Search for dissertations about: "Tommaso Pizzari"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Tommaso Pizzari.

2. 1. Haploid selection in animals : Exploring the fitness consequences and underlying mechanisms

   Author : Ghazal Alavioon; Simone Immler; Tommaso Pizzari; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; sperm; evolution; haploid selection; reproductive aging; fitness;

   Abstract : A consequence of sexual reproduction in eukaryotes is the evolution of a biphasic life cycle with alternating diploid and haploid gametic phases. While our focus in evolutionary biology is on selection during the diploid phase, we know relatively little about selection occurring during the haploid gametic stage. READ MORE

4. 2. Pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection in the fowl, Gallus gallus

   Author : Hanne Løvlie; Sven Jakobsson; Tommaso Pizzari; Matthew J. G. Gage; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cryptic female choice; Gallus; inbreeding avoidance; mate choice; sexual conflict; sexual selection; sperm competition; Ethology and behavioural ecology; Etologi och beteendeekologi; etologi; Ethology;

   Abstract : The evolutionary goal of individuals is reproduction and sexual selection favours traits improving reproductive success. When males invest less than females in offspring, males have potentially a higher reproductive rate than females. READ MORE