Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0557697

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0557697

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Marine flatworm parasites of elasmobranchs: a unique model for experiments exploring invasion strategies, biology and specificity to help understand parasitism. Primitive parasites with simple life cycles from ancient hosts emphasise adaptations to parasitism. Experimental studies on live eggs and infective stages of different monogenean (flatworm) parasite species from the skin, gills and cloaca of southern fiddler rays will identify critical interactions early in parasite-host relationships that determine whether or not parasitism occurs. Basic and applied benefits include: development of a tractable experimental system for studying parasite-host relationships; strategies to control parasites in public aquaria and aquaculture; profitable and exportable expertise; excellence and research training in basic parasitology; contributions to Australia's natural heritage collections.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2005

End Date: 12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $188,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Invertebrate Biology | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Fish not elsewhere classified | Biological sciences |

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