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Evolution and maintenance of variation in reproductive behaviour in wild great tits
Reference
G17549
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Ben Sheldon
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Loeske Kruuk
Institution
University of Oxford
Department
Zoology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
253,724
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/10/2002
End date
31/08/2006
Duration
47 months
Abstract
We will use a combination of novel analytical methods to study the evolution of reproductive behaviour in a population of wild birds studied since 1947. The main focus of our work will be to attempt to explain the response of the population to changing climatic conditions, and to understand a major paradox in evolutionary population biology; why characters under directional selection, with plentiful additive genetic variation, apparently do not evolve.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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