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Project

Study of the role of selection history on the association between developmental instability and stress and fitness: habitat islands as model system

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

3G014909

Duration

01 January 2009 → 31 December 2014

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Luc Lens

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Animal biology
Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine

Keywords

developmental instability fluctuating asymmetry directional selection

Project description

The aim of this project is to study to what extent the selection history of a trait affects relationships between the level of fluctuating asymmetry in tarsus length and environmental stress in a suite of Afrotropical bird species. More particular, the question is addressed whether directional selection may cause developmental instability due to the loss of canalizing modifiers.

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