Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0451711

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0451711

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Intra-genomic conflict and the evolution of sexually selected traits. The dynamics of sexual selection may prevent the simultaneous optimization of traits shared by the sexes, or of different traits within each sex. This proposal focuses on the consequences of these conflicts for phenotypic and genomic evolution. First, I will compare selection acting on a sexually dimorphic trait in males and females. Second, I will use artificial selection to create a novel sexually dimorphic trait, and track the evolutionary response. Third, I will investigate the link between two important fitness traits: body size and ageing rate. This work will enhance important on-going research in the laboratory of Robert Brooks (UNSW).

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 06-09-2004

End Date: 05-03-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $345,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Quantitative Genetics | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Genetics | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Quantitative Genetics

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