Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE220100466

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE220100466

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Mito-nuclear coevolution as an engine of biodiversity. This project aims to advance understanding of the processes that drive speciation and generate biodiversity. It will use Australia’s native social bees to test whether genetic diversity in mitochondrial genomes drives biodiversity at the population level, combining molecular and field studies in this uniquely tractable natural system. The expected outcome is a significant advance in knowledge of how coevolution between the two genomes of eukaryotic cells - mitochondrial and nuclear - affect the observable diversity of the natural world. The project is also expected to benefit the management and conservation of Australian native bees, which are vital pollinators in our natural and agro-ecosystems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2022

End Date: 01-05-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $462,647.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

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