Project:BB|269

Title
Evolutionary ecological study of an adaptive radiation.
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StartDate
2003-01-01
EndDate
2004-12-31
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Abstract

We will carry out a quantitative genetic research on the evolution of anti-predator traits in damselfly larvae. We will reconstruct genetic variance-covariance matrices and compare these among species pairs of damselflies that did or did not experience a habitat shift. (cfr. habitats with fish or dragonfly larvae as top predators). We will thus test the hypothesis of constancy of G-matrices, and explore the extent to which habitat shifts are made possible by patterns of evolutionary potential.

Keywords

evolutionary potential, phylogenetic constraints, quantitative genetic analysis, damselfly larvae, anti-predator traits, genetic diversity, g-matrix

People

Name Role Start End
Stoks, Robby co-promotor
De Meester, Luc promotor

Orgunits

Name Role Start End
Animal Ecology and Systematics Section unknown

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