Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/I/S/2002/00732
The impact of social behaviour on population genetic structure: a comparative study of continuous populations.
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Professor SJ Rossiter, Queen Mary University of London, Sch of Biological and Chemical Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Behavioural Ecology
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Conservation Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- The impact of social organisation on genetic structure across medium spatial scales, where gene dynamics may critically shape evolution, is poorly understood. I will examine genetic structure in 14 bat species, which are co-distributed in ancient forest. This study design will ameliorate several problems that often complicate the interpretation of genetic patterns. In particular, the study site has been exceptionally buffered from radical habitat shifts. Microsatellites will be used to analyse genetic isolation-by-distance. I will compare trends among species with varying social structures to test the influence of group size, roosting habits and local distribution on genetic differentiation at the landscape-level. This study will challenge current theory on the consequences of social structure, which underpins conservation and evolutionary biology.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/I/S/2002/00732
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
This fellowship award has a total value of £131,288
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £102,788 | £28,500 |
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