Variation: Development and Selection
University of Lisbon, Portugal

Patrícia Beldade

Principal Investigator

Research interests:

Genetic basis of phenotypic variation and adaptation. (Adaptive) developmental plasticity. Origin and modification of novel traits. Developmental constraints and modularity.

 Research organisms:

Bicyclus anynana butterflies. Drosophila melanogaster. Other Drosophila species. Aphaenogaster senilis ants.