Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150102038

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150102038

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Defining unconscious and artificial selection. In 1868 Charles Darwin proposed that the process of domestication can be divided into two independent selective processes we now call unconscious and artificial selection. In this project, we include the Australian dingo as a functional intermediate between the wild wolf and domestic dogs and test Darwin's hypothesis using modern molecular and statistical techniques. It is now widely accepted that the dingo was not domesticated by indigenous Australians and is therefore the ideal extant population for the project. The project is significant because it will be a critical test of Darwin's hypothesis. The outcome could be an improved understanding of the genomic basis for selection that can inform the process of domestication.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 30-06-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $374,900.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Molecular Evolution | Vertebrate Biology | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Genetics | Molecular Evolution | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Vertebrate Biology

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