Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2002/00387
Experimental test of environmental modification of inbreeding depression in the Mauritius Kestrel.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr L Keller, University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr RG Nager, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary, Life Sci
- Grant held at:
- University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Ecology
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Conservation Ecology
- Abstract:
- The main aim of this project is to test experimentally the effects of environmental conditions on the magnitude of inbreeding depression using pedigree data obtained from a long-term study of the Mauritius Kestrel. This question is of central interest to evolutionary biology and conservation biology alike, because environmental modification of the magnitude of inbreeding depression can dramatically alter the outcome of evolutionary processes and the viability of populations of endangered species. Recent pilot analyses that we have performed have shown that inbred male Mauritius Kestrel fledge significantly fewer young than outbred males. We will experimentally investigate the effects of variation in one specific environmental variable (food availability) on this inbreeding depression using a broad and integrated approach to measuring offspring condition.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2002/00387
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £17,597
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £10,538 | £7,059 |
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