Theses - Zoology
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Adaptation to altitude in Heliconius butterflies
Local adaptation is an important process for studying recent evolutionary change. The environment changes drastically along steep clines, such as mountains, and diverse sets of challenges are predicted to drive local ... -
Foraging for a foothold: Causes and consequences of dietary variation in a threatened avian pollinator
Foraging is a central theme in ecology and underlies some of the most fundamental interactions among species. While diet has long been treated as uniform within species, a paradigm shift is now taking place as ecologists ... -
How to build a chordate: Multiscale decomposition of axial morphogenesis in the amphioxus, Branchiostoma lanceolatum
(2021-03-05)All members of the chordate phylum are united by a shared body plan – a stereotypical composition and topology of tissues that emerges in the wake of gastrulation and defines the major anatomical patterns emerging in later ... -
The role of life-histories in colonising a novel environment
Species radiations where a single ancestor diversifies into an array of species can result in explosive diversity in a short time. Species radiations often arise when ancestral populations colonise a new habitat and/or ...
