Projektnummer

0053902

Zusammenfassung

A central question in evolutionary biology is to understand how morphology evolves. Recently, considerable progress has been made in identifying the molecular changes underlying variation in many traits. Nevertheless, many aspects of morphological evolution remain poorly understood, such as the molecular basis of variation in complex traits like organ size and shape, and the contribution of standing genetic variation to inter-specific differences. The morphology of the posterior genital lobe of male Drosophila varies dramatically between species and therefore is an excellent model to a...