Behavioural Ecology

行为生态学

• 批准号: 1000232101-2018
• 负责人: Kelly, Clint
• 金额: $ 7.29万
• 依托单位: Université du Québec à Montréal
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695201
• 关键词: Behavioural; Ecology

Biologists recognize that evolution does not produce a single best male or female phenotype within a species. In fact, many animal species exhibit widespread variation among individuals within a sex that is related to reproductive morphology and behaviour. Such alternative reproductive phenotypes are hypothesized to play a fundamental role in creating biodiversity by facilitating speciation. Our knowledge, however, of how alternative reproductive phenotypes are expressed and maintained in nature is surprisingly limited. Dr. Kellys research program seeks a comprehensive understanding of not only alternative phenotype biology but also their role in the broader evolutionary context of speciation and biodiversity generation.

生物学家认识到，进化不会在一个物种中产生单一的最好的男性或女性表型。事实上，许多动物物种在性别之间表现出广泛的差异，这与生殖形态和行为有关。这种可供选择的生殖表型被认为通过促进物种形成在创造生物多样性方面发挥重要作用。然而，我们对自然界中可供选择的生殖表型是如何表达和保持的知识却令人惊讶地有限。凯利博士的研究项目不仅寻求对另类表型生物学的全面了解，还寻求对它们在物种形成和生物多样性产生的更广泛进化背景下的作用的全面了解。