Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/C506464/1
Gene flow in Antarctic fishes: the role of oceanography and life history.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor G Carvalho, Bangor University, Sch of Biological Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr T North, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr W Hutchinson, University of Hull, Biological Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor EJ Murphy, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr S Thorpe, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor M Meredith, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr E Young, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr HR Wilcock, University of Hull, Biological Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Bangor University, Sch of Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Ocean Circulation
- Hydrological Processes
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Conservation Ecology
- Population Ecology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Transport of organisms by passive and active processes are fundamental to an understanding of colonization, evolution and biodiversity. The research will examine the influence of oceanographic processes, bathymetry and life history variation on dispersal and gene flow in two Antarctic fishes that differ in the distribution of eggs and larvae and longevity. Ocean general circulation models such as the Ocean Circulation and Climate Advanced Model (OCCAM) will predict transport speed and direction of planktonic fish eggs and larvae spawned at different locations around Antarctica. A high resolution oceanographic model of the shelf processes around one region will be used to examine the drift and retention of early life history stages and shelf-open ocean transport such that the behaviour and life history can be incorporated into the wider ocean circulation patterns. Molecular markers (microsatellites) will be used to analyse population structure at both circumpolar and regional geographic scales, which will be compared with predictions from the oceanographic model. Additionally, mtDNA analysis will be used to examine putative colonisation patterns around the Southern Ocean. Information will be obtained concerning the impact of the topographic and oceanographic regime on dispersive phases and adult migration, thereby providing novel insights into the nature of biological and environmental constraints on dispersal and gene flow.
- Period of Award:
- 1 Jul 2005 - 28 Feb 2010
- Value:
- £233,262 Lead Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NE/C506464/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- AFI Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- AFI
This grant award has a total value of £233,262
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3,392 | £117,851 | £48,308 | £9,500 | £54,211 |
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