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NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00462

Determinants of reproductive rates: sexual antagonism and environmental adaptation.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor N Wedell, University of Leeds, Inst of Integrative & Comparative Biolog
Science Area:
Terrestrial
Overall Classification:
Terrestrial
ENRIs:
Global Change
Biodiversity
Science Topics:
Population Genetics/Evolution
Population Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Abstract:
Why females mate as few or as many times as they do is enigmatic, even when gaining direct benefits from the male. Female mating rate lies at the heart of evolutionary biology, as it determines the intensity of sexual selection and the pattern of gene flow within and between populations. This project seeks to quantify the effect of (l) sexual conflict over female mating rate, (2) sexually antagonistic alleles, and (3) pleiotropic effects of temperature adaptation, for variation in female mating rate in a butterfly with paternal investment. This illustrates the need to consider the effect of alleles expressed in both sexes, those only expressed in one sex, and those that have pleiotropic effects on other aspects of individual fitness. This provides the first investigation of the relative importance of these factors for the mating rate of females derived from natural populations.
Period of Award:
28 Jun 2002 - 27 Nov 2004
Value:
£160,006
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2001/00462
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

This grant award has a total value of £160,006  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - StaffTotal - T&STotal - Other CostsTotal - EquipmentTotal - Indirect Costs
£90,991£6,554£15,605£5,000£41,856

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