Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100508

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150100508

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Evolution in action or the demise of iconic Australian flora? The project aims to investigate the evolutionary history and conservation status of a group of closely related Grevillea species, in the light of increasing pressure from landscape modification. This project will incorporate leading methodologies for massively parallel sequencing, pollinator preference and breeding capacity in order to detect the patterns and processes underpinning divergence in widely distributed species. A phylogenetic framework will provide the evolutionary relationships among taxa. This project is expected to inform requirements for long-term species persistence and, for threatened species within the group, guide the decision making of biodiversity managers as to what actions are required and where best to invest limited funds.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-2015

End Date: 12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $217,700.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Developmental and Reproductive Biology | Speciation and Extinction | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |

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