Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/M/S/2001/00040
Causes and consequences of male-biased inbreeding depression in butterflies.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor IJ Saccheri, University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Population Ecology
- Abstract:
- The recent finding of strongly male-biased inbreeding depression for fertility in a butterfly (Bicyclus anynana) highlights inadequacies of current models of inbreeding depression. It suggests that development and physiology must be considered explicitly when characterising the mutation load. Such models form the basis for predicting the evolutionary dynamics of genetic load, which affects fitness, behaviour and demography in populations subject to inbreeding. Detailed comparative microscopy of male reproductive function, aligned with QTL analysis, will be used to uncover the physiological mechanisms and genetic basis for the male-biased infertility effect. The consequences of sex-biased inbreeding depression for purging of the genetic load, and possible evolutionary changes in sex ratio, will be explored both theoretically and empirically.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/M/S/2001/00040
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £51,807
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £23,797 | £10,899 | £6,164 | £10,946 |
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