Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180100818

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP180100818

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Increased phenotypic variation via evolutionarily novel stressors. This project aims to understand how evolutionarily novel stressors such as obesogenic diets induce phenotypic variation in organismal traits. Such increased phenotypic variation is traditionally thought to be genetic. However, growing evidence points to non-genetic mechanisms that are capable of transgenerational inheritance. The project will use complementary approaches to study how novel stressors generate phenotypic variation. The project aims to deliver a more integrated evolutionary perspective not only on phenotypic evolution and the maintenance of variation, but also on the transgenerational cost of obesity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-03-2018

End Date: 31-05-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $298,409.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Life Histories | Behavioural Ecology | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences |

Other Keywords

Behavioural Ecology | Biological Adaptation | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Life Histories

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