@sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social

#evolution #ecology #biodiversity #ReferenceGenome #squamata #podarcis

Our current follow-up #modelling study with @gokhalecs.bsky.social, former colleague @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social, suggests that larval competition for space can actually drive the evolution of divergent reproductive timing, aka #allochrony, which results in spatial separation and reduced competition.

Previous work with @kokkonut.bsky.social (tinyurl.com/28hxwree) showed that #sympatric Clunio strains reproduce AT full #moon or BEFORE new moon. During these times low tide levels differ, placing the eggs & larvae at different elevations. This spatial separation allows #coexistence of the strains:

Parhyale is also a powerful model for the study of #circatidal #rhythms! #Chronobiology

See:

www.cell.com/current-biol...

www.cell.com/current-biol...

@mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
@juleneumann.bsky.social
@cperalta.bsky.social

#Evolution #MarineEcology #Ecology #Chronobiology #moon #tides #marine #nature #insect #EntoSky #SciCom

Jule, thank you for all your contributions to the group - and to the institute - over all those years! All the best for the next steps!