Natural selection and quantitative genetics in a 'giant' island bird: an empirical test of new marker-based approaches.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 12/1/2001
- End date
- 8/31/2005
- Budget
- 291,519 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Grant | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sheffield | Lead Partner | - | - |
| Imperial College London | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
We propose to study the genetic basis of selection for 'gigantism' in an island-dwelling bird, a striking and widespread phenomenon that has stimulated much ecological debate but has not been investigated in a quantitative fashion. Our study has two aims.