The development, ecology and evolution of alternative phenotypes

疾病、作物、牲畜，甚至一些自然资源都会进化，因此理解进化过程及其对人类的影响至关重要。进化理论的一个范式转变是认识到基因不是故事的全部，环境的可塑性对进化至关重要。这突出了环境敏感性状的重要性，例如条件替代表型，其中基因组可以在不同的环境中产生完全不同的形态。该项目旨在研究替代表型的发展，进化潜力和生态学，有助于我们理解和管理最重要的生物过程，进化的能力。

Diseases, crops, livestock, and even some natural resources evolve, therefore comprehending evolutionary processes and their implications for humans is paramount. A paradigm shift in evolutionary theory was the realisation that genes are not the whole story, and that plasticity to the environment is vital for evolution. This highlights the importance of environmentally sensitive traits, such as conditional alternative phenotypes, where a genome can produce completely different morphologies in different environments. This project aims to investigate the development, evolutionary potential, and ecology of alternative phenotypes, contributing to our ability to understand and manage the most important of biological processes, evolution.