Funder identifier: ID P103/3E962122 , UNIT 103/2218 (Other contract id) Period: December 1996 till November 1999 Status: Completed
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Departement Biologie; Afdeling Dierenecologie en -systematiek; Diversiteit en Systematiek van Dieren, more, co-ordinator
Through population genetic analyses on several terrestrial and aquatic model organisms (e.g. carabids, amphipods, cladocerans, snails, fish, mammals, angiosperms), we aim at quantifying
(1) the extent to which populations with varying degree of isolation are genetically differentiated,
(2) the relationship between population size and genetic diversity, and
(3) the influence of species- and habitat specific factors on genetic diversity and the influence of habitat fragmentation in natural populations. Importantly, we will integrate data on (quasi) neutral markers as well as on ecologically relevant traits, and we will integrate data on organisms that vary widely in action radius and dispersalability in studies on the same localities.
