Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP160103627
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Significance and mechanisms of evaporative water loss control by endotherms. This project plans to examine the novel hypothesis that mammals and birds can control and minimise their evaporative water loss in dry environments. Water balance is fundamental for the survival of mammals and birds. As a large component of total water loss, evaporative water loss is particularly critical for species in arid habitats and areas undergoing desertification and other habitat modifications. Control of water loss is a previously unappreciated ability in mammals and birds. Determining the mechanistic basis for evaporative homeostasis would fundamentally change our knowledge of animal function, and may help us to predict and understand the effects of environmental change on survival and distribution limits for Australian fauna.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2016
End Date: 09-2021
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $274,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Zoology | Comparative Physiology | Animal Physiological Ecology | Vertebrate Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
