Intraspecific variation in a DEB framework (DEB School 2021 lecture)

Learning outcomes:

After this lecture, you should be able to

• Explain the relevance of mechanistic approaches for integrating genetic and environmental variation
• Predict qualitatively the phenotypic differences resulting from variation in DEB parameters and environmental variables
• Understand the advantages and limits of different approaches to estimate intraspecific variation in DEB parameters, from sub-species to individuals
• Illustrate the ecological impact of intraspecific variation using examples from aquatic species

Topics: gene-by-environment interactions, plasticity, micro-evolution, life-history strategies and alternative tactics, evolutionary constraints

Lecturer: Charlotte Récapet

I am an assistant professor in ecology and biostatistics at Université Pau Pays de l’Adour in the French Basque Country. My research focusses on how physiology mediates trade-offs between life-history traits and could generate diversity in life-history strategies within species. I am combining theoretical and empirical approaches to these questions, in particular now through DEB theory and DEB-based models.