Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0880159

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0880159

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Sexual selection and the accumulation of deleterious mutations. Mutation is the ultimate source of all genetic variation. Understanding the nature of mutation, its frequency, the distribution of effects, and the forces of selection that remove mutational load from populations is therefore a central concern of genetics. The accumulation of mutational load in endangered species and in human populations, where the forces of selection tend not to operate, has the potential to create serious problems. We will determine the efficacy of sexual selection in preventing deleterious mutations from accumulating in populations. This project will provide research training opportunities in quantitative genetics, an enabling discipline in Biology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-03-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $473,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Quantitative Genetics | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Genetics | Quantitative Genetics | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology

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