ERC Starting Grant · 2019
The genetic and neural basis of reproductive isolation
Speciation is a fundamental evolutionary process, which relies on the accumulation of reproductive barriers. These barriers often act before mating, and many taxa remain separate not because they fail to produce viable offspring, but because they ‘choose’ not to mate in the first place. Although the significance of behavioural barriers has long been recognized, an integrated understanding remains elusive: How is behavioural isolation mediated through changes in the sensory systems? Are these changes driven by selection? And what is the genetic and developmental basis of behavioural divergence in natural populations? My research will address these questions to understand how behavioural…
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