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Marina Rafajlovic and collaborators look at shore snails on a rocky beach near Tjärnö.
Photo: Kerstin Johannesson
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Rafajlović Evolution Modelling Group

Research group
Active research
Project owner
Department of Marine Sciences
Research partners
Anja M. Westram Mark Ravinet Rui Faria
Financier
Formas, Vetenskapsrådet, Hasselblad Foundation
Area
Sustainability and environment Science and Information Technology
Topic
Other Physics Topics Genetics and Genomics Evolutionary Biology Marine

Short description

Rafajlović Evolution Modelling Group studies the evolution of biological populations using mathematical models (individual-based computer simulations) combined with empirical genetic and ecological data from a number of organisms, currently including Littorina saxatilis, Fucus vesiculosus, Idotea balthica and Symphodus melops.

Research questions

  • The evolution of ranges of populations (the role of connectivity, selection, genomic architectures, mode of reproduction and plasticity in range expansions).
  • Evolutionary mechanisms of local adaptation and divergence between populations.
  • Evolution of hybrid zones
  • Mechanisms of speciation.
  • How different evolutionary processes shape patterns of genetic variation within and between populations.
     
Marina Rafajlovic and collaborators look at shore snails on a rocky beach near Tjärnö.
Marina Rafajlovic and collaborators discussing modelling of shore snails, Littorina saxatilis, on a rocky shore near Tjärnö Marine Laboratory. From left to right: Anja Westram, Roger Butlin, Marina Rafajlovic, Nick Barton, Martin Eriksson.
Photo: Kerstin Johannesson
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