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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE180100624
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The role of epigenetic modifications in tiger snake adaptation. This project aims to investigate mechanisms underlying animal adaptation to future environmental change by examining the molecular basis for phenotypic plasticity in snakes. This project will specifically examine variation in genetic/epigenetic profiles and compare against important fitness traits, such as variable head size, bite force and swallowing performance to identify relationships between molecular change and physiology. Such research is a critical first step in improving our knowledge of the mechanisms whereby animal populations may adapt to environmental change, allowing us to facilitate such processes or concentrate conservation effort where species are unable to adapt via epigenetic modification.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2018
End Date: 08-2021
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $365,058.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Evolutionary Impacts of Climate Change | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |
