Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140103196

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140103196

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Turning Selaginella into a model of plant reproductive evolution and ecology. The ancient genus Selaginella can reveal how natural selection shaped fundamental traits of plant reproduction like morphological differentiation of spores (a prerequisite for the evolution of seeds) and sexual division of reproductive investment. However, almost nothing is known of the ‘ecological theatre’ in which Selaginella evolves. This project will examine the worldwide phylogenetic pattern of reproductive traits in the genus, and combine field and greenhouse studies of Australian and Malaysian species in order to test fundamental ideas in evolutionary ecology such as the theory of sex allocation, and begin to establish the ecological and adaptive counterpart to Selaginella’s emerging role as a genomic model organism.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2014

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $133,471.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Life Histories | Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis | Biogeography and Phylogeography | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biogeography and Phylogeography | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Life Histories | Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis

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