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Natasha R LeBas
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Publications All publications can be downloaded from here | | | | Research Interests:
I am an evolutionary biologist interested in sexual selection. My current research interests are the evolution and maintenance of female ornamentation and the interaction between sexual selection and inbreeding in small populations. I primarily utilize an agamid lizard study system, in which the many, highly isolated populations provide the ideal structure in which to address these questions. My research also addresses the conservation genetics of this potentially vulnerable species. Other recent research interests include the evolution of genetic and environmental polymorphisms in lizards and mites; selection on developmental integration; nuptial gift giving and colour trait signaling. I also utilize molecular techniques, such as microsatellites, to investigate lizard mating systems in the natural environment.
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Current Projects: - Sexual selection on female phenotypes
- The role of inbreeding in small populations
- Quantifying fitness functions in polyphenic taxa
- Developmental integration
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Funding Received: 2005 ARC Discovery Grant 2005 UWA Small Grant 2003 ARC Fellowship 2003 Royal Siociety Equipment Grant 2002 Leverhulme Research Grant (declined) 2002 NERC Fellowship 2002 NERC Research Grant (with Prof R. Thorpe and Prof M. Ritchie) 2002 NERC Research Grant (with Dr J. Tomkins) |
External Collaborators: Prof Mike Ritchie (St Andrews, Scotland) Dr Janne Kotiaho (Jyvaskyla, Finland) Prof Jacek Radwan (Krakow, Poland) Prof Mats Olsson (Wollongong, Australia) |
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