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Biological Invasions in Marine Ecosystems – the Role of Phenotypic Plasticity

Coordinatore	LUNDS UNIVERSITET    more  Organization address address: Paradisgatan 5c city: LUND postcode: 22100 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Christer Cognome: Brönmark Email: send email Telefono: +46 46 2223702 Fax: +46 46 2224536
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Sweden [SE]
Totale costo	45˙000 €
EC contributo	45˙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-ERG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-04-01   -   2014-03-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	LUNDS UNIVERSITET  Organization address address: Paradisgatan 5c city: LUND postcode: 22100 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Christer Cognome: Brönmark Email: send email Telefono: +46 46 2223702 Fax: +46 46 2224536	SE (LUND)	coordinator	45˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'In the era of the Evolutionary Synthesis, genetic recombination or mutation were assumed to create the raw material for evolution by natural selection. More recently, however, the genetic versus environmental basis of new selectable traits, and how genotype × environment interactions affect evolutionary trajectories, has risen to the forefront of evolutionary biology. Phenotypic plasticity [PP] is an individual’s inherent ability to change behaviour, physiology, morphology, or life-history in response to environmental cues. It is new to consider PP as a factor affecting biological invasion success and the process has virtually been ignored in marine environments. I intend to study PP, as the strategy can provide a mechanistic explanation to understand and predict successful invasions. Such knowledge is crucial since global invasions have significant impact on the ecology since invasive species creates genetic pollution and can change ecosystem functions. It has also a huge economic impact since estimated damage and control cost in the U.S. alone reach $138 billion annually. I will utilize common garden experiments as well as a molecular approach with cDNA microarry in order to assess the evolution of PP and study expressed genes, which administrate plasticity genes.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

The role of phenotypic plasticity (PP) in driving the genetic evolution of a species has attracted much interest. An EU initiative studied a non-native marine species to determine if PP facilitates genetic evolution.