Browsing Institutt for biologi by Author "Ratikainen, Irja"
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A General Stochastic Dynamic Model of the Differential Allocation Hypothesis
Haaland, Thomas Ray (Master thesis, 2015)Differential allocation (DA), adjusting reproductive investment according to the quality of the current mate, is an area of evolutionary behavioral ecology subject to much confusion, with vague terminology, apparently ... -
Differential Allocation in Parental Care - as a Strategy to Retain High Quality Partners
Rye, Kristian (Master thesis, 2017)The differential allocation hypothesis predicts a trade-off between current and future reproduction that is affected by the attractiveness of the current mate. Here, I present an individual-based simulation model where a ... -
Impact of genetics and epigenetic processes on parasite infection dynamics in the house sparrow
Lundregan, Sarah Louise (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:399, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Parasites are important drivers of ecological and evolutionary processes in natural populations, and can exert strong selective pressures on their hosts by reducing host fitness. Investigating the mechanisms involved in ...