Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01326
The impact of herbivores on the evolution of reproductive decisions in monocarpic plants.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor M Rees, Imperial College London, Biological Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Imperial College London, Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Conservation Ecology
- Population Ecology
- Abstract:
- The project aims to explore the influence of herbivores on the flowering strategies of monocarpic plants. The system we intend to study is the Platte thistle and its associated insect herbivores. This system has been extensively studied by Prof S. Louda over the last 17 years. A wide range of herbivores attack the plant and their impact on growth, survival and reproduction has been quantified using a variety of long-term observational and experimental studies. Our previous theoretical work on the evolution of flowering strategies has indicated several points in the life cycle where herbivores could have important effects and the main aim of the grant will be to quantify these effects. A variety of modelling approaches will be used, including simple analytical models, dynamic state variable models and individual-based models, which include genetic algorithms.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01326
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £84,303
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £6,148 | £49,848 | £2,676 | £2,701 | £22,930 |
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