Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE180101164

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE180101164

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Evolution of chemical warfare in invasive plants. The project aims to test when, where and how exotic plant populations become invasive through the rapid evolution of chemical compounds that inhibit native plant species. Using an innovative quantitative genetics framework, the intended outcome is to determine how the chemicals are selected, and whether there is sufficient heritable variation for the chemicals to evolve across heterogeneous landscapes characteristic of introduced ranges. The project will deliver key insights into the ecological and genetic mechanisms of adaptive evolution in invasive species, and predict evolutionary dynamics of biological invasions that inform their effective management. The project’s expected outcomes will be useful to policy makers, weed managers and farming communities.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 31-10-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $365,058.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Invasive Species Ecology | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Forest and Woodlands Environments | Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Forest and Woodlands Environments | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Invasive Species Ecology

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