Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344618

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344618

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

LIZARD SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND THE INFLUENCE OF PARASITES. We ask why stable social group living in animals, with well documented benefits, is relatively rare. One cost is the enhanced opportunity for parasite and disease transmission among group members. We will explore, for a lizard, the impact of group living on parasite infections, and the costs of infection. We expect to produce observational and experimental results with an unusual level of detail, and with a fresh taxonomic perspective to influence debate in this central area of behavioural ecology. We will also produce new information on behavioural ecology of Australian fauna, important for conservation management and ecotourism.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $126,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Ecology | Population And Ecological Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) |

Other Keywords

Ecology | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Population And Ecological Genetics | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology

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