Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/I/S/2000/00955
Optimal infection strategies of macroparasites: From individuals to populations
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Professor A Fenton, University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- None
- Abstract:
- Parasite persistence is often studied at the population level. I start at a more fundamental level, the likelihood that a parasite infects given the probability of host availability and find the strategy that maximises persistence. By modifying population models I then determine the implications of these strategies on system dynamics. Through this work I will explore the possibility that parasites show bet hedging; in unpredictable conditions individuals may differ in infectivity to increase the chances that some will infect. This may have great implications for our understanding of parasite systems. By understanding these selection pressures we can assess more accurately how parasites regulate their hosts and the implications for biodiversity.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/I/S/2000/00955
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
This fellowship award has a total value of £109,592
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £85,592 | £24,000 |
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