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Genetic consequences of island colonisation in the model organism Brachyderes rugatus
Reference
G17530
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Brent Emerson
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of East Anglia
Department
Biological Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
149,264
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/09/2002
End date
30/09/2005
Duration
37 months
Abstract
Using the beetle Brachyderes rugatus from the Canary Islands as a model organism, this work will quantify the effects of population bottlenecks on genetic variability for (1) single locus genetic variation and (2) multi-locus additive genetic variation. An existing molecular phylogeny will be used to frame hypotheses, and comparative data will be obtained for a close continental relative that has not experienced bottlenecks. This will be the first study using a natural system within a research area typically addressed theoretically or by experimentation. Empirical data will also be used to assess the phylogeographic utility of microsatellite data.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
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