About
Our research examines how sexual selection and ecological variation shape the evolution of reproductive traits. We use insects as model systems because of their extraordinary diversity and sensitivity to environmental change. Focusing on widespread species sampled across broad geographical and environmental clines, we combine comparative analyses with controlled experiments to link micro-evolutionary processes (e.g. genetic variation, plasticity, fitness trade-offs) to macro-evolutionary patterns of divergence and reproductive isolation.
Key questions driving our work include:
Key questions driving our work include:
- How do reproductive traits evolve under interacting natural and sexual selection?
- How do abiotic (e.g. temperature) and biotic (e.g. microbes) variables influence reproductive fitness?
- How can sex-specific selection and reproductive trait divergence contribute to reproductive isolation and speciation?
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