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Population Genomics of Polistes Wasps

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dc.contributor.advisorZayed, Amro
dc.creatorDogantzis, Kathleen Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-27T12:42:44Z
dc.date.available2017-07-27T12:42:44Z
dc.date.copyright2016-12-13
dc.date.issued2017-07-27
dc.date.updated2017-07-27T12:42:44Z
dc.degree.disciplineBiology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe molecular mechanisms influencing the evolution of social behaviour in insects are of great interest and have been the focus of many recent studies. Chapter one of this thesis reviews several major hypotheses regarding the evolution of sociality. Chapter two outlines the methodological steps taken to generate a high quality population genomic data set for primitively eusocial paper wasps in the genus Polistes. The third chapter of the thesis uses the dataset generated in chapter two to estimate patterns of natural selection on the Polistes genome, and to evaluate the importance of novel and caste biased genes on the fitness of this primitively eusocial species.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/33469
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectAnimal behavior
dc.subject.keywordsPopulation genomics
dc.subject.keywordsPolistes dominula
dc.subject.keywordsPolistes gallicus
dc.subject.keywordsEusociality
dc.subject.keywordsPrimitively eusocial
dc.subject.keywordsPaper wasps
dc.subject.keywordsNovel genes
dc.subject.keywordsCaste biased genes
dc.subject.keywordsComparative genomics
dc.subject.keywordsPositive selection
dc.subject.keywordsMcDonald–Kreitman
dc.subject.keywordsMcDonaldKreitman
dc.titlePopulation Genomics of Polistes Wasps
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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