Daphnia-parasite interactions on ecosystem level: is there a scope for eco-coevolutionary dynamics ? KU Leuven
We will study the role of host-parasite coevolution as an important evolutionary process underlying eco-evolutionary dynamics (‘eco-coevolutionary dynamics’, i.e. eco-evolutionary dynamics where co-evolution is the central evolutionary process). We aim to study how this eco-coevolutionary dynamics affect fundamental ecosystem functions, more in particular primary productivity and nutrient recycling in freshwater ecosystems. We will use the ...