Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0054492

Zusammenfassung

Individual behaviour and population dynamics are two fields that so far were largely studied separately. However, in an evolutionary context, it is highly relevant to also address the links between them. Here it is planned to address environmental and social context dependent plasticity of sexual selection in a small marine fish with conventional but plastic sex-roles. The common goby (Pomatoschistus microps) occurs along a wide environmental and geographical cline. Traditionally, studies on sexual selection have been focussing on either female choice or male-male competition. This pro...