Corral-López lab

Neural and genomic bases of behavioural diversity

How does ecological selection shape the neural and genomic architecture underlying behavioural diversity? We address this question by combining high-resolution behavioural quantification, targeted gene expression analyses, and comparative genomics across ecologically relevant contexts, aiming to uncover the general principles governing the evolution of mating and social behaviour.

Current projects are funded by a Starting Grant from the Swedish Research Council, and the Birgitta Sintring, Nilsson-Ehle and Lars Hierta Memorial Foundations.

Research themes

  • Neurogenomics of mating diversity in water striders. Using water striders as a model system, we investigate the molecular mechanisms regulating variation in mating tactics, the cell-type-specific gene expression underlying cognitive regulation of mating decisions, and the conserved and lineage-specific transcriptional shifts associated with multiple independent transitions to alternative mating systems.
  • Context-dependent social decision-making in fish: We integrate automated behavioural tracking, targeted brain-region transcriptomics, and experimental evolution to understand how social and ecological environments shape the neural and genomic regulation of mating decisions, social cognition, and group living.
  • Computer vision and deep-learning approaches in evolutionary biology. We validate and apply computational phenotyping methods across diverse systems, such as fish, amphibians or insects, enabling objective quantification of complex behavioural phenotypes.

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