Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0665730
Funding Status
Closed
Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the Feedback Form.
Funded Activity Summary
Sugar and water handling by honeyeaters and sunbirds. Honeyeaters are the major vertebrate pollinators in Australia, playing a vital role in maintenance of healthy ecosystems. These birds are faced with extreme physiological challenges due to their diet, ingesting 2-5 times their body mass in nectar to obtain their daily sugar requirement. Nectarivores are, consequently, masters at processing and assimilating sugars and water; comparative physiology of these charismatic birds will provide deep understanding of sugar and water handling mechanisms. Understanding gut and renal physiology and morphology contributes to the broad base of knowledge required to address pathological and clinical conditions in man, and will enhance our ability to predict effects of environmental change on these birds.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2006
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $290,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Animal Physiology—Systems | Comparative Physiology | Anatomy And Physiology | Physiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Digestive system and disorders | Urogenital system and disorders | Global climate change adaptation measures |
