Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2002/00891
Determining the shape of the trade-off curve for host resistance to a pathogen.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor M Boots, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr S Sait, University of Leeds, Sch of Biology
- Grant held at:
- University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Population Ecology
- Abstract:
- Theory predicts that the shape of trade-off curves are, in addition to the magnitude of the costs and benefits, crucial to evolutionary outcomes. In terms of resistance to parasites, increasing costs leads to variation around an ESS resistance level while decreasing ones may select for a dimorphism of extreme types. Measuring the shape of trade-off relationships directly is therefore crucial but often impracticable. In the Indian meal moth system, it is possible however, to accurately alter the resource levels of different populations and therefore to select for resistance at different resource levels. We have also demonstrated genetic variation for resistance, a response to selection for resistance and costs to evolved resistance. We therefore propose to measure the shape of the genotypic trade-off curve for resistance through selection in different environments.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2002/00891
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £70,304
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £35,712 | £1,128 | £5,803 | £16,428 | £11,234 |
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