Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP170101105
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Natural selection and the Tasmanian devil. This project aims to explain evolution of immune capabilities in response to disease threats in the wild by assessing the immune adaptive capabilities of Tasmanian devils in response to facial tumour disease. It plans to determine how the expression of immune genes differs between wild and captive populations. The project will combine immunology, epidemiology and evolutionary biology, to understand the role of host genetic and phenotypic adaptations to disease threats. The project will assist in the development of diagnostic tools for managing this and other threatened species and for screening disease resistance markers across wild and captive insurance populations.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2019
End Date: 12-2023
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $300,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Wildlife and Habitat Management | Environmental Science and Management | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Biological Adaptation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species at Regional or Larger Scales | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |
