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Life on earth has been shaped by several major evolutionary transitions each of which has involved independent replicating units joining together to form a new, more complex life form. For example, transitions to multicellularity, sexual reproduction, group living (societies) and symbiotic existence have all played fundamental roles in the development of life.
Our research focuses on investigating
(1) Why do transitions occur?
(2) How complex life is maintained?
(3) What role do transformations in organismal design play in transitions?
(4) Why do complex systems break down?
This involves a number of more specific projects, click here for more details.
We use a combination of experimental and phylogenetic comparative approaches to study these questions on a variety of systems from cooperative breeding birds, such as ostriches, to multicellular and unicellular green algae, such as Chlamydomonas and Volvox.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
Van Nuland, M. E., Averill, C., Stewart, J. D., Prylutskyi, O., Corrales, A., van Galen, L. G., Manley, B. F., Qin, C., Lauber, T., Mikryukov, V., Dulia, O., Furci, G., Marín, C., Sheldrake, M., Weedon, J. T., Peay, K. G., Cornwallis, C. K., Větrovský, T., Kohout, P. & Baldrian, P. & 6 others, , 2025 Sept 1, In: Nature. 645, 8080, p. 414-422 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental Predictability in Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis: How to Measure It and Does It Matter?
Liu, M., Bell-Roberts, L., Botero, C. A., Cornwallis, C. K. & West, S. A., 2025 Aug, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 8, e70108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cryptic infection of a giant virus in a unicellular green alga
Erazo-Garcia, M. P., Sheyn, U., Barth, Z. K., Craig, R. J., Wessman, P., Jivaji, A. M., Ray, W. K., Svensson-Coelho, M., Cornwallis, C. K., Rengefors, K., Brussaard, C. P. D., Moniruzzaman, M. & Aylward, F. O., 2025 May, In: Science. 388, 6748, eads6303.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptation to fluctuating temperatures across life stages in endotherms
Schou, M. F. & Cornwallis, C. K., 2024 Sept, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 39, 9, p. 841-850 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Altruism and natural selection in a variable environment
dos Santos, M., Downing, P. A., Griffin, A. S., Cornwallis, C. K. & West, S. A., 2024 Sept, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 38, e2402974121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Relationship between genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and individual resource accrual in Trinidadian guppies
Di Giorgio, F. (Research student), Felmy, A. (Supervisor) & Cornwallis, C. (Assistant supervisor)
2024/08/01 → …
Project: Dissertation
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The origins of multicellularity and its ecological consequences
Cornwallis, C. (PI)
2023/01/01 → 2027/12/31
Project: Research
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The descent of damselflies and variation in relation to sex
Willink Castro, B. (Research student), Svensson, E. (Supervisor) & Cornwallis, C. (Assistant supervisor)
2014/08/01 → 2018/10/10
Project: Dissertation
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Social Evolution
Cornwallis, C. (PI), O'Connor, E. (Researcher), Melgar, J. (Research student), Downing, P. (Researcher), Svensson Coelho, M. (Research engineer), Schou, M. (Researcher) & Li, Q. (Researcher)
2014/01/01 → 2022/12/31
Project: Research