Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2002/00808
How does mechanism constrain adaptation?
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor S West, University of Edinburgh, Inst of Evolutionary Biology
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Inst of Evolutionary Biology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Determining the relative importance of factors that may constrain adaptation remains one of the greatest challenges for evolutionary biology. Studies of sex allocation offer exceptional opportunities for addressing this problem because we have an excellent understanding of the selective factors involved, and can expect a quantitative fit between data and theory. We will carry out experiments on sex allocation in parasitic wasps to determine the importance of a possibly major mechanistic constraint - how individuals process information about their environment. We will test how females adjust their behaviour in response to: (A) cues from hosts and other females; (B) relatedness to other females and their mates; (C) competing demands of other behavioural decisions. These experiments will be complemented with observational field data, theory and comparative studies.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2002/00808
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £232,782
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £138,229 | £3,426 | £19,349 | £63,586 | £8,194 |
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