Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/B502444/1
Aging and individual life histories in Mauritius kestrels - patterns, processes and population dynamic consequences.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor K Norris, University of Reading, Animal and Microbial Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor TG Benton, University of Leeds, Sch of Biology
- Grant held at:
- University of Reading, Animal and Microbial Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Population Ecology
- Conservation Ecology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Patterns in age-specific fecundity and survival play a fundamental role in the social structure and population dynamics of animals. While data from a range of species are accumulating that enable age-specific patterns to be described at the population-level we currently have a very limited idea about the relationship between population-level patterns and individual life histories (an individual's age-specific patterns of fecundity and survival probability) or the underlying processes. Furthermore, we frequently lack the detailed, long-term data to explore how individual life histories respond to changes in the environment, and thereby assess adequately the population dynamic consequences of individual life histories. In this project, we propose to address these issues using one of the most complete long-term datasets available on a vertebrate population. While previous work using long-term datasets has looked at various aspects of individual life histories, our approach is novel in that we are attempting to develop a framework that (1) develops and integrates theory with empirical data (that includes perturbation of the system) to explain the patterns we see using evolutionary models, and (2) allows us to explore the consequences of life history responses to temporal changes in the environment in a population dynamics context. As a result, our research will provide general insights into life history and aging theory, an understanding of how individual life histories respond to environmental change, and a theoretical framework for linking individual life histories to population dynamics.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/B502444/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £100,758
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4,802 | £64,284 | £2,103 | £29,571 |
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