Search for dissertations about: "Jyrki Muona"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Jyrki Muona.

2. 1. Taxonomy, phylogeny, and secondary sexual character evolution of diving beetles, focusing on the genus Acilius

   Author : Johannes Bergsten; Anders N. Nilsson; Jyrki Muona; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology; antagonistic coevolution; arms race; sexual conflict; diving beetle; Dytiscidae; Coleoptera; taxon sampling; long-branch attraction; parsimony; Bayesian analysis; taxonomic revision; Biologi; Biology; Biologi;

   Abstract : Sexual conflict can lead to antagonistic coevolution between the sexes, but empirical examples are few. In this thesis secondary sexual characters in diving beetles are interpreted in the light of sexual conflict theory. READ MORE