Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/M/S/2001/00112
Polyembryony: a twinned response to sperm limitation and restricted gene flow in the sea?
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr A Pemberton, Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory
- Grant held at:
- Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Conservation Ecology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- Polyembryony, the splitting of a single sexually produced embryo into many clonal copies, seems to get the balance of sexual and asexual reproduction wrong, yet it persists in a diverse range of organisms. The project investigates cyclostome bryozoans, an entire order with this mode of reproduction, where microsatellite markers and spatial autocorrelation will be used to investigate whether sperm limitation and inbred local population structure may be important for the evolution and maintenance of this life history. An opportunity exists to explore dynamics of gene flow and biodiversity in sessile communities from a novel angle.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/M/S/2001/00112
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £50,944
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £21,879 | £1,390 | £7,083 | £10,528 | £10,064 |
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