We use physiology to link genomic variation to organismal fitness in order to understand…
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how physiology evolves to fit organisms to their ecologies, &
how evolution shapes genetic and biochemical pathways underlying physiological change.
​The pathways of physiology provide systems of genes that link genetic variation and divergence to whole-organism physiological performance traits, such as development rate, metabolic rate, flight velocity, ethanol tolerance and stress responses. These pathways provide our framework for taking an integrative approach to linking genes to their evolutionarily and ecologically significant function.
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