Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0774587

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0774587

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The role of sexual conflict in the evolution of lifespan and ageing. Despite the central importance of ageing in our own lives, our understanding of the evolution of ageing is still incomplete. Reproductive interests of males and females often diverge, resulting in sexual conflict which may in turn drive the evolution of rapid ageing. I will use experimental evolution to investigate the role of sexual conflict in the evolution of age-specific mortality, reproductive ageing and lifespan in the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculates. This study will reveal the role of sexual interactions and reproduction in the ageing process and result in the development of important new resources for resolving the genetic basis of deteriorative ageing.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-03-2007

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $240,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Health related to ageing | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology | Health related to ageing | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Quantitative Genetics

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