Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2002/00410
The effects of shoaling, male courtship and population structure on the genetic diversity of a host and its parasite.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr C Van Oosterhout, University of Hull, Biological Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr P Harris, University of Nottingham, Sch of Education
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor MW Bruford, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Hull, Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Population Ecology
- Conservation Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- The guppy, Poecilia reticulata, is a classic model for studies on microevolution, and yet the impact of parasitism on this host remains relatively unexplored. This will be the first field study to assess genetic variation of a common guppy pathogen (Gyrodaclylus turnbulli), which will be used to infer the potential costs of male sexual- and shoaling behaviour of its host. Guppies will be collected from Trinidad and Tobago and comparisons of host and parasite genetic diversity made at different geographical and population levels (between rivers, within rivers and within shoals). We will screen 500 guppies and their associated parasites with 5 species-specific microsatellite loci. Uniquely, this study will assess the relative importance of G. turnbulli in relation to other natural- and sexual selection pressures on the host.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2002/00410
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £31,003
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2,600 | £15,271 | £6,108 | £7,024 |
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