Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE130101133
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Evolution, breeding biology and extinction of giant fowl in Australia and the Southwest Pacific. New investigation of the extinct giant flightless Australian mihirungs and similar giant fowl of Oceania by analysis of fossils will reveal their relationships and resolve the evolutionary history of fowl globally. This project will provide insight into breeding strategies of these fossil species and the causes and impacts of their extinction.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2013
End Date: 12-2016
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $375,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Palaeontology (incl. Palynology) | Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis | Geology | Animal Systematics and Taxonomy
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
