This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology provides $199,926 to the University of South Carolina from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The funding supports research titled "EAGER: Testing for Genes Associated with Migratory Behavior in a Peripatetic Species" under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The goal of the research is to test for genes associated with migratory behavior using a species known to travel...
This two-year National Science Foundation project grant of $138,000 supports postdoctoral research on the genetic basis and fitness consequences of thermoregulatory flexibility in junco birds. Funded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the research aims to advance understanding of major problems in biology. The grant period is from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023 and performance will take place in Columbia, South Carolina. The Biological Sciences program seeks to promote...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $713,464 project grant to the University of Oregon from May 2021 through January 2025 under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will support research examining how climate and competition interact to determine plant and animal species' phenology and coexistence. The Biological Sciences program aims to advance the field and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise by increasing knowledge of major issues facing the...
The National Science Foundation awarded Coastal Carolina University a $258,344 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant funds research titled "The Biomechanics of Long-Distance Flight in Large Beetles: Do Smaller Individuals Fly Better?" The Biological Sciences program aims to promote advancement in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise...
The University of South Dakota received a three-year $283,497 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will fund collaborative research to study the influence of temperature and resource supply on community size spectra in streams. As part of the Biological Sciences program's goal to strengthen the Nation's biological research enterprise and increase scientific understanding...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) project grant awarded to the University of South Carolina for $199,814 from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 will test how environmental variability and geographic distance between populations affect fluctuations in population size over time. The project will use observational data and theoretical models to assess the relationship between environmental variability and population dynamics, examine the underlying...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $276,000 Project Grant to Colorado State University under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2024. The grant will fund research and outreach activities to assess the evolutionary response of the willow flycatcher to climate change. Specifically, the fellow will integrate genotype, phenotype and environmental data to identify genomic regions associated with climate adaptation and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of Cincinnati from July 2021 to June 2023. The grant falls under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and understanding of major problems. Under this award, the University of Cincinnati will investigate climatic influences on...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $138,000 Project Grant to support research titled "The Morphological Drivers and Effects of Long-Distance Bird Migration" from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems confronting the nation....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $779,001 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) on May 1, 2024. The grant supports a 3-year research study examining the adaptive benefits of daylight availability and the photoperiodism of transhemispheric migratory birds. The research aims to determine if longer summer daylight at higher latitudes accelerates parental provisioning and offspring growth...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $190,605 project grant to the University of South Carolina under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) from September 1, 2021 to April 30, 2023. The grant will support research examining the impacts of climate change on community dynamics and long-distance migratory bird populations. As part of the Biological Sciences program's goal of strengthening the nation's biological research enterprise and increasing scientific understanding, this project aims to promote progress in the field and enhance knowledge of major issues facing the environment. The University of South Carolina will serve as the sole awardee, delivering research products over the 21-month period to address how climate shifts may influence migratory patterns and species interactions.