Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP160100189
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Testing co-evolutionary processes driving venom diversity in tiger snakes. Testing co-evolutionary processes driving venom diversity in tiger snakes. This project aims to examine the geographic variation amongst tiger snakes in anatomy, ecology, and life history traits, and the relationship of these factors to venom toxins and production; and to evaluate the true pharmacological potential of tiger snake venom. This project will investigate the role of venom adaptation in long-term animal evolution, by identifying rare venom transcripts involved in providing evolutionary potential for adaptation to environmental change. This is essential as continuing climatic and human-induced alteration of our environment affects southern Australia where many people live, work and interact with native wildlife. Anticipated outcomes are maximizing venom harvests and enhanced snakebite treatment capacity.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 01-2017
End Date: 06-2021
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $164,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Population Ecology | Gene Expression (incl. Microarray and other genome-wide approaches) | Proteomics and Intermolecular Interactions (excl. Medical Proteomics) | Ecology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Human Biological Preventatives (e.g. Vaccines) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
