Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01247
Future fitness and helping in social queues.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor JP Field, University College London, Genetics Evolution and Environment
- Grant held at:
- University College London, Genetics Evolution and Environment
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- In small groups of primitively eusocial animals, direct reproduction through inheritance is probably a key fitness component for subordinate helpers. Subordinates have a good chance of inheriting the dominant, egg-laying position when they reach the front of an age-based queue. The main aims of the project are to: (1) measure direct benefits through inheritance, (2) compare the payoff from actively helping with that of simply waiting in the queue and (3) test whether subordinates adjust their helping effort according to the direct reproductive success they expect in the future. The project will involve large-scale manipulative field experiments and microsatellite-based genetic work on tropical hover wasps, a taxon uniquely suited for such studies.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01247
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £168,043
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £85,702 | £21,932 | £20,989 | £39,422 |
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