Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2000/00059
Developing genetic markers for the analysis of the basis of mate choice in buzzards.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr JE Lindstrom, University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor W Amos, University of Cambridge, Zoology
- Grant held at:
- University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Many theories of how animals choose their mates are based on the principal that females should choose males who carry 'good genes'. However, disentangling the effects of choice and 'quality' is often difficult because the act of being chosen also increases fitness. In the Common Buzzard, a balanced polymorphism maintains a situation in which choice and quality have become decoupled, providing a unique opportunity to examine the basis of mate choice. This proposal seeks to develop a panel of genetic markers suitable for determining parentage and relatedness between individuals. These markers will then underpin and complement a primarily behavioural NERC studentship which includes a time allocation for genotyping.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2000/00059
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £36,553
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £506 | £16,714 | £11,644 | £7,688 |
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