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I want to understand how evolution works. This requires an integrative approach – from molecular and developmental biology to ecology – guided by mathematical modelling and conceptual analysis. The projects in my group span across a range of topics, but are often designed to reveal how functional processes of organisms – development, physiology and behaviour – influence their evolution. We mostly study lizards and water fleas, and combine experiments with genomic analyses, field studies and comparative methods. Several projects make use of mathematical modelling to predict or interpret evolutionary outcomes. The integration of development and evolution also raises conceptual issues, which I explore in contributions aimed towards biologists and philosophers of science.
Current research projects include how phenotypic plasticity influences adaptive diversification, the evolutionary causes and consequences of extra-genetic inheritance, and the genetic, developmental and ecological factors underlying evolution through introgressive hybridization.
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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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations the last five years
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Bridging developmental and statistical approaches to variation and evolution
Milocco, L. & Uller, T., 2026 Mar 17, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 11, e2529820123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptive spread of a sexually selected syndrome eliminates an ancient color polymorphism in wall lizards
Uller, T., Feiner, N., Sacchi, R., Zuffi, M., Scali, S., Pafilis, P., Plavos, K., Abalos, J., Andrade, P., Aguilar, P., Salvi, D. & While, G. M., 2026 Jan, In: Science. 391, 6780, p. 64-68 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From rivals to partners: adversarial collaboration in ecology and evolution
Gefaell, J. & Uller, T., 2026, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 41, 1, p. 37-44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neural crest cell biology shapes lizard skull evolution across evolutionary time scales
Horta-Lacueva, Q., Uller, T., Flecks, M., Gabelaia, M., Hipsley, C. A., Kirchner, M., Müller, J. & Feiner, N., 2026, In: Evolution letters. 10, 2, p. 152-164Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The prenatal foundations of kin recognition
Lambreghts, Y., Whiting, M. J., Uller, T., Whittington, C. M. & While, G. M., 2026, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 41, 3, p. 211-218Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Evolvability of Animal Colouration: Unravelling the Genetic and Developmental Drivers of Diversification
Uller, T. (PI)
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
2025/07/25 → 2029/12/31
Project: Research
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Population and Conservation Genomics of Sand Lizards in Sweden
Caroli, L. (Research student), Uller, T. (Supervisor), Rundlöf, M. (Assistant supervisor) & Feiner, N. (Researcher)
2024/10/01 → …
Project: Dissertation
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The Evolution of Insect Navigation at Synaptic Resolution
Badalamente, G. (Researcher), Heinze, S. (Supervisor) & Uller, T. (Assistant supervisor)
2023/09/01 → …
Project: Research