Experimental evolution of physiology and behavior:

• artificial selection for high aerobic metabolism, herbivorous capability and predatory behavior in bank voles
• changes in biochemical, physiological and behavioral traits
• molecular background
• evolution of bacterial symbionts (microbiome)
• fitness components under natural conditions

 

Testing the Heat Dissipation Limit theory in the context of ageing: reproductive performance in

• voles from the selection experiment
• lab mice and birds

Experimental evolution of the thrifty and spendthrift genotypes, and its consequence for susceptibility to adverse effects of “Western diet”: insights from a selection experiment on bank voles (a description of the project).

Projects of Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pawet_Koteja/projects