Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140100228

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140100228

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Temperature-dependent toxicity of plant secondary compounds to mammalian herbivores. Changes in the toxicity of plant secondary compounds is an unexplored consequence of rises in ambient temperatures. Evidence from agricultural and laboratory studies suggests that temperature dependent toxicity can have major effects on the intake and metabolism of plant secondary metabolites by mammals. These effects are mediated by a decrease in liver metabolism and by the effects of plant secondary metabolites on mitochondrial function which leads to greater heat production. The project will quantify the importance of temperature dependent toxicity and measures the changes in the cost of detoxification to better model the effects of climate change on marsupial herbivores.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 25-06-2014

End Date: 31-03-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $450,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Animal Physiological Ecology | Wildlife and Habitat Management | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity

Other Keywords

Animal Physiological Ecology | Ecology | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Terrestrial Ecology | Wildlife and Habitat Management

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