Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2002/00554
The evolutionary genetics of social dominance.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr D Coltman, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Although the adaptive significance of social dominance is a central theme in behavioural ecology, rarely have the genetic bases of behavioural traits been studied in the wild. Evolutionary theory predicts that traits related to social dominance may have relatively low heritability due to past selection and high levels of integration. The aim of this project is to use advanced quantitative genetic analyses to test the idea that traits associated with social dominance are genetically variable yet less heritable than morphometric traits. These analyses will be based on the pedigree of a wild population of marked Oreamnos americanus that has been intensively studied since 1988, determined through microsatellite DNA analyses.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2002/00554
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £30,463
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £17,525 | £1,297 | £3,581 | £8,061 |
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