Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2003/00335
The behavioural and ecological consequences of shoaling decisions in fish.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr S Griffiths, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor AE Magurran, University of St Andrews, Biology
- Grant held at:
- Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Ecology
- Conservation Ecology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Understanding how animals decide which group to join or leave is vital if we went to learn more about the mechanisms underlying cognitive function and the evolution of social living. In fish, individuals that choose familiar schoolmates accrue anti-predator and foraging benefits. Conferring these benefits on declining fish stocks has important economic and conservation implications, yet the factors influencing decision-making are not understood. This project will investigate the behavioural and ecological consequences of the processes affecting perception and cognition in fish. A strength of this work will be the use of a large glass-sided indoor stream to examine both the mechanisms and functions underlying patterns of preferential association and avoidance on a near-natural scale.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2003/00335
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £142,251
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £70,694 | £6,306 | £9,936 | £22,795 | £32,519 |
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