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Abstract

Speciation is characterised by its proper time dynamics with phases of accelerated and retarded evolution. Typically phenotypic differentiation between populations is larger than genotypic differentiation. Traits of stickleback evolve quickly to extremes and hence have led to the development of phenotypi- cally distinct ecological forms. We study (1) metapopulation structure of threespine stickleback in Flanders in order to detect evolutionary parallellism. (2) We also find out to what degree does phenotypic differentiation reflect its evolution.

Keywords

ecology, threespine stickleback, genetics, evolution, developmental stability, adaptation, fish

Classifications

Belgium {Geographical scope}
Inland Waters {Habitat type}

People

Name Role Start End
Volckaert, Filip promotor

Orgunits

Name Role Start End
Animal Ecology and Systematics Section unknown

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