Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210100471

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP210100471

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The evolution of specialised orchid pollination and its reversibility. This project aims to determine the changes in key floral volatile compounds underpinning pollination transitions, identify their molecular basis, and understand the ecological processes favouring reversals away from extreme specialisation. By focusing on pollination of sexually deceptive Australian orchids, this project would be the first to determine the molecular, chemical and behavioural basis of evolutionary reversals to more generalised strategies in a group of plants facing high risk of pollinator extinction. The expected outcome, a mechanistic understanding of how pollination transitions occur, would be internationally ground-breaking, and provide crucial insights to protect this diverse but highly threatened group of plants.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2021

End Date: 30-06-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $427,250.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Separation Science | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Separation Science

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