Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987360

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987360

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The evolution of elaborate antennae in insects. This project will address several neglected but fundamental issues in the field of chemical communication and insect diversity. These include the evolutionary importance of receptor structures in a communication system, and the basis of diversity in one of the most defining characteristics of insects: antennae. The moth species in the proposed experiments are commercial pests of crops and therefore understanding of the evolutionary processes shaping their communication systems and mating behaviour will contribute to better predictive knowledge of the effects of control measures used against them. The project will also involve international collaboration to learn and develop new a technique in the analysis of pheromone communication.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 30-06-2015

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $160,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | 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 | Control of pests and exotic species | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology

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