ERC Advanced Grant · 2024
Genetics of long-distance migration
It is firmly established that the migratory behaviour of animals is largely genetically hard-wired. However, we do not know the genes involved, where these are expressed and how the genetic code guides individuals to fly in a specific direction for more than a month, across deserts, mountain ranges or oceans, to finally reach a wintering area on the other side of the globe. To approach these gaps of knowledge, I propose a coherent research program that builds on my long-term research of migratory genetics. I will use different species of migratory songbirds to investigate three key questions in migratory genetics: (1) how does the inherited migratory program instruct the juvenile on its…
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