Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0455050
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Conservation, health and disease in the endangered marsupial, the Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville). Western Barred Bandicoots are highly endangered marsupials, found in the wild only on Bernier and Dorre islands in Western Australia. Captive breeding and reintroduction efforts, considered essential for survival of this species, are currently hampered by a progressively debilitating, wart-like syndrome and reduced fertility. This project will use pathological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural techniques in combination with novel molecular methods, and lymphocyte proliferation assays to determine the causes and conservation implications of these conditions. The hypothesis is that these conditions are a consequence of a viral or chlamydial infection in immunocompromised animals.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2005
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $165,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Virology | Veterinary Sciences | Conservation And Biodiversity | Pathology |
