Grant: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Brock University
$25,000.00
Systematics and behavioural ecology of biting flies
FY 2014-15
Summary
We have three research foci in the lab. First, we study the evolutionary (phylogenetic) species complexes in the Simuliidae (black flies) and Culicidae (mosquitoes). For this, we use a total evidence approach and consider morphological, cytological, behavioural, ecological and molecular data. Second, we are interested in blood-feeding host preferences among members of species complexes. Third, we study sugar-feeding and its implications for understanding baseline biological data and parasite transmission in black flies and mosquitoes.
Program
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
137426-2010
Name nom
Hunter, Fiona
Department département
Biological Sciences
Organization id
22
Institution établissement
Brock University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
25000
Program id
RGPIN
Program name en
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Program name fr
Programme de subventions à la découverte - individuelles
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1503
Committee name en
Evolution and Ecology
Committee name fr
Évolution et écologie
Area of application code
1201
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Life sciences (including biotechnology)
Area of application fr
Sciences de la vie (y compris biotechnologie)
Research subject code
4700
Research subject group en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject group fr
Évolution et écologie
Research subject en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject fr
Évolution et écologie
Partie
5
Nb partie
5
Application title
Systematics and behavioural ecology of biting flies
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
We have three research foci in the lab. First, we study the evolutionary (phylogenetic) species complexes in the Simuliidae (black flies) and Culicidae (mosquitoes). For this, we use a total evidence approach and consider morphological, cytological, behavioural, ecological and molecular data. Second, we are interested in blood-feeding host preferences among members of species complexes. Third, we study sugar-feeding and its implications for understanding baseline biological data and parasite transmission in black flies and mosquitoes.
