Human induced trans-generational stress tolerance and invasion success
Main funder
Funder's project number: 308302
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 516 336,00
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Project timetable
Project start date: 01/09/2017
Project end date: 30/09/2022
Summary
Human induced changes on Earth mark the new geological era, anthropocene. Despite the ongoing sixth mass extinction, we witness the success and rapid spread of some organisms into new areas. The success of invasive species may result from their excellent ability to adapt to varying conditions. Alternatively human activities improve their adaptability because we assist dispersal, maintain stressful environments, and select their stress resistance. This project aims to assess the human contribution for the development of stress resistance. We are going to estimate the relative roles of genetic background, trans-generational effects and human induced selection on stress tolerance. The relative importance of these factors will be assessed by implementing causal statistical analysis of multivariate data which will give us also tools to further improve experimental designs. Our results will serve both basic research and improve sustainable implementation of invasive species strategy.
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Related publications and other outputs
- Transgenerational sublethal pyrethroid exposure gives rise to insecticide resistance in a pest insect (2024) Margus, Aigi; et al.; A1
- Fungicides modify pest insect fitness depending on their genotype and population (2023) Margus, Aigi; et al.; A1; OA
- The effects of short-term glyphosate-based herbicide exposure on insect gene expression profiles (2023) Rainio, Miia J.; et al.; A1; OA
- Repeated exposure of fluazinam fungicides affects gene expression profiles yet carries no costs on a nontarget pest (2022) Saifullah, Shahed; et al.; A1; OA
- Sequence variation and regulatory variation in acetylcholinesterase genes contribute to insecticide resistance in different populations of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (2021) Margus, Aigi; et al.; A1; OA
- Effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide on survival and oxidative status of a non-target herbivore, the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) (2019) Rainio, Miia J.; et al.; A1; OA
- Transgenerational effects of insecticides - implications for rapid pest evolution in agroecosystems (2018) Brevik, Kristian; et al.; A1; OA
