JACKALS

Measuring Levels of MHC diversity between free-ranging and potentially isolated populations of Black-backed jackals(Canis mesomelas)

 Coordinatore THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY 

 Organization address address: BURTON STREET
city: NOTTINGHAM
postcode: NG1 4BU

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Doreen
Cognome: Corlett
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 115 8486688

 Nazionalità Coordinatore United Kingdom [UK]
 Totale costo 100˙000 €
 EC contributo 100˙000 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG
 Funding Scheme MC-IRG
 Anno di inizio 2011
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2011-03-01   -   2015-02-28

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

 Organization address address: BURTON STREET
city: NOTTINGHAM
postcode: NG1 4BU

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Doreen
Cognome: Corlett
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 115 8486688

UK (NOTTINGHAM) coordinator 100˙000.00

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markers    mhc    heterozygosity    levels    genetic    techniques    ranging    wildlife    groups    free    park    fences    populations    family    ecto    allelic    burdens    located    movements    determine    parks    compare    parasite    jackals   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Among the consequences of barriers to movements of animals within and between populations are a reduction of genetic diversity and an increase in genetic differentiation between populations. Protein coding genes of the MHC have been previously identified as potentially suitable markers for estimating adaptive variability within populations. In addition to the use of traditional neutral microsatellite markers, this project “Jackals” will investigate variation in levels of allelic expression and heterozygosity at the Major Histocompatibility Complex, (MHC) in populations of Black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) located within and outside wildlife reserves. The project will also use spohisticated GPS tracking techniques to determine if wildlife park barrier fences present an obstacle to gene flow between park and free-ranging populations. The objectives of this research are therefore; • To compare differences between MHC allelic profiles for populations/family groups of jackals located within at least two fenced wildlife parks and from free ranging jackals from the habitat surrounding these parks. • Compare levels of MHC and neural maker heterozygosity between these populations/family groups. • Determine if park jackals do have higher ecto-parasite burdens that their free ranging counterparts. • Determine if correlations exist between presence/absence of specific MHC alleles and high ecto-parasite burdens • To assess the permeability of game fences to the movements of jackals using telemetry techniques.'

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