Research

Last updated

17 February, 2013

Costs of reproduction


How does current reproductive investment impact survival and future reproduction?

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Sexual conflict


Do sex differences in selection create

a genomic conflict over shared traits?

Evolution of sexual dimorphism


Why are males the larger sex in some species, yet females are the larger sex in many others?

Endocrinology of sexual dimorphism


How do hormones regulate sex differences in growth, body size, and coloration?

Islands can be netted to exclude birds and study how these predators shape natural selection on lizards.

Student projects


Read about related projects conducted by undergraduates at Dartmouth and UVA.

Agents of selection


How do predation and competition shape

the adaptive landscape?

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