Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0558736

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0558736

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The puzzle of Metazoan life history evolution: are feeding larvae always primitive? Most marine animals have a complex life-cycles with alternating pelagic larvae and benthic adults. An theory about animal life-history evolution states that feeding larvae are always primitive and larval feeding is lost but not gained. This hypothesis is based in part on studies on the 'classical' trochophore of marine worms such as Serpulidae, a group with both feeding and non-feeding larvae. We intend to establish a detailed phylogeny for Serpulidae and assess the evolution of larvae in the group. If feeding larvae are shown to be secondary this will raise doubts about established theories of animal evolution.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2005

End Date: 12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $250,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of pests and exotic species | Biological sciences |

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