Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0774511

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0774511

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The genetic basis of differentiation: Towards a predictive understanding of evolution in the wild. Given that Australia cannot escape the effects of, among others, climate change and habitat deterioration, the question of how this is going to impact Australia's unique flora and fauna is an important one. Since extinction is the final consequence of the inability to adapt with sufficient speed to changing environmental conditions, this raises the issue of how well we understand the processes underlying evolutionary adaptation. This project will provide insight into the process of population divergence and the role of genetics therein, and will enhance our understanding of the effects of environmental change, habitat fragmentation and population bottlenecks on population viability and Australia's biodiversity in general.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 07-07-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $234,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Quantitative Genetics | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Genetics | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate change | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Climate change | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Genetics | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Quantitative Genetics

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