Integrating sexual selection and the allocation of sex in the zebra finch: back to the outback

澳大利亚斑马雀已经成为欧洲和北美进化生物学研究中的主要鸟类模式物种，成为性别选择和性别分配的经典实验室研究的重点。令人惊讶的是，这些研究的重点是几十年来一直生活在非自然环境和圈养中的鸟类种群，这些种群经历了数十代的人工选择，其效果尚不清楚--对于进化学的学生来说，这不是一个微不足道的问题。利用实验操作，我将在野生种群中研究这些备受瞩目的研究领域，将国际注意力集中在这种国际公认的澳大利亚物种上，并提高澳大利亚研究的知名度。

The Australian zebra finch has become the primary avian model species in evolutionary biology studies in Europe and North America as the focus of classic laboratory-based studies of sexual selection, and sex allocation. Surprisingly, these studies have focused on populations of birds maintained in an unnatural environment and in captivity for decades that have been through tens of generations of artificial selection, the effects of which are unknown - not a trivial issue for students of evolution. Using experimental manipulations I will study these high profile research areas in wild populations, focusing international attention on this internationally recognised Australian species and raising the profile of Australian research.