Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Queen's University
$120,000.00
Rapid Evolution
EF 2019-20
Résumé
Biological invasions directly impact economic and natural resources across Canada and worldwide. However, the abundance and distribution of species can vary from a few isolated individuals in some locations to hectares of near-monoculture elsewhere. Which genes allow populations to thrive and which drive it to extinction? How do the effects of these genes change across environments? These questions are addressed using a combination of methods from field ecology, statistics, bioinformatics and 'next-generation' sequencing technologies. Identifying genetic loci affecting survival and reproduction could lead to genetic screens for invasive genotypes or novel traits for crop improvement.
Programme
Canada Research Chairs
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
1000230701-2014
Name nom
Colautti, Robert
Department département
Biology
Organization id
29
Institution établissement
Queen's University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
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
Installment
NA
Partie
0
Nb partie
NA
Application title
Rapid Evolution
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Biological invasions directly impact economic and natural resources across Canada and worldwide. However, the abundance and distribution of species can vary from a few isolated individuals in some locations to hectares of near-monoculture elsewhere. Which genes allow populations to thrive and which drive it to extinction? How do the effects of these genes change across environments? These questions are addressed using a combination of methods from field ecology, statistics, bioinformatics and 'next-generation' sequencing technologies. Identifying genetic loci affecting survival and reproduction could lead to genetic screens for invasive genotypes or novel traits for crop improvement.
