Life History Theory

Alexandre Budria (Attendee)

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

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Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea: Consequences on parasites of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.)

Period	25 Sept 2011 → 30 Sept 2011
Event type	Other
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Location	Schiermonnikoog, NetherlandsShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

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Life History Theory deals with species‑specific adaptive schemes of the distribution of the reproductive effort over the life of an organism. The general theoretical problem is to predict which combination of traits will evolve under specific conditions. The concepts used are also relevant to study within species variation in life history traits. The one week course aims at giving an overview of the field and will discuss methodology and recent developments. The subject will be worked out on the basis of lectures, case histories, discussion and literature. Attention will be paid to various groups of organisms such as birds, fishes, insects and plants. The contact with current research projects is guaranteed as concrete examples will be treated by scientists working in the field. In p oster sessions work and/or plans of the participating students will be discussed with the whole group and we will use computers to illustrate some of the concepts.