The project aims at identifying and characterizing the key elements governing the mode of reproduction in aphids. We are particularly interested in elucidating the molecular basis responsible for the switch from parthenogenesis to sexual reproduction and analyzing what role (if any) play in this process the circadian clock genes.
Acronym
CINCHRON
Description
Title: Comparative INsect CHRONobiology: Seasonal/circadian biology of aphids.
Research Group: Evolutionary Genetics
The project aims at identifying and characterizing the key elements governing the mode of reproduction in aphids. We are particularly interested in elucidating the molecular basis responsible for the switch from parthenogenesis to sexual reproduction and analyzing what role (if any) play in this process the circadian clock genes.
Non-UV principal researchers
David Martínez Torres
Non-UV participating researchers
- Paolo Cuti
- Miquel Barberà Solà
Start date
2018
June
End date
2022
May
Funding agencies:
European Commission
