Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0985013

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0985013

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Testing the DNA decay hypothesis of ecological specialization. Australia's biodiversity has been increasingly threatened by climate change and fragmentation from habitat loss. To conserve biodiversity we need to identify species most at risk of extinction. One way species avoid extinction is to evolve and adapt to changing conditions, however, it now appears that many species have a limited adaptive potential. Here we develop and test a new idea that helps to predict species most threatened by climate change and other types of stresses. We also identify the sets of genes that are involved in adapting to dry/cold conditions and toxins. This information provides a rapid way of identifying species most at risk and least likely to adapt, and a new perspective on Australia's biodiversity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 10-03-2009

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $780,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Population And Ecological Genetics | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Genetics | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Population And Ecological Genetics

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