Projects
Study of the role of selection history on the association between developmental instability and stress and fitness: habitat islands as model system Ghent University
The aim of this project is to study to what extent the selection history of a trait affects relationships between the level of fluctuating asymmetry in tarsus length and environmental stress in a suite of Afrotropical bird species. More particular, the question is addressed whether directional selection may cause developmental instability due to the loss of canalizing modifiers.
Visiting Postdoct. Fellow for the FWO-project: "Study of the role of selection history on the association between developmental instability and stress and fitness: habitat islands as model system". (Chavali VISHALAKSHI, India) University of Antwerp
Study of the role of selection history on the association between developmental instability and stress and fitness: habitat islands as model system. University of Antwerp
Study of developmental homeostasis in relation to different kinds of stress: Developmental and evolutionary consequences. University of Antwerp
The ecological significance of developmental stress: how early life experiences shape a resistant phenotype. University of Antwerp
Columella-specific ethylene biosynthesis drives root development during abiotic stress responses KU Leuven
The plant hormone ethylene regulates many developmental processes, and is involved in responses towards (a)biotic stress. Often stress leads to an enhanced ethylene production, which in turn steers developmental plasticity. However, how local ethylene production in one tissue controls the development of other tissues remains practically unstudied.
Ethylene is known to inhibit primary root growth and does this through hormonal ...
Development of a rapid multiplex detection method for analysing plant stress hormones ACC and ABA using a fiber-optic SPR biosensor KU Leuven
Plant hormones play a crucial role in steering developmental processes and controlling responses towards (a)biotic stressors. For example, drought, salinity, and flooding stress evoke ethylene (by its precursor ACC) and abscisic acid (ABA) root-to-shoot signalling via the xylem to activate survival responses of the shoot. Especially with the advent of climate change, early stress detection is critical to prevent agricultural losses and breed ...
Unraveling the effects of maternal metabolic stress on the uterine environment: focusing on the importance of extracellular vesicles for pre-implantation embryo development in a dairy cow model. University of Antwerp
MAPPING THE ROLE OF ENDOREDUPLICATION DURING LEAF DEVELOPMENT AND STRESS ADAPTATION Ghent University
Cells undergoing endoreduplication replicate their genome without mitosis, resulting into a progressive increase of their DNA content. In the plant model species Arabidopsis thaliana, cells undergo endoreduplication in a developmental--‐regulated manner and it is presumed to be a driver of cell expansion and differentiation. Although several regulators of endoreduplication onset have been identified, a major open question is how ...