Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0449673

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0449673

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Deceptive signals in spiders. Animal communication involves a diversity of signals including visual displays, sounds and odours. Understanding the function of signals is difficult because humans cannot detect some signals such as UV light. This project investigates the functions of visual signals in two spider systems: the decorations in orb-webs and the colouration of crab spiders. We analyse whether these signals are cryptic or conspicuous. Do they attract prey or hide the spiders from predators? Our project will make a significant contribution to understanding the evolution of these signals, and will, at least in part, help resolve century old debates surrounding their function.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 19-03-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $210,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Invertebrate Biology | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Ecology | Invertebrate Biology | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology

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