Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0985189

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0985189

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Choosing when to be sexual: clonal and sexual reproduction in a population of honey bees. Sex is costly. There is the cost of finding a mate and the genome of offspring must be shared with the mating partner. Despite these costs, sex is common in animals, so the benefits of sex must be substantial. Benefits may include the prevention of inbreeding and generating variable offspring. Exploring the trade off between sex and cloning requires a model system where individuals can choose to reproduce sexually or asexually. This project will explore a population of honey bees where a genetic mutation allows queens to clone themselves or reproduce sexually. We will reveal the unusual genetic mechanisms behind this ability and show how they are used by queens and workers to increase their reproductive success.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 27-03-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $250,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Meiosis And Recombination | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Genetics | Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Livestock not elsewhere classified | Political science and public policy |

Other Keywords

Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination) | Genetics | Livestock not elsewhere classified | Meiosis And Recombination | Political science and public policy | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology

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