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The importance of egg size for phenotypic variation and divergence in wild populations

(2014-2018) funded by Icelandic Research Fund RANNÍS

Principal Investigator: Camille Leblanc
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How egg size can affect offspring performance and diversification among wild populations ?
  1. Does egg size contribute to adaptive divergence of populations?
  2. And to what extent do maternal effects interact with gene expression in embryos and juveniles?
We quantify variation in egg size and egg number, among and within replicated Arctic charr populations that differ in their degree of divergence. We combine diet manipulation experiments with cutting edge molecular genetic tools to test for the interactions between egg size and offspring environment, and between egg size and gene expression.
 
​Collaborators:
Pr. Zophonias Jónsson, University of Iceland
Pr. Bjarni K. Krisjánsson, HU
Dr. Katja Räsänen, EAWAG
Pr. Skúli Skúlason, HU
 
Students: Samantha V. Beck (Ph.D. student- graduated in 2019), Louise Vernier (M.Sc.)
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      • Bjarni Kristófer Kristjánsson
      • Camille A. Leblanc
      • David Benhaim
      • Paul V. Debes
      • Skúli Skúlason
      • Stefán Óli Steingrímsson
    • SUPPORT STAFF >
      • Marie Delbasty
    • STUDENTS AND POSTDOC >
      • Grant Haines
    • ALUMNI
  • Education
    • AQUACULTURE DIPLOMA
    • MASTER IN AQUATIC BIOLOGY
    • NORDIC MASTER - MARBIO
  • Research +
    • Biodiversity lab >
      • FishFAR
      • ECO-EVO-DEVO
      • Evolution of cognition: A study of sympatric morphs of Arctic charr
      • Microevolutionary processes in small populations
      • The importance of egg size for phenotypic variations and divergence in wild populations
    • Aquaculture lab >
      • Development of personality in the Arctic charr
      • Egg quality and growth in selected Arctic charr
      • Enhanced Soy Protein for Salmonid Aquafeeds
      • Breeding program
    • Publications
    • Research policy >
      • Research Policy of the Department of Aquaculture & Fish Biology
      • Appendix 1 - Focus of Research
      • Appendix 2 - Storage and access to databases
      • Appendix 3 - Storage and registration of samples
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    • Breeding station
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