Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240102156

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP240102156

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The developmental and evolutionary origins of vertebrate fins and limbs. This project aims to investigate the origin of paired appendages, a major event in early vertebrate history that changed ecological opportunity and fuelled the radiation of jawed vertebrates. This project expects to generate new knowledge on the mechanism that drove this innovation, which despite over a century of debate, remains one of the great unknowns of comparative vertebrate evolution. Expected outcomes of this project include uncovering the anatomical changes underpinning the origin of the vertebrate appendicular system. This should provide significant benefits as it will inform our own natural history and provide a paradigm for studying gene network conservation, phylogenetic modifications, and the acquisition of novel structures.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2024

End Date: 12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $592,436.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Evolution of developmental systems | Evolutionary biology | Evolutionary biology not elsewhere classified | Genome structure and regulation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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