Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/00315
Tests of selection and adaptation in sex allocation by wild blue tits.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor BC Sheldon, University of Oxford, Zoology
- Grant held at:
- University of Oxford, Zoology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Despite recent renewed interest in sex allocation in vertebrates, we have virtually no understanding of how strong selection on sex allocation is, and whether biased sex allocation is adaptive. I will combine molecular genetic sex identification with partial cross-fostering experiments and detailed life-history data to conduct direct experimental tests of selection and adaptation in avian sex ratios, using blue tits as a model system. The results of such experiments can shed light on broader questions about the role of adaptation and constraint in evolution.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/00315
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £169,743
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £5,114 | £89,246 | £22,497 | £11,834 | £41,053 |
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