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Project
Study of developmental homeostasis in relation to different kinds of stress: Developmental and evolutionary consequences.
Developmental homeostasis (or developmental buffering) is a key factor in evolutionary process because it can maintain phenotypic consistency in spite of environmental and genetic variation and because it can hide cryptic genetic variation from selection. Despite a large interest, the basis of canalization and developmental stability (DS), the two main components of developmental buffering, are little understood. The aim of the project is to investigate the relationship between canalization and DS and to gain insights into their basis by studying their patterns of variation in different model species.
Date:1 Oct 2011 → 30 Sep 2013
Keywords:EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL HOMEOSTASIS
Disciplines:Animal biology, Veterinary medicine