Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/01171
Adaptive variation in natural populations of a freshwater fish with marked genetic structuring, the bullhead, Cottus gobio.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr B Haenfling, University of Hull, Biological Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Piertney, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor G Carvalho, Bangor University, Sch of Natural Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Hull, Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Population Ecology
- Conservation Ecology
- Abstract:
- The bullhead, Cottus gobio, exhibits marked genetic structuring and local adaptation to headwaters. Here we plan to examine how microevolutionary forces in natural populations shape variation in neutral genetic markers and ecologically significant quantitative traits. Specifically, we will: (1) examine heritability of adaptive traits of ecological significance in natural populations from different environments. (2) examine the role of stochastic processes, by (a) relating estimates of inbreeding (heterozygosity and d squared) to adaptive trait variation and fitness in the wild, and (b) examining the effects of drift on trait variation by comparing matrices of trait value with existing data on genetic distances. (3) examine the role of deterministic processes by comparing matrices of 'environmental differences' with variation in phenotypic traits using a Matrix Correspondence analysis.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/01171
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £194,912
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £107,888 | £10,574 | £26,822 | £49,629 |
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