Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344732

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344732

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Antimicrobial defences in the evolution of sociality. Disease microorganisms were probably important selective agents during the evolution of most species. Social insects, the ants, bees, wasps and termites, may have been especially vulnerable because their colonies contain large numbers of closely related individuals living in close proximity; ideal conditions for contagious diseases. We will explore the evolution of antimicrobial defences in social insects and related groups. Social insects are important ecologically and economically and understanding their relationships with microbial diseases will facilitate their conservation and control. Knowledge of these interactions may also prove useful to human societies becoming increasingly vulnerable to disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 30-06-2004

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $60,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Invertebrate Biology | Microbial Ecology | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Control of pests and exotic species | Invertebrate Biology | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology

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