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Functional Ecology and Genomics

Institut for Kemi og Biovidenskab

Functional Ecology and Genomics

Functional Ecology and Genomics research area deals with the fundamental understanding of how genetic and plastic mechanisms shape adaptation of organisms to natural and anthropogenic environmental change, how evolutionary processes shape population genomics, interactions between animals, plants and pathogens, and the factors that impact on biodiversity at various scales.

Institut for Kemi og Biovidenskab

Functional Ecology and Genomics

Functional Ecology and Genomics research area deals with the fundamental understanding of how genetic and plastic mechanisms shape adaptation of organisms to natural and anthropogenic environmental change, how evolutionary processes shape population genomics, interactions between animals, plants and pathogens, and the factors that impact on biodiversity at various scales.

Research on adaptations to environmental change focuses on a range of organisms, including domesticated/cultivated and wild populations studied in their natural habitats as well as in the field or under controlled conditions. We use a wide range of approaches including different omics and sequencing methodologies, experimental evolution, artificial selection, and physiological and phenological measurements.

Main research topics:

  • Optimized production of insects for food and feed
  • Insect breeding
  • Host microbiome associations
  • Stress tolerance of insects and plants
  • Winter climate change effects on perennial plants
  • Climate changes effects in temperate, Arctic and tropical zones
  • Invasive species
  • Integrated pest management
  • Overwintering of perennial crops
  • Soil animals
  • Conservation genetics
  • Model organisms
  • Genetic architecture of complex traits

Optimized production of food and feed

Perennial crops are particularly vulnerable to climate given their exposure to fluctuating weather conditions throughout the year. Read more about optimized production of food and feed here.

Population and conservation genetics

Within conservation biology, we study management of biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. Read more about our research within population and conservation genetics here.

Climate change effects

Climate change causes large variation in environmental conditions within and between generations of natural populations. Read more about our research in climate change effects here.

Pest control through manipulation of endosymbionts

Crop pests threaten production through directly damaging crops or by vectoring plant viruses. For instance, virus vectoring by aphids can lead to crop losses that often exceed direct damage by these pests. Read more here.

Contact

Assoc. Prof. Majken Pagter
E-mail: mp@bio.aau.dk 
Tlf: +45 3022 9330

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