Brant Faircloth
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Project Summary
This project will advance knowledge and understanding of Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) within several related fields by integrating a number of field biology and laboratory techniques including: molecular determination of sex, parentage inference using genotype data, capture and marking of individuals, radio-telemetry, and analysis of social groups. Within the species, this research will answer basic questions of sociality and reproduction while benefitting future investigations of bobwhite population structure and persistence. Within the order, it will provide a meaningful "yard-stick" with which to compare behaviors of and research among other species. Within both the species and the order, this project will allow development and subsequent testing of numerous hypotheses benefitting the management of extant populations and the consumptive use of these resources. Finally, with respect to mating and social system theory as a whole, this project will fill gaps in the current collective knowledge.
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- PhD candidate
- Wildlife Genetics Lab coordinator
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Additional Information
You can find additional information about my research at the Bobwhite Genetics Project and some of the other things on which I work at the Wildlife Genetics Lab