Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150101048

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150101048

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The genetic architecture of colour polymorphism and speciation. Speciation, the process by which populations diverge and become distinct, is the engine that drives biodiversity and Darwin's 'mystery of mysteries'. Speciation is accelerated in species with multiple, discrete, coexisting colour forms; yet the genetic mechanisms underpinning this pattern are not known. This project aims to identify the genes underlying different colour forms and how they are distributed across the genome. The project plans to test the prediction that these same areas of the genome show marked divergence between lineages that are in the process of becoming distinct species. Doing so may contribute significantly to our understanding of speciation, underlying genetic mechanisms, and genes generating colour variation in vertebrates.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2015

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $463,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genomics | Speciation and Extinction | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Genomics | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Speciation and Extinction

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