Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200101615

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200101615

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Funded Activity Summary

Pheromone attenuation: signal perception in changing atmospheric landscapes. Insects use chemical signals, or pheromones, to communicate with conspecifics. To convey information, the pheromone molecules must pass through the atmosphere and physically interact with receptors, typically located on the antennae of the receiver. Pheromones, like other organic compounds, are degraded by ozone, UV light, and radicals. While we know that pheromone plumes attenuate through the dispersal of molecules, the additional impact of pheromone degradation has been ignored. Our project aims to highlight the significance of odour survival for insect chemical communication by examining how atmospheric conditions, including air pollution, affects signal integrity, antennal morphology and signal perception.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-06-2020

End Date: 28-02-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $484,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Behavioural Ecology | Conservation and Biodiversity | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Air Quality not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Air Quality not elsewhere classified | Behavioural Ecology | Biological Adaptation | Conservation and Biodiversity | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified

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