Project

Plant-pollinator and plant-soil interactions in houndstongue: biotic selection mosaics in a plant species from spatially structured dune habitat?

Code
3F011410
Looptijd
01-10-2010 → 30-09-2015
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Animal biology
    • Plant biology
Trefwoorden
gefragmenteerde landschappen populatiegenetische structuur herbivoor-bestuiver interacties
 
Projectomschrijving

Habitat patches in fragmented landscapes are expected to harbor distinct pollinator and herbivore communities according to patch configuration and local environmental factors. Consequently, plant populations in fragmented landscapes are expected to experience distinct selection pressures exerted by local pollinators and herbivores. The goal of this study is to examine these selection pressures and their feedback with plant population genetic structure.