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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0344717
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Matching of gas exchanger structure and function with activity and environment in air-breathing fishes. This project will investigate the physiology and structure of Australian fishes that use gills and breathe air. It will measure the partitioning of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange between the aquatic (gills) and aerial (lung, swim-bladder or mouth) respiratory organs, in relation to dissolved oxygen in the water and metabolic energy demands by the fish. Rates of gas exchange, biochemical characteristics of the blood, anatomy and physiology of the exchange organs, and respiratory/locomotory coupling will be measured in three selected species during graded exercise. The results will help us understand the factors influencing the evolution of air-breathing.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2003
End Date: 12-2006
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $194,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Comparative Physiology | Physiology | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Animal Physiology—Cell
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Living resources (flora and fauna) | Estuarine and lagoon areas | Biological sciences |
