Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/J/S/2002/00673
The evolution of complexity in early vertebrates.
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Professor M Purnell, University of Leicester, Geology
- Grant held at:
- University of Leicester, Geology
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Palaeobiology
- Systematics & Taxonomy
- Abstract:
- Understanding the evolution of organismal complexity is fundamental to understanding the evolution of biodiversity. The hypothesis that vertebrate complexity has increased through time, with increases linked to gene duplications, is a major research theme in current evolutionary biology. Despite the importance of this research there are outstanding fundamental problems. The view that vertebrate complexity increased through time is a subjective impression that has never been exposed to scientific scrutiny. Consequently, the hypothesis that complexity is linked to gene duplications is speculative. The timing of gene duplications is difficult to constrain because few clades survive from the key interval of vertebrate diversification. I will address these problems by conducting the first analysis of the evolution of complexity in early vertebrates.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/J/S/2002/00673
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Advanced Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Advanced Fellow
This fellowship award has a total value of £301,399
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £246,398 | £55,000 |
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