Little brown bats (myotis lucifugus) are apparently adapting to white-nose syndrome (auteri knowles 2020, signoux-wolfsohn ET AL. 2021), and juveniles are still being born, but the extent to which…
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- F24AP01211
- Recipient
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Missouri State University UEI CL7KJX2VFHS9
- Awarding agency
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DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $302,675
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 15.684 White-nose Syndrome National Response Implementation
- Completion date 86% complete
- Originally
- Funding
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- $232,777.00 Federal
- $69,898.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Missouri, USA
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Description
Little brown bats (myotis lucifugus) are apparently adapting to white-nose syndrome (auteri knowles 2020, signoux-wolfsohn ET AL. 2021), and juveniles are still being born, but the extent to which genetically-adapted bats are also reproductively active is unclear. For example, an adult female genetically predisposed to have fewer, or even no, offspring might also be more likely to survive white-nose syndrome, as she is likely to enter hibernation with higher FAT stores than females with higher reproductive output. In this manner, the same alleles that help bats survive white-nose syndrome could also, in some cases, make them energetically more conservative and have fewer babies. However, the long-term survival of the species relies on genetically resilient, reproductively active populations. Therefore, assessing whether there is reasonable overlap between adaptive alleles for surviving white-nose syndrome, and inherited alleles that are being passed on, is key for assessing the long-term health of the species. The objectives of this project are to identify whether alleles previously identified as beneficial for surviving white-nose syndrome are also found in juvenile bats, whether there is regional variation in relative abundance of these adaptive alleles, if said variation explains observed difference in population declines, and whether adaptive alleles are primarily attributable to resistance versus tolerance disease mechanisms.
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| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
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| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
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| Original award | $232,777 | $69,898 |
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Who received award F24AP01211?
F24AP01211 was awarded to Missouri State University by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on April 1, 2024.
How much is award F24AP01211 worth?
$302,675 has been obligated on F24AP01211: $232,777 in federal funding and $69,898 in non-federal funding.
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