Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140102117

Funded Activity Summary

Transcriptome sequencing and functional characterisation of craniate non-visual sensory systems and their adaptation to diverse light environments. Light detection (photoreception) is critical to species survival. It is not limited to vision, but also serves to set biological rhythms. In mammals, all photoreception is thought to occur solely through the eye, but in non-mammals many other tissues directly monitor light levels. However, the signalling cascades and functional roles of these non-visual pathways are largely unknown. This project will use high-throughput sequencing technologies and functional analyses to trace the origin and function of different irradiance detection systems in each main craniate class. By comparing species from diverse photic habitats, the influence of light as a substrate for adaptation will be investigated.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 30-06-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $380,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Molecular Evolution | Sensory Systems | Genetics | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Genetics | Molecular Evolution | Sensory Systems

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