Dispersal is a highly important life history trait. In fragmented landscapes the long-term persistence of populations depends on dispersal. Evolution of dispersal is affected by costs and benefits and these may differ between different landscapes. This results in differences in the strength and direction of natural selection on dispersal in fragmented landscapes. Dispersal has been shown to be a nonrandom process that is associated with traits such as flight ability in insects. This thesis examines genetic and physiological traits affecting dispersal in the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia). Flight metabolic rate is a repeatable trait representing flight ability. Unlike in many vertebrates, resting metabolic rate cannot be ...
It is well established that climate change constitutes a great challenge for wild animals, with incr...
Cell lysis, as a consequence of adverse conditions, has been recognized as an important loss process...
In the current era of anthropogenic climate change is the long-term survival of all organisms depend...
Spatial differentiation in phenotypic traits is commonly observed in the wild, but both the proximat...
Most studies of life history evolution are based on the assumption that species exist at equilibrium...
Background. Abiotic stresses affect the productivity and the evolutionary pathway of adaptation in c...
In the past decade, advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) and genotyping technology have enab...
Most cases of diseases with heritable components are not explained by single-gene variants following...
Social behaviour affects dispersal of animals and is an important modifier of genetic population str...
Embryonic development has amazed scientists for centuries. Many reasons have been suggested for the ...
Living nature consists of countless organisms, which are classified into millions of species. These ...
Individual movement is very versatile and inevitable in ecology. In this thesis, I investigate two k...
Aerosols affect our everyday life in many ways. Changes in visibility, allergies to pollen, spray ca...
One of the main questions in evolutionary biology is what causes genetic differentiation among popul...
Biological invasions are considered as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, as they may lead...
It is well established that climate change constitutes a great challenge for wild animals, with incr...
Cell lysis, as a consequence of adverse conditions, has been recognized as an important loss process...
In the current era of anthropogenic climate change is the long-term survival of all organisms depend...
Spatial differentiation in phenotypic traits is commonly observed in the wild, but both the proximat...
Most studies of life history evolution are based on the assumption that species exist at equilibrium...
Background. Abiotic stresses affect the productivity and the evolutionary pathway of adaptation in c...
In the past decade, advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) and genotyping technology have enab...
Most cases of diseases with heritable components are not explained by single-gene variants following...
Social behaviour affects dispersal of animals and is an important modifier of genetic population str...
Embryonic development has amazed scientists for centuries. Many reasons have been suggested for the ...
Living nature consists of countless organisms, which are classified into millions of species. These ...
Individual movement is very versatile and inevitable in ecology. In this thesis, I investigate two k...
Aerosols affect our everyday life in many ways. Changes in visibility, allergies to pollen, spray ca...
One of the main questions in evolutionary biology is what causes genetic differentiation among popul...
Biological invasions are considered as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, as they may lead...
It is well established that climate change constitutes a great challenge for wild animals, with incr...
Cell lysis, as a consequence of adverse conditions, has been recognized as an important loss process...
In the current era of anthropogenic climate change is the long-term survival of all organisms depend...