Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00423
Competition between relatives and kin selection.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor S West, University of Edinburgh, Inst of Cell, Animal and Population Biol
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor A Buckling, University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Inst of Cell, Animal and Population Biol
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Behavioural Ecology
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Abstract:
- It has long been accepted that individuals should behave more altruistically, and less competitively towards their relatives (kin selection). However, in recent years a large amount of theoretical research has shown that kin selection for altruism towards relatives can be reduced and even totally removed by competition between relatives. Unfortunately, this theoretical work remains untested. We shall: (1) experimentally test the influence of competition between relatives on the evolution of altruism; (2) develop theoretical methodologies that allow the importance of competition between relatives to be determined from observational data; (3) apply these methodologies to existing observational data.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/00423
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £94,873
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £57,198 | £3,259 | £6,105 | £2,000 | £26,311 |
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