Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2001/00223
Lifetime consequences of male parentage in Abies balsamea.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor JW Silvertown, The Open University, Life, Health & Chemical Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr J Freeland, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
- Grant held at:
- The Open University, Life, Health & Chemical Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Abstract:
- Local adaptation is the rule in plant populations, but gene flow may produce outbreeding depression (OD). Experimental crosses demonstrate the potential for OD to occur, but a natural system must be used to determine its actual occurrence. In this pilot project we wish to develop microsatellite markers for paternally, maternally and biparentally inherited genomes that will then be used on chronosequences of the tree Abies balsamea to detect OD throughout the life cycle. A. balsamea is wind pollinated, highly outcrossing though self-compatible and shows local adaptation in relation to altitude in the Adirondacks where we work. Intense density-dependent mortality provides scope for selection on viability. If OD occurs, relatedness based on the paternal genome should increase with cohort age as the progeny of non-local pollination are selected out.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2001/00223
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £32,203
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1,025 | £18,574 | £4,059 | £8,544 |
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