Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0984888

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0984888

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Host-parasite interactions during a biological invasion: toads, frogs and nematodes in tropical Australia. Cane toads were introduced to Australia 70 years ago, and are widely believed to cause major problems for native ecosystems. My work has identified another impact of cane toads: they have brought some of their native-range parasites with them from Central America, and at least one species (a lungworm) now attacks native Australian frogs. This project will explore the impact of the parasite on native frogs as well as on the toads themselves, and determine why some (but not all) toad populations in Australia have escaped from these viability-reducing parasites. My work will clarify host-parasite coevolution, the ecological impact of invasive organisms, and the feasibility of using parasites to help control toads within Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-01-2009

End Date: 23-05-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of pests and exotic species | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Conservation And Biodiversity | Control of pests and exotic species | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology)

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