Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100824

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE170100824

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Pre-natal communication in adaptation to hot climate. This project aims to reveal how birds programme their offspring for a warming world, by communicating acoustically with their embryos. Most animals, including humans, can hear external sounds before birth, but it is not known what function this plays. An Australian bird calls to its eggs at high ambient temperatures, which alters nestling growth and survival. This project will show the physiological effects involved and the consequences for adaptation to heat in wild birds. This project will elucidate whether the global reduction in animal body size is an adaptive response to rising temperatures, and research the therapeutic benefits of pre-natal sounds.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2017

End Date: 10-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $372,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Animal Behaviour | Animal Physiological Ecology | Conservation and Biodiversity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

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