A/Prof Jonathan Birch
…biological and behavioural sciences. He joined the LSE in 2014. Before moving to London, he was a Junior Research Fellow at Christ’s College, Cambridge. He completed his PhD at the…
read moreEcological development and adapting to change
…males, a cool nest mostly females, and a nest close to the temperature threshold, an evenly mixed brood. In other organisms as well, all kinds of environmental factors –…
read moreWagner GP, Altenberg L
Complex Adaptations and the Evolution of Evolvability. Evolution. 1996;50(3):967–76.
read moreSnell-Rood EC
Selective processes in development: Implications for the costs and benefits of phenotypic plasticity. Integr Comp Biol. 2012;52(1):31–42.
read moreVacancy: postdoctoral position examining the role of developmental bias for evolution
…sources, such as museum collections, and mathematical and statistical modelling. The position will provide the opportunity to explore evolutionary developmental biology and develop skills in meta-analysis, phylogenetic comparative methods, and…
read moreVacancy: PhD position in animal ecology and evolution of epigenetic inheritance
…fitness and ageing during adaptation to new environments (high or fluctuating temperature) in the powerful laboratory model system – the nematode Caenorhabditis remanei. They will use a combination of experimental…
read moreVacancy: Postdoc position in evolutionary genetic theory
…population genetics and the evolution of development in complex systems, with an emphasis on models of dual inheritance for investigating general features of indirect genetic effects and niche construction with…
read moreCortijo S, Wardenaar R, Colomé-Tatché M, Gilly A, Etcheverry M, Labadie K, et al
Mapping the epigenetic basis of complex traits. Science. 2014;343(6175):1145–8.
read moreLaland KN, Odling-Smee J, Hoppitt W, Uller T
More on how and why: a response to commentaries. Biol Philos. 2013;28(5):793–810.
read more5th Summer School in Evolutionary Developmental Biology
…theoreticians, and philosophers interested in the problem of (developmental) evolution. Relevant concepts from process philosophy and dynamical systems theory will be discussed through a number of foundational theoretical lectures. These…
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