Sexual selection: Changing the definition of the fittest

Abstract

Sexual selection has long been known to produce rapid evolution of spectacular traits. A new study reveals how sexual selection can also rapidly reshape the genome.

Publication
In Current Biology.
Wouter van der Bijl
Wouter van der Bijl
Research Associate

I study the evolution of complex traits, such as color patterns, brains and behavior. To that end, I use sequencing, quantative genetics, and large data approaches.