Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP180101207
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Revisiting the ontogeny of vocal learning in birds: from neuron to fitness. This project aims to test the hypothesis that acoustic exposure prior to hatching directly affects gene expression, neural development, behaviour and consequently fitness, in wild populations of songbirds. Recent research suggests that animals are receptive to acoustic parental signals long before birth and may use such previously unrecognised signals to make adaptive developmental decisions. This project will quantify the effect on neural development and vocal learning in embryonic birds, employing a model songbird species. The outcomes of this study will transform our understanding of the adaptive potential of prenatal vocal learning, which will have significant benefits for human speech and language development.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2018
End Date: 12-2022
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $393,192.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Evolution of Developmental Systems | Zoology | Animal Behaviour | Animal Neurobiology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
