Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180101801

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP180101801

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding rapid adaptation to new environments. This project aims to improve understanding of the process of rapid adaptation. Through both in situ changes and movement of individuals, populations are increasingly encountering new environments, where they risk extinction or become invasive. The fate of populations is determined by how rapidly they adapt to their new environmental conditions. Recent theory predicts adaptation to novel environments is fastest when selection acts on environment-specific genetic variation. This project will test this prediction using novel manipulations. Better understanding of adaptation will allow better prediction of the risks of both extinction and invasiveness of natural populations.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2018

End Date: 20-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $294,720.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Genetics | Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics) | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Genetics | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics)

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