Erik Van Bergen

I am an evolutionary ecologist interested in the eco-evolutionary processes underlying adaptation of herbivorous insects to novel host plants, and how abiotic factors influence the evolution of specialization and ecological diversification. My research has also contributed to our understanding of life-history evolution, developmental plasticity, inbreeding depression, and the concept of developmental bias. I received my M.Sc. from Leiden University (NL) and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (UK). After postdoctoral fellowships at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (PT), the University of Helsinki (FI), and the University of Zurich (CH), I now work in the Adaptation to Complex Environments (ACE) research group of the University of Lisbon (PT).