ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
How does morphological innovation arise and evolve to create the vast diversity of forms in the natural world? This is a fundamental topic in evolutionary biology, and yet long-standing questions remain, particularly regarding (1) the genomic and developmental mechanisms underlying trait evolution, and (2) how these mechanisms shape trait evolutionary trajectories. To solve these problems, our research uses the dramatic morphological diversity of cichlid fishes to study egg-spots – a sexually selected colour pattern that shows remarkable diversity within and between species. First, we will use a combination of powerful genetic mapping methods (GWAS and QTL) and functional genetics tools to…
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