Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/B50084X/1
Variable levels of immune defence: cross effect of the costs of defence and host-parasite coevolution.
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Dr Y Moret, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Conservation Ecology
- Population Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- Understanding why and how variation of immune defence levels in hosts is maintained can play a pivotal role in areas such as public health, vaccine development, agro-ecology and conservation biology. Combining two major concepts of Evolutionary Ecology I will study how host-parasite coevolution and the costs of immune defence influence the evolution of immune defence levels. Using sympatric and allopatric freshwater gammarids and their acanthocephalan parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis as a study system I will (i) examine whether host-parasite coevolution affects the host's immune defence efficacy, (ii) investigate the fitness costs and benefits associated with various levels of immune defence taking in account host-parasite coevolution.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/B50084X/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
This fellowship award has a total value of £143,421
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|---|
| £10,680 | £104,241 | £28,500 |
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