Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01175
Does captive breeding produce maladapted stock for reintroduction? A test using an endangered amphibian.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor RA Griffiths, University of Kent, Sch of Anthropology & Conservation
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor TJ beebee, University of Sussex, Sch of Life Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Kent, Sch of Anthropology & Conservation
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Population Ecology
- Conservation Ecology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Captive breeding programmes for endangered species run the risk of both genetic drift and inbreeding depression. However, it is unclear whether this produces stock that are poorly adapted for life in the wild. This project will test whether the heritable responses of the endangered toad (Alytes muletensis) to introduced snake predators have degenerated through some 10-14 generations of captive breeding from a small pool of founders. This will be achieved through comparisons of (1) long-term and short-term captive populations; and (2) wild founder and reintroduced descendent populations on Mallorca. Microsatellite DNA analyses of the source populations will be used to determine whether there are any genetic correlates for the observed responses.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01175
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £90,284
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £49,370 | £5,991 | £9,065 | £3,149 | £22,710 |
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