Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208686

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208686

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The evolution of sequential polyandry: An experimental approach. The notion that polyandry has evolved as an adaptive female strategy remains highly controversial because empirical work lags far behind theoretical advances. This study will empirically test current hypotheses for the evolution of polyandry using the Australian frog Pseudophryne bibroni as a model species. Aspects of the reproductive biology of this species make it ideal for critically testing diverse hypotheses that can not be easily tested in groups with internal fertilisation or with simultaneous polyandry. Understanding why females mate with multiple males will have extreme implications for sexual selection and mating system theory.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-10-2002

End Date: 30-10-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $280,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology

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