![Marina Rafajlovic and collaborators look at shore snails on a rocky beach near Tjärnö.](/sites/default/files/styles/100_10_3_xmedium_1x/public/2020-06/ANG%20with%20Nick%5B1%5D.jpg?h=befb962f&itok=LMpj15hU)
Rafajlović Evolution Modelling Group
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.
Specific research questions include:
- 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.