Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0343373

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0343373

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Analysing the roles of cospeciation and host-shifting in the evolution of behaviour and ecology of thrips associated with Australian Acacia. The relationships and interactions between phytophagous thrips and their host Acacia species provide a system well suited to investigating mechanisms of macroevolution in the Australian arid-zone biota. In this project we will determine the relative importance of mechanisms such as cospeciation and host-shifting within this model system, and examine the influence of these mechanisms on the evolution of both the insects and the host-plants. It is expected that the results of this study will provide insights into the evolution of arid-zone biodiversity in Australia and the nature of insect/host-plant interactions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 20-01-2003

End Date: 19-01-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $249,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Conservation And Biodiversity | Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management |

Other Keywords

Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Biological sciences | Conservation And Biodiversity | Evolutionary Biology | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Living resources (flora and fauna)

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