Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE240101131

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE240101131

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Animal cultures and anthropogenic change. This project aims to investigate the impacts of anthropogenic change on the elaborate song cultures of declining Australian songbirds. Culture is fundamental to the biology of social animals, and has profound implications for biodiversity conservation; however, the drivers of animal cultural change are unclear. This project will analyse how lyrebird song cultures respond to anthropogenic environmental change, including Australia’s 2019-20 megafires. Furthermore, it will assess the mechanisms linking environmental and cultural change, and examine the utility of vocal cultures as bioindicators of ecological health. This project will advance fundamental research in animal culture and enhance the conservation of cultural diversity in the wild.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2024

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $460,537.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Conservation and biodiversity | Ecology | Behavioural ecology | Wildlife and habitat management |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Assessment and Management of Terrestrial Ecosystems | Behavioural ecology | Conservation and biodiversity | Ecology | Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences | Terrestrial Biodiversity | Wildlife and habitat management

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