Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0558844
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The evolution of dim light vision in vertebrates. High sensitivity (rod-based) vision has been extremely important for the survival and adaptive radiation of many vertebrates, including humans over evolutionary time. This multidisciplinary project will reveal the evolutionary and physiological constraints on early photoreception and the difficulties in operating over an enormous range of lighting conditions. Not only will the findings be crucial for our understanding of basic mechanisms of dim light vision, but also provide potential insights into the physiological bases of various rod dystrophies affecting humans and the improved design of more sensitive cameras and safe light environments for rearing animals in captivity e.g. for aquaculture.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2005
End Date: 01-2008
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $330,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Molecular Evolution | Comparative Physiology | Physiology | Cell Neurochemistry
