Category Archives: Michael Doebeli

New paper: Fluctuating Population Dynamics Promotes the Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity

This just came out in the American Naturalist… Fluctuating Population Dynamics Promotes the Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity Richard Svanbäck, Mario Pineda‐Krch and Michael Doebeli Abstract: Theoretical and empirical studies are showing evidence in support of evolutionary branching and sympatric speciation due to frequency‐dependent … Continue reading

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CSEE 2008 – here I come!

I am on my way to the 2008 annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE). This year it is held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, my previous home base. It will be nice … Continue reading

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New submitted paper on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity

Together with Richard Svanbäck and Michael Doebeli I have submitted a manuscript entitled Fluctuating population dynamics promotes the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. This is the fruit of the project that I discuss in the post Genetic basis of adaptive phenotypic … Continue reading

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Genetic basis of adaptive phenotypic branching.

An increasing number of studies are showing evidence in support of sympatric speciation. One basic question remains, however. When a population has undergone a branching in its phenotype, is this due to evolutionary branching in the underlying genotype or due … Continue reading

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