Essays about: "evolutionary ecology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words evolutionary ecology.

  1. 1. Systematics and the evolution of flower symmetry of Posoqueria (Rubiaceae)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Sebastián Giraldo Gómez; [2023-06-14]
    Keywords : Posoquerieae; Cinchonoideae; Ixoroideae; Dialypetalanthoideae; Angiosperms 353; target capture; Hybpiper; Pollen Catapult Mechanism.;

    Abstract : The genus Posoqueria is a Neotropical group of shrubs and trees in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Posoqueria is phylogenetically poorly understood and presents several internal taxonomical difficulties. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sharing space with a larger relative : examining interspecific effects of fallow deer on roe deer performance

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : John-Christophe Hessler Frelinckx; [2023]
    Keywords : roe deer; fallow deer; interspecific competition; population densities;

    Abstract : Interspecific competition of some form is a part of life for most species across the world. For some species it can be part of their evolutionary history over many thousands of years, while for others it is a more recent experience, as is the case of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and fallow deer (Dama dama), in Scandinavia. READ MORE

  4. 3. The evolutionary origins of phagocytosis in microbial populations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Alfred Leimar; [2022]
    Keywords : Theoretical ecology; phagocytosis; predation; adaptive dynamics;

    Abstract : The emergence of the eukaryotic cell was one of the key events that paved the path to the vast variety of complex life visible all around us. A pivotal event in the process of eukaryogenesis was an endosymbiosis of two prokaryotic cells which in time resulted in the mitochondria. READ MORE

  5. 4. Diversification of predators in multi-trophic communities: A trait-based theoretical approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i bioinformatik

    Author : Julio Antonio Ayala Lopez; [2022]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : One of the main challenges in ecology and evolutionary biology is to understand how biodiversity emerges and is maintained, given the complexity of ecological and evolutionary processes combined. Understanding how multi-trophic interactions occur from a theoretical perspective is highly relevant for our understanding of diversification in complex ecosystems. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dental calculus metagenomics suggest that ecology, rather than host phylogeny, shapes the oral microbiome in closely related gorilla species

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Markella Moraitou; [2021]
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    Abstract : The oral microbiome can reveal a diverse range of information about its host: dietary habits, oral and respiratory health state and evolutionary past, all influence its composition. Nonetheless, little is known about the relative importance of these factors in shaping the oral microbiome. READ MORE