Prof. Dr. Tanja Schwander
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Axel Imhof (LMU)
Tanja Schwander is Professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Lausanne. She is known for her work on the evolution of sexual reproduction. Her current research analyzes the consequences of asexuality, using stick insects as a model system. Parthenogenesis is predicted to have profound evolutionary consequences, as gamete production and the restoration of somatic ploidy levels via fertilization no longer take place, and male phenotypes are no longer exposed to selection.
The lecture takes place in cooperation with the seminar series of the Munich Graduate School for Evolution, Ecology and Systematics (EES).
The lecture is part of the CAS Research Focus “Speciation”.
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