Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0770245

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0770245

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Identifying genes causing thermal evolution of ectotherm body size. Cold-blooded animals increase in body size as they are found in populations at greater distances from the equator. These patterns are due to populations adapting to temperature. The aim of this project is to identify the genes involved in this adaptation process. We will do this by taking advantage of a well-studied body size cline in the vinegar fly on the east coast of Australia, and by building on an international collaboration between a leading UK and two Australian research groups. In doing so we will provide an explanation at the molecular level for one of the great unresolved phenomena in biology: why do cold-blooded animals get bigger in the cold? The research also leads to the potential to manipulate body size in animals.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $560,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Quantitative Genetics | Population And Ecological Genetics | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Genetics | Population And Ecological Genetics | Quantitative Genetics

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