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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0772138
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Old brains, new data - early evolution of structural complexity in the vertebrate head. Of the all the complex structures biology has provided, the evolution of the vertebrate brain and its sensory organs is perhaps the most enigmatic. The fossil record occasionally provides a chance to trace this evolution, but only with the use of novel X-ray scanning techniques can these secrets be detailed in three dimensions. Exploiting the exceptional fossil record from Australia and China, this team will for the first time collect a vast comparative data base which will yield clues on the early evolution of the ear, eye and brain.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2007
End Date: 12-2011
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $528,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Biogeography | Geology | Palaeontology | Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Preserving movable cultural heritage | Biological sciences | Earth sciences |
