Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/V012347/1
Experimental coevolution in microbial communities
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor A Buckling, University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor M Boots, University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Paterson, University of Liverpool, Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S van Houte, University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor N Smirnoff, University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Panel C
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Community Ecology
- Microbes
- Population Ecology
- Evolutionary ecology
- Evolution & populations
- Abstract:
- Coevolution is believed to be ubiquitous and have profound impacts on evolutionary and ecological processes. However, our understanding of coevolution is primarily derived from highly specialised pairwise interactions, such as hosts and parasites and plants and pollinators. Yet it is clear that species exist in complex communities, where they interact with multiple competing species. We currently have little idea as to how coevolution proceeds in these complex communities, or the resultant consequences of coevolution. We have developed a stable multi-species microbial system which we will use to experimentally determine how community diversity affects coevolution and its consequences, using a combination of phenotypic and 'omic techniques. We will test specific hypotheses generated from novel theory developed in parallel with the experimental work.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/V012347/1
- Grant Stage:
- Awaiting Event/Action
- Scheme:
- Standard Grant FEC
- Grant Status:
- Active
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £550,308
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DI - Staff | DA - Estate Costs | DA - Other Directly Allocated | DI - T&S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £45,415 | £150,833 | £79,843 | £180,241 | £51,746 | £37,269 | £4,960 |
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