Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150101521

Funded Activity Summary

The development, ecology and evolution of alternative phenotypes. Diseases, crops, livestock, and even some natural resources evolve, therefore comprehending evolutionary processes and their implications for humans is paramount. A paradigm shift in evolutionary theory was the realisation that genes are not the whole story, and that plasticity to the environment is vital for evolution. This highlights the importance of environmentally sensitive traits, such as conditional alternative phenotypes, where a genome can produce completely different morphologies in different environments. This project aims to investigate the development, evolutionary potential, and ecology of alternative phenotypes, contributing to our ability to understand and manage the most important of biological processes, evolution.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $349,699.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Life Histories | Ecology | Behavioural Ecology | Evolutionary Biology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmentally Sustainable Animal Production not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |

Other Keywords

Behavioural Ecology | Ecology | Environmentally Sustainable Animal Production not elsewhere classified | Evolutionary Biology not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | Life Histories

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