Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/00530
Quantifying inbreeding depression in the wild.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor JM Pemberton, University of Edinburgh, Inst of Cell, Animal and Population Biol
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Inst of Cell, Animal and Population Biol
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Population Ecology
- Conservation Ecology
- Abstract:
- The study will combine individual life history and morphometric data records for red deer on Rum and Soay sheep on St. Kilda, and increased numbers of microsatellite genotypes, to investigate a suite of issues about inbreeding depression in the wild. Overall objective: to quantify the impact of inbreeding compared with ecological factors in affecting life history and morphometric traits. Specific objectives: (1) to develop molecular measures of inbreeding (2) to document the shapes of relationships between inbreeding and traits (3) to quantify inbreeding x environment interactions (4) to compare the extent to which inbreeding depression affects different traits (5) to quantity effects of inbreeding depression on retention of genetic variation (6) to investigate the influence of inbreeding depression on population dynamics and (7) to investigate inbreeding avoidance.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/00530
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £243,891
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £130,205 | £3,018 | £30,372 | £20,402 | £59,894 |
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