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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0449621
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The role of plant chemical defences in the population ecology of mammal herbivores. Plants defend themselves against herbivores by producing toxic compounds in their leaves. Many studies show that such compounds influence diet selection by mammal herbivores, but we understand much less about their effects on populations of such species. This project will investigate how concentrations of leaf toxins in eucalypts affect reproductive success, distribution and abundance of the marsupials that feed on them. The knowledge gained by this study will be important in modelling populations of these marsupial species and predicting their responses to environmental change.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2004
End Date: 12-2006
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $270,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Terrestrial Ecology | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Ecology |
