Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/I/S/2002/00712
Sexual selection, parasites and the maintenance of genetic diversity at the MHC in a wild avian population.
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Professor Ds Richardson, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- Two recently developed PCR-based molecular techniques now enable the efficient screening of MHC variation and blood pathogens within vertebrates. I will apply these novel techniques to the comprehensive data set provided by the long-term study of the Seychelles warbler to investigate; 1) MHC based mate choice and its fitness consequences, ii) MHC and parasite variation across time and space and, iii) the interaction between blood parasites, host fitness and the MHC. The results will determine if mate choice and fitness are related to variation at the MHC and test whether parasite mediated selection maintains genetic diversity and drives this process in the Seychelles warbler. The answers will contribute towards solving two fundamental questions in sexual selection i.e. do genetic benefits to mate choice exist and, if so, how is genetic variation maintained?
- NERC Reference:
- NER/I/S/2002/00712
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
This fellowship award has a total value of £148,143
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £119,644 | £28,500 |
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