Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LX0242388
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Evolution of host relationships among the parasitic wasps inferred from morphology, DNA sequences and mitochondrial genome organisation. The parasitic Hymenoptera (wasps) are extensively used as biological control agents of agricultural and horticultural pests worldwide, but detailed information on their evolutionary relationships, how they have coevolved with major host groups, and the patterns of host relationships across various wasp families are lacking. This project will employ DNA sequence data from 'new' genes, information on mitochondrial genome organisation, as well as morphology, to generate robust phylogenies for braconid and scelionid wasps that can be used to determine patterns of host utilisation and predict hosts for wasp groups where this information is currently unknown.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 08-2002
End Date: 08-2004
Funding Scheme: Linkage - International
Funding Amount: $14,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Molecular Evolution | Zoology Not Elsewhere Classified | Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Evolutionary Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Vocational education and training | Control of pests and exotic species | Biological sciences |
