Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140101915

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140101915

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Fitting non-Gaussian diffusion models to evolutionary data: towards a generalized framework for phylogenetic comparative analyses. This project aims to develop cutting-edge statistical methods for evolutionary biology in order to answer big questions using data derived from multiple species. Such methods are needed because of the variety of multi-species data that are becoming available, which cannot be dealt with correctly using current methods. The research is significant because it will provide a new way of fitting a wide class of statistical models to evolutionary data, in a very general setting. Further, this project will unite current methodology in a broader framework so that the proposed new methods are a generalisation of currently accepted theory. The outcomes will include a freely-available software package that implements the methods in a user-friendly form.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2014

End Date: 28-02-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $210,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biostatistics | Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis | Stochastic Analysis and Modelling | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |

Other Keywords

Biostatistics | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis | Stochastic Analysis and Modelling

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