Contact

E-mail
hanne.lovlie@ebc.uu.se

Address
Dept of Animal Ecology
Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC)
Uppsala University
Norbyvägen 18 D
SE-752 36 Uppsala
SWEDEN

Phone +46 18 471 6428

Telefax +46 18 471 6484

My main research interests
I have a strong interest in causes and consequences of variation in behaviours, and my main research interests are in sexual selection, and animal personality.

Sexual selection and sexual conflict
Mechanisms that may affect the outcome of a copulation can act both before and after insemination, including competition over access to partners, partner choice, sperm competition and cryptic female choice. Studies on sexual selection may become even more complicated and fascinating when the reproductive goal of the sexes diverge, creating the potential for sexual conflict over the control of copulation and fertilisation. As a result, sex-specific and counteracting responses may take place.

Inbreeding avoidance and kin recognition
Inbreeding, when closely related individuals breed, may impose costs to individuals by reducing offspring fitness. This is particularly true for the sex investing the most in an offspring and may create sex-specific responses to inbreeding. I am interested in how genetic relatedness affects mechanisms of sexual selection, how individuals are able to recognise kin and avoid inbreeding.

The evolution of animal personalities
Despite the potential benefit full plasticity in behavioural responses offers, behavioural responses are typically consistent within individuals over time and context, however differs between individuals (so called “animal personality”). I am interested in the evolution, development and maintenance of variation in personality types.

CV
2002-2007 PhD, Dept. of Zoology, Stockholm University.
2008-2010 Post doc at the EGI, Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford. Funded by the Swedish research council.
2010-2011 Post doc at the EBC, Uppsala University. Funded by the Swedish research council.