Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0450178

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0450178

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Determinants of metabolic rate in animals. The metabolic rate of an animal represents its fundamental "cost of living" and varies dramatically (>100-fold) between different vertebrate species. We have proposed the "membrane pacemaker theory" to explain this variation and currently this is the only mechanistic explanation of metabolic variation between species. It has received significant international interest. A species metabolic rate and its maximum lifespan are connected but the precise mechanistic link between them is unknown. We will investigate the mechanisms underlying the "membrane pacemaker theory" as an explanation of the metabolic rates of vertebrate species and its role in the determination of maximum lifespan.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $180,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Comparative Physiology | Physiology | Zoology Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Health related to ageing | Livestock not elsewhere classified | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Comparative Physiology | Health related to ageing | Livestock not elsewhere classified | Physiology | Zoology Not Elsewhere Classified

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