Search for dissertations about: "Lukas Schärer"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Lukas Schärer.

2. 1. Sexual Selection and Adaptation to Novel Environments

   Author : Ivain Martinossi-Allibert; David Berger; Göran Arnqvist; Lukas Schärer; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sexual selection; Environmental change; Sexual conflict; Environmental stress; Adaptation; Adaptive landscape; Biologi med inriktning mot zooekologi; Biology with specialization in Animal Ecology;

   Abstract : The work included in this thesis aims at exploring the environmental sensitivity of benefits and costs of sexual selection through a combined empirical and theoretical effort, to increase our understanding of the impact of environmental change on sexually reproducing populations.Can sexual selection promote adaptation to novel environments? Sexual selection for good genes should accelerate adaptation by granting higher reproductive success to individuals of high genetic quality. READ MORE