Eco-evolutionary dynamics and the maintenance of organismal diversity
Czech Academy of Sciences
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project is a collaboration Megan Higgie at JCU and Jan Hrcek of the Czech Academy of Sciences. It is funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant (2024-2028) to Jan Hrcek, with Megan Higgie as a named collaborator: the project looks at rapid evolution in species interactions between Drosophila and parasitoid wasp species investigating the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of diversity in communities and variation in populations of tropical rainforests.
Date
03 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
eco evolutionary dynamics;experimental ecology;community ecology;terrestrial biodiversity;ecological genomics;evolutionary theory
Funding Body
Czech Academy of Sciences
Amount
157000
Project Team
Megan Higgie