Using experimental evolution to test ideas in evolutionary biology

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titleUsing experimental evolution to test ideas in evolutionary biology
start_date2010/06/22
schedule11h
onlineno
location_infogrande salle de réunion CEFE-CNRS
summaryExperimental evolution is a powerful technique to test ideas in evolutionary biology. I shall discuss three experiments my colleagues and I have carried out over the years. An exploration of the evolutionary value of sex using yeast (with Matt Goddard and Austin Burt), a study of the costs of defending yourself against natural enemies using Drosophila and parasitoid wasps (with Lex Kraaijeveld); and finally recent work (with QuanGuo Zhang and Angus Buckling) on altruism in bacteria.
responsiblesMouquet, Ravigné