Search for dissertations about: "parallel evolution"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 140 swedish dissertations containing the words parallel evolution.
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11. Island biogeography and population divergence in the Skyros wall lizard
Abstract : Islands are cradles for new biodiversity and provide natural laboratories for the study of population divergence. In my thesis, I investigated the role of different evolutionary processes in the population divergence in the Skyros wall lizard (Podarcis gaigeae), a species where islet populations have strongly diverged morphologies. READ MORE
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12. On urbanisation and birds : Insights from a molecular and physiological perspective
Abstract : Urbanisation of natural habitats is rapidly intensifying and poses a potential global threat for wildlife. Thus, it is important to explore its impact on wildlife in order to understand the present and future threats and how resilient organisms are to them. READ MORE
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13. Intraspecific variation in Rhinanthus angustifolius. Local adaptation, phenotypic plasticity and geographical structure
Abstract : Plant species often adapt to local environmental conditions, which can result in the formation of genetically and phenotypically distinct ecotypes. Ecotypes can evolve rapidly, and may be a first step in the process of ecological speciation. READ MORE
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14. Parallel Stochastic Estimation on Multicore Platforms
Abstract : The main part of this thesis concerns parallelization of recursive Bayesian estimation methods, both linear and nonlinear such. Recursive estimation deals with the problem of extracting information about parameters or states of a dynamical system, given noisy measurements of the system output and plays a central role in signal processing, system identification, and automatic control. READ MORE
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15. Deciphering HIV genetic variability and evolution by massive parallel pyrosequencing and bioinformatics
Abstract : HIV-1 is a virus with a very variable genome and therefore has the ability to adapt to new environments which include escape from immune pressure and suboptimal antiretroviral treatment. Next-generation sequencing (NGS), especially ultra-deep pyrosequencing (UDPS), has enabled in-depth sequencing studies with a previously unattainable resolution. READ MORE