Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100198

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150100198

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

How does habitat complexity drive motor ageing and fitness in wild mammals? This project aims to demonstrate how habitat complexity shapes motor ageing in wild dasyurid marsupials, and to improve these animals’ motor function, slow its decline and increase reproductive output via behavioural and physiological changes. Motor decline should dramatically impact an animal growth, survival and reproduction by affecting how it moves through habitats when foraging, seeking mates, or escaping from predators. However, little is known about the environmental drivers of motor ageing in wild animals. Our project addresses an important gap in the field of evolutionary ecology. Since decline in muscle function affects the quality of Australian's life, our work could lead to important economic and health implications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $355,100.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology not elsewhere classified | Zoology | Ecological Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | Ecological Physiology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Zoology | Zoology not elsewhere classified

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