This $1,297,896 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program will support research by Texas A&M University to investigate the evolutionary and neurogenomic mechanisms underlying species discrimination and behavioral isolation in North American stream fishes. The project will integrate genomic, transcriptomic, and functional approaches to connect patterns of behavioral, neural, and genomic variation within species to the larger processes of species diversification. Key activities include: 1) Conducting comparative studies of species discrimination in sympatric and allopatric populations, 2) Profiling the neurogenomic basis of species discrimination, and 3) Identifying the genetic basis of behavioral isolation and speciation. The project also includes initiatives to provide training and research opportunities in biology and coding for students from underrepresented groups. This 4-year award runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028.
Generated 8/13/24, 3:42 AM