Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170103619

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170103619

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Physiological effects of extreme hot weather on animals’ metabolism, development, body size and cell lifespan. This project aims to determine the physiological effects of extreme hot weather on animals’ metabolism, development, body size and cell lifespan. Body size in animals is negatively related to latitude; individuals are relatively small in hot climates. The project will test the idea that the adverse effects of heat during development constrain body size. The project will draw on physiology, endocrinology, behaviour and cell biology and study birds across Australian climates and in a temperature-controlled laboratory. The outcomes of the project will provide insight into regional variation in species vulnerabilities to climate variation and inform biodiversity management.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-03-2017

End Date: 31-05-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $399,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal Behaviour | Life Histories | Ecology | Ecological Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Urban and Industrial Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Animal Behaviour | Ecological Physiology | Ecology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Life Histories | Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Urban and Industrial Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity

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