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EEB Museums Friday Seminar - How do quantitative genetics enhance our understanding of morphological evolution

Daniela Rossoni - Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Negaunee Integrative Research Center (Mammals), Field Museum of Natural History
Friday, February 14, 2020
2:00-3:00 PM
1006 Off Campus Location
Evolutionary quantitative genetics provides a strong theoretical framework for connecting evolutionary processes, the underlying genetic architecture of traits, described in terms of variances and covariances, and the pace and direction of multivariate evolution. In this talk I will discuss the importance of considering a multidimensional phenotype and the within-species (co)variation to understand trait dynamics in populations, in terms of evolvability (i.e., the ability of a biological system to respond to selection) and evolutionary constraints. I will explore the evolution of the cranial covariance structure and the average morphology in the most noteworthy example of adaptive radiation in mammals, the New World leaf-nosed bats, by combining phylogenetic comparative methods and quantitative genetic approaches.
Building: Off Campus Location
Location: RMC - 3600 Varsity Drive
Event Type: Presentation
Tags: Biology, Biosciences, Bsbsigns, Earth Day At 50, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology, Museum - Herbarium, Museum Of Zoology
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology